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Shabangu, Melchizedek
🇿🇦FIDE 534039228· Male· South Africa· Born in 2010
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Melchizedek Shabangu, a 16-year-old South African player. currently rated 1760 in Standard.
Current rating
1760
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1760
at best
Mar 2026 · age 16
Mar 2026 · age 16
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#305
in South Africa · of 1,706
Career timeline
6 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+1 Elo)
1759 → 1760
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1760
at age 16
Mar 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Feb 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Feb 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 16
Feb 2026
First FIDE rating
1759 · at age 16
Feb 2026
Recent Results (last 12 months)
Evolution
+1
1759 → 1760
Standard rating history
Rankings
/
South Africa
#305
out of 1,812 players
Africa
#3,092
in continent
World
#89,664
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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