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Menjenjalo, Luthando

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FIDEFIDE 534043179· Male· South Africa· Born in 2009

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Luthando Menjenjalo, a 17-year-old South African player, is rated 1597 — just 1 short of his peak of 1598 (Apr 2026, age 17). He is currently in the 1550–1600 range. 15 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: 2026 NMBCU Trials 2 (U18) and NMBCU Trials 1 2026 (U18).

Current rating

1597

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1598

−1 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 17

Activity

60

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#147,546

#147,546 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

5 entries
2026
All-time peak 1598
at age 17 · −1 from today
Apr 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 17
Mar 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 17
Mar 2026
Crossed 1200
at age 17
Mar 2026
First FIDE rating
1588 · at age 17
Mar 2026

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Carlson M Dzunzi 1,726
2026 NMBCU Trials 2 (U18) · Mar 2026 · +27.1 Elo
Evolution
+9
1588 → 1597
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
5.5/ 1055.0%
5W1D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsCarlson M Dzunzi1,726·2026 NMBCU Trials 2 (U18)·R5·+27.1
2.[W]vsChristopher Plaatjies1,592·NMBCU Trials 1 2026 (U18)·R4·+20.2
3.[W]vsRuan Swart1,563·2026 NMBCU Trials 2 (U18)·R1·+18.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJaydon Murray1,456·2026 NMBCU Trials 2 (U18)·R3·-27.7
2.[L]vsJoshua Hall1,474·NMBCU Trials 1 2026 (U18)·R3·-26.3
3.[L]vsSiyolise Ndayi1,563·2026 NMBCU Trials 2 (U18)·R6·-22.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 NMBCU Trials 2 (U18)
Swiss
Mar 20263/6#515700.0
NMBCU Trials 1 2026 (U18)
Swiss
Feb 20262.5/3#915170.0

Rankings

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South Africa
#935
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#6,052
in continent
World
#147,533
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
South Africa
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2
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3
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2,312
4
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2,293
4
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2,293
6
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2,291
7
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2,270
8
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2,258
9
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10
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2,245
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935🇿🇦Menjenjalo, Luthando1,597
Africa
1
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2,627
2
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2,580
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,467
6
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2,453
7
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2,442
8
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2,441
9
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2,414
10
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2,412
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World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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