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Mvabaza, Bayethe
🇿🇦FIDE 534023445· Male· South Africa· Born in 2009
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Bayethe Mvabaza, a 17-year-old South African player, is rated 1752. He has slipped back 50 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U18 Championship) and 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B). Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently. His peak of 1802 was reached at age 16 (Aug 2025).
At junior level, he reached #26 and #12 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1752
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1772
All-time high
1802
−50 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 16
Aug 2025 · age 16
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#91,911
#91,911 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
26th South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1752
Jan 2026
2025
12th South African U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1802
Aug 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Aug 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1802
at age 16 · −50 from today
Aug 2025
First FIDE rating
1802 · at age 16
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
—
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
6/ 1060.0%
6W0D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/3 | #24 | 1483 | -50.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/6 | #57 | 1727 | 0.0 |
Worst Elo result: Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U18 Championship) (-50.4 Elo, finished #24).
Rankings
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South Africa
#336
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#3,295
in continent
World
#91,909
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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