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Nengovhela, Manakela
🇿🇦FIDE 534027661· Male· South Africa· Born in 2011
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Manakela Nengovhela, a 15-year-old South African player, is rated 1567. He has slipped back 85 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 AHS Open Chess Tournament (B), 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U16 Open Championship), and Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U16 Championship). His peak of 1652 was reached at age 15 (Feb 2026).
At junior level, he reached #51 nationally in U16.
Current rating
1567
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1652
−85 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 15
Feb 2026 · age 15
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#159,676
#159,676 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
51st South African U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1652
Feb 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Feb 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Feb 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 15
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1652
at age 15 · −85 from today
Feb 2026
First FIDE rating
1652 · at age 15
Feb 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-85
1652 → 1567
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
9.5/ 2145.2%
12W4D5L
Top 2 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/5 | #10 | 1534 | -16.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 4/4 | #31 | 1528 | 0.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3/3 | #17 | 1521 | 0.0 |
Rankings
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South Africa
#1,081
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#6,734
in continent
World
#159,659
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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