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Qukubana, Lathitha
🇿🇦FIDE 534043152· Male· South Africa· Born in 2008
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Lathitha Qukubana, a 18-year-old South African player, is rated 1698. He has slipped back 51 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: 2026 NMBCU Trials 3 (U20-Open) and NMBCU Trials 1 2026 (U20). His peak of 1749 was reached at age 18 (Mar 2026).
At junior level, he reached #34 nationally in U18.
Current rating
1698
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1749
−51 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 18
Mar 2026 · age 18
Activity
56
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#110,665
#110,665 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
34th South African U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1749
Mar 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 18
Mar 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 18
Mar 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 18
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1749
at age 18 · −51 from today
Mar 2026
First FIDE rating
1749 · at age 18
Mar 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-51
1749 → 1698
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
5/ 1050.0%
5W0D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #5 | 1514 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/4 | #1 | 1589 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#495
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#4,221
in continent
World
#110,662
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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