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Mbelekane, Hloma

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FIDEFIDE 534019570· Male· South Africa· Born in 2009

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Hloma Mbelekane, a 17-year-old South African player, is rated 1643 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +237 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 NMBCU Trials 3 (U18), 2026 NMBCU Trials 2 (U18), and NMBCU Trials 1 2026 (U18). Also played 1 rapid event recently.

At junior level, he reached #93 nationally in U18.

Current rating

1643

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1643

at best
May 2026 · age 17

Activity

52

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#130,264

#130,264 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
93rd South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1643
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+237 Elo)
1406 → 1643
May 2026
All-time peak 1643
at age 17
May 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 17
Apr 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Feb 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 17
Feb 2026

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Simon Fogarty 1,668
2026 NMBCU Trials 2 (U18) · Mar 2026 · +22.7 Elo
Evolution
+237
1406 → 1643
Tournaments
8
48 games
Score
24.5/ 4851.0%
26W7D15L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsCaleb Lippstreu1,467·Fide in the Bay January 2026 (B)·R5·-27.5
2.[L]vsJoseph Amachukwu1,581·NMBCU Trials 4 2026 (U18)·R3·-23.5
3.[L]vsLevi Blandy1,576·NMBCU Trials 1 2026 (U18)·R2·-20.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 NMBCU Trials 3 (U18)
Swiss
Apr 20264/4#42337+22.0
2026 NMBCU Trials 2 (U18)
Swiss
Mar 20263.5/3#72385+40.4
NMBCU Trials 1 2026 (U18)
Swiss
Feb 20262/1#162376-21.6
Fide in the Bay January 2026 (B)
Swiss
Jan 20263/3#714940.0
Fide in the Bay November 2025 (B)
Swiss
Nov 20252.5/4#315040.0
Worst Elo result: NMBCU Trials 1 2026 (U18) (-21.6 Elo, finished #16).

Rankings

/
South Africa
#734
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#5,199
in continent
World
#130,258
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
South Africa
1
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2
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2,382
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
...
734🇿🇦Mbelekane, Hloma1,643
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
...
5199🇿🇦Mbelekane, Hloma1,643
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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130258🇿🇦Mbelekane, Hloma1,643