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Ngcakani, Lwando
🇿🇦FIDE 534023810· Male· South Africa· Born in 1990
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Lwando Ngcakani, a 36-year-old South African player, is rated 1464 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B). Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently.
Current rating
1464
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1496
All-time high
1464
at best
May 2026 · age 36
May 2026 · age 36
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#197,959
#197,959 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
5 entries2026
64th South African 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1464
May 2026
All-time peak 1464
at age 36
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1400
at age 35
Aug 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 35
Aug 2025
First FIDE rating
1456 · at age 35
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+8
1456 → 1464
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
1.5/ 916.7%
1W1D7L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1.5/3 | #176 | 1544 | -56.4 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,556
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#8,305
in continent
World
#197,840
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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