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Rasakanya, Maabu Ephraim
🇿🇦FIDE 534032215· Male· South Africa· Born in 2006
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Maabu Ephraim Rasakanya, a 20-year-old South African player, is rated 1631 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include FIDE In The West 2026 (Open), Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U20), and West Rand Closed 2025 (U20).
At junior level, he reached #68 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1631
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1631
at best
May 2026 · age 20
May 2026 · age 20
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#135,294
#135,294 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
68th South African U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1631
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+54 Elo)
1577 → 1631
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 20
May 2026
All-time peak 1631
at age 20
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 19
Dec 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 19
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+54
1577 → 1631
Tournaments
4
18 games
Score
10/ 1855.6%
10W0D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/3 | #3 | 2463 | +67.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3/2 | #26 | 2318 | -6.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/3 | #6 | 1469 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/2 | #4 | 1481 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#773
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#5,502
in continent
World
#135,286
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
South Africa
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