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Ndlovu, Obuzwe
🇿🇦FIDE 534033068· Male· South Africa· Born in 2009
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Obuzwe Ndlovu, a 17-year-old South African player, is rated 1696. He has slipped back 32 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Spartans Bishops Tournament 2026 (Kings), Spartans Bishops Tournament 2026 (Knights), and GKM Mayoral Cup 2025 (A). Also played 2 rapid events recently. His peak of 1728 was reached at age 17 (Mar 2026).
At junior level, he reached #47 nationally in U18.
Current rating
1696
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1728
−32 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 17
Mar 2026 · age 17
Activity
90
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#111,386
#111,386 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
47th South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1728
Mar 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Mar 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 17
Mar 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 17
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1728
at age 17 · −32 from today
Mar 2026
First FIDE rating
1728 · at age 17
Mar 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-32
1728 → 1696
Tournaments
3
11 games
Score
7/ 1163.6%
5W4D2L
Top 1 win
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #18 | 1185 | 0.0 |
Team | May 2026 | 2/2 | #11 | 1602 | 0.0 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 5/4 | #2 | 1640 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
South Africa
#502
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#4,254
in continent
World
#111,383
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
South Africa
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