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Mpitikezi, Thembelani
🇿🇦FIDE 534025014· Male· South Africa· Born in 1983
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Thembelani Mpitikezi, a 43-year-old South African player, is rated 1407. He has held steady between 1400 and 1450 for 10 months. 17 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include EC Open 2026 (Open), 2026 Buffalo City Chess Trials #1 (U20 and Open), and Buffalo City Chess Clubs League 2025 (A). Also played 1 rapid event (including Buffalo City Open 2025 (A)) recently. His peak of 1441 was reached at age 42 (Nov 2025).
Current rating
1407
Standard
Rpd1451·Blz—
All-time high
1441
−34 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 42
Nov 2025 · age 42
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#215,006
#215,006 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
5 entries2025
All-time peak 1441
at age 42 · −34 from today
Nov 2025
45th South African 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 1431
Aug 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 42
Aug 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 42
Aug 2025
First FIDE rating
1431 · at age 42
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-24
1431 → 1407
Tournaments
6
29 games
Score
7/ 2924.1%
8W0D21L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsDiego Swanepoel1,481·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (Open)·R1·+22.9
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDiego Swanepoel1,481·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Team Chess Championship 2025 (U20 and Open)·R2·-17.1
2.[L]vsAfika Mxenge1,545·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (Open)·R4·-13.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/3 | #30 | 1038 | -12.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #8 | 2398 | -21.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #10 | 1527 | +10.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1/5 | #13 | 1380 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1/5 | #13 | 1315 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,739
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#8,986
in continent
World
#214,508
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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