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Ndabambi, Awothando
🇿🇦FIDE 534021280· Male· South Africa· Born in 2010
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Awothando Ndabambi, a 16-year-old South African player, is rated 1519. He has slipped back 75 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include EC Open 2026 (U16-U20 Boys), 2026 Buffalo City Chess Trials #1 (U18), and 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U16 Open). Also played 1 rapid event (including Buffalo City Open 2025 (B)) recently. His peak of 1594 was reached at age 15 (Oct 2025).
At junior level, he reached #70 nationally in U16.
Current rating
1519
Standard
Rpd1574·Blz—
All-time high
1594
−75 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 15
Oct 2025 · age 15
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#177,401
#177,401 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
70th South African U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1593
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Oct 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 15
Oct 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 15
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1594
at age 15 · −75 from today
Oct 2025
First FIDE rating
1594 · at age 15
Oct 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-75
1594 → 1519
Tournaments
5
32 games
Score
16.5/ 3251.6%
17W5D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/4 | #34 | 1819 | -20.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/1 | #5 | 2289 | +16.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/3 | #78 | 2371 | -64.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 4/2 | #52 | 2416 | -7.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/5 | #9 | 1511 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,302
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#7,435
in continent
World
#177,358
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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