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Jele, Nkosikhona
🇿🇦FIDE 534039627· Male· South Africa· Born in 2007
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Nkosikhona Jele, a 19-year-old South African player, is rated 1697. He has fluctuated between 1697 and 1766 over the past 2 years. 28 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026, 2026 South African Junior Closed (U20 Boys), and 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U20 Open). Also played 1 rapid (including Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Rapid) and 2 blitz events (including Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Blitz) recently. His peak of 1766 was reached at age 19 (May 2026).
At junior level, he reached #33 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1697
Standard
Rpd1698·Blz1724
All-time high
1766
−69 pts below
May 2026 · age 19
May 2026 · age 19
Activity
67
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#111,029
#111,029 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
33rd South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1766
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+43 Elo)
1723 → 1766
May 2026
All-time peak 1766
at age 19 · −69 from today
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 19
Feb 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 19
Feb 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 19
Feb 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-26
1723 → 1697
Tournaments
5
34 games
Score
19/ 3455.9%
15W8D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/8 | #82 | 1564 | -86.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/3 | #17 | 2509 | +17.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/9 | #5 | 1811 | +42.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/3 | #23 | 1711 | 0.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2.5/5 | #8 | 1698 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#497
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#4,234
in continent
World
#111,026
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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