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Mdaka, Vuyanathi
🇿🇦FIDE 534018050· Male· South Africa· Born in 2017
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Vuyanathi Mdaka, a 9-year-old South African player, is rated 1493. He has slipped back 82 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include EC Open 2026 (U8-U14 Boys), 2026 South African Junior Closed (U10 Boys), and Bonza Battle of the Minds Closed. Also played 2 blitz events (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently. His peak of 1575 was reached at age 9 (Mar 2026).
At junior level, he reached #2 nationally in U10.
Current rating
1493
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1422
All-time high
1575
−82 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 9
Mar 2026 · age 9
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#187,329
#187,329 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
2nd South African U10 player
at age 9 · rated 1575
Mar 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 9
Mar 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 9
Mar 2026
Crossed 1200
at age 9
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1575
at age 9 · −82 from today
Mar 2026
First FIDE rating
1575 · at age 9
Mar 2026
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
—
Tournaments
6
83 games
Score
25/ 8330.1%
50W8D25L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/1 | #8 | 923 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/1 | #19 | 1433 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/2 | #8 | 852 | 0.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 5.5/1 | #4 | 1499 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/2 | #8 | 1500 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 6 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,430
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#7,877
in continent
World
#187,257
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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