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Mqweba, Elam
🇿🇦FIDE 534021604· Male· South Africa· Born in 2008
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Elam Mqweba, a 18-year-old South African player, is rated 1672. He has slipped back 156 Elo over the past 12 months. 30 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U18 Boys), 2026 Buffalo City Chess Trials #1 (U20 and Open), and 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U18 Open). His peak of 1828 was reached at age 17 (Jun 2025).
At junior level, he reached #15 nationally in U18.
Current rating
1672
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1828
−156 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 17
Jun 2025 · age 17
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#120,005
#120,005 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
5 entries2025
15th South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1828
Jun 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 17
Jun 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Jun 2025
All-time peak 1828
at age 17 · −156 from today
Jun 2025
First FIDE rating
1828 · at age 17
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-156
1828 → 1672
Tournaments
5
31 games
Score
19.5/ 3162.9%
13W13D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/9 | #24 | 1597 | -68.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/1 | #5 | 2553 | -3.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/6 | #8 | 1630 | -48.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 5/4 | #22 | 2338 | -9.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/5 | #6 | 1871 | -27.2 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#597
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#4,718
in continent
World
#119,999
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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