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Khumalo, Siyabonga Samuel Khutso

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FIDEFIDE 534017410· Male· South Africa· Born in 2011

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Siyabonga Samuel Khutso Khumalo, a 15-year-old South African player, is rated 1580. He has slipped back 75 Elo over the past 12 months. 55 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 KSNG Open Chess Tournament (B), 2026 Mid Gauteng Open Chess Tournament (B), and 2026 South African Junior Closed (U16 Boys). His peak of 1655 was reached at age 14 (Jul 2025).

At junior level, he reached #72 and #25 nationally in U16 and U14.

Current rating

1580

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1655

−75 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 14

Activity

60

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

55 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#154,013

#154,013 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
72nd South African U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1590
Jan 2026
2025
25th South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1655
Jul 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Jul 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Jul 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 14
Jul 2025
All-time peak 1655
at age 14 · −75 from today
Jul 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2025 Midstream Open Chess Tournament (B)
perf 1698 (+135) · 3.5/5 · #3
Top opponent
vs Divine Songo 1,806
2026 Lubowski Open Chess Tournament (A) · Mar 2026 · +31.3 Elo
Evolution
-75
1655 → 1580
Tournaments
13
72 games
Score
34.5/ 7247.9%
29W11D32L

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 13
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 KSNG Open Chess Tournament (B)
Swiss
Apr 20264/4#12373+50.8
2026 Mid Gauteng Open Chess Tournament (B)
Swiss
Apr 20262/4#141555-6.0
2026 South African Junior Closed (U16 Boys)
Open Swiss
Mar 20263/7#361549-31.9
2026 Lubowski Open Chess Tournament (A)
Swiss
Mar 20262.5/2#162552-12.3
2026 Chris Greyling Tournament (A)
Swiss
Mar 20261/3#121640-2.8
Worst Elo result: 2025 Etienne Lewis CLOSED Chess Tournament (U16) (-56.4 Elo, finished #32).

Rankings

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South Africa
#1,021
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#6,374
in continent
World
#153,997
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
South Africa
1
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2
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3
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2,312
4
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2,293
4
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2,293
6
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2,291
7
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2,270
8
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2,258
9
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2,256
10
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2,245
...
1021🇿🇦Khumalo, Siyabonga Samuel Khutso1,580
Africa
1
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2,627
2
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2,580
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,467
6
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2,453
7
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2,442
8
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2,441
9
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2,414
10
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2,412
...
6374🇿🇦Khumalo, Siyabonga Samuel Khutso1,580
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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153997🇿🇦Khumalo, Siyabonga Samuel Khutso1,580