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Zifo, Saqhama

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FIDEFIDE 534048626· Male· South Africa· Born in 2011

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Saqhama Zifo, a 15-year-old South African player, is rated 1412 — his current career high. He is currently in the 1400–1450 range. 12 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include NMBCU Trials 6 2026 (U16), NMBCU Trials 5 2026 (U16), and NMBCU Trials 4 2026 (U16).

Current rating

1412

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1412

at best
Jun 2026 · age 15

Activity

144

games / yr avg. · ≈12/mo

12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#215,182

#215,182 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

4 entries
2026
Crossed 1400
at age 15
Jun 2026
Crossed 1200
at age 15
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1412
at age 15
Jun 2026
First FIDE rating
1412 · at age 15
Jun 2026

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Erato Botlhole 1,475
NMBCU Trials 5 2026 (U16) · May 2026 · +3.6 Elo
Evolution
0
1412 → 1412
Tournaments
3
18 games
Score
7/ 1838.9%
6W2D10L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJaeden De Jager1,430·NMBCU Trials 4 2026 (U16)·R3·+21.0
2.[W]vsNathan Norris1,421·NMBCU Trials 5 2026 (U16)·R3·+20.5
3.[W]vsOsakhe Smile1,404·NMBCU Trials 4 2026 (U16)·R2·+19.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsNathan Norris1,420·NMBCU Trials 4 2026 (U16)·R4·-19.5
2.[L]vsKhwezi Sonti1,451·NMBCU Trials 6 2026 (U16)·R1·-17.8
3.[L]vsRuan Heneke1,501·NMBCU Trials 5 2026 (U16)·R5·-15.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
NMBCU Trials 6 2026 (U16)
Swiss
May 20262/3#187820.0
NMBCU Trials 5 2026 (U16)
Swiss
May 20262/4#813890.0
NMBCU Trials 4 2026 (U16)
Swiss
Apr 20263/5#914030.0
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
South Africa
#1,744
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#9,127
in continent
World
#214,661
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
South Africa
1
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2
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3
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2,312
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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2,245
10
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2,237
...
1744🇿🇦Zifo, Saqhama1,412
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
...
9127🇿🇦Zifo, Saqhama1,412
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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2,753
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214661🇿🇦Zifo, Saqhama1,412