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Mangcotywa, Lihle

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FIDEFIDE 534043225· Male· South Africa· Born in 2007

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Lihle Mangcotywa, a 19-year-old South African player, is rated 1545. He has slipped back 35 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include NMBCU Trials 6 2026 (U20-Open), NMBCU Trials 5 2026 (U20-Open), and NMBCU Trials 4 2026 (U20-Open). His peak of 1580 was reached at age 19 (May 2026).

At junior level, he reached #97 nationally in U20.

Current rating

1545

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1580

−35 pts below
May 2026 · age 19

Activity

144

games / yr avg. · ≈12/mo

24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#168,227

#168,227 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

6 entries
2026
97th South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1580
May 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 19
May 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 19
May 2026
Crossed 1200
at age 19
May 2026
All-time peak 1580
at age 19 · −35 from today
May 2026
First FIDE rating
1580 · at age 19
May 2026

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Joseph Jaffray 1,729
NMBCU Trials 5 2026 (U20-Open) · May 2026 · +9.7 Elo
Evolution
-35
1580 → 1545
Tournaments
6
34 games
Score
16.5/ 3448.5%
13W7D14L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
NMBCU Trials 6 2026 (U20-Open)
Swiss
May 20263.5/4#82002-1.6
NMBCU Trials 5 2026 (U20-Open)
Swiss
May 20262.5/3#41939+13.2
NMBCU Trials 4 2026 (U20-Open)
Swiss
Apr 20263/4#71739-46.8
2026 NMBCU Trials 3 (U20-Open)
Swiss
Apr 20262/2#415360.0
2026 South African Junior Closed (U20 Boys)
Open Swiss
Mar 20264/9#1415610.0
NMBCU Trials 1 2026 (U20)
Swiss
Feb 20261.5/2#914770.0
Worst Elo result: NMBCU Trials 4 2026 (U20-Open) (-46.8 Elo, finished #7).

Rankings

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South Africa
#1,178
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#7,134
in continent
World
#168,203
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
South Africa
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3
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4
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2,295
5
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2,293
6
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2,284
7
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2,277
8
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2,268
9
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10
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2,237
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1178🇿🇦Mangcotywa, Lihle1,545
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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2,581
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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2,443
8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
...
7134🇿🇦Mangcotywa, Lihle1,545
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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168203🇿🇦Mangcotywa, Lihle1,545