Top chess players in Eswatini

Live FIDE ratings, updated as games are played · October 2026

Eswatini has 53 rated players. The highest rated is CM Mabuza Mbongeni at 1833.

Country ranking

#171 of 184

top 10 average 1758.8

Grandmasters

Moved since the October list

OCT26·53 players·Updated 08:55 UTC

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1#=66774253	253	CMMabuza Mbongeni SWZ · 32	1833	18331833.0	–	+25
2#=67082260	260	CMSikhanyiso Sihlongonyane SWZ · 28	1832	18321832.0	–	-19
3#=68258269	269	CMSmilo Hlophe SWZ · 36	1828	18281828.0	–	-48
4#=71605291	291	Santiago De Nobrega SWZ · 18	1817	18171817.0	–	+141
5#=90545352	352	CMDlamini Simphiwe SWZ · 29	1758	17581758.0	–	-36
6#=97142343	343	Malinga Lunga SWZ · 26	1739	17391739.0	–	-2
7#=102711391	391	Mtsetfwa Philani SWZ · 23	1723	17231723.0	–	+18
8#=111692445	445	Mabuza Nkosivile SWZ · 18	1698	16981698.0	–	-35
9#=117913475	475	Ngwenya Kwanele Mangaliso SWZ · 20	1681	16811681.0	–	+78
10#=118633484	484	Lunga Mavuso SWZ	1679	16791679.0	–	-1
11#=122252536	536	Vuyo Nxumalo SWZ · 32	1669	16691669.0	–	-19
12#=125257559	559	Masuku Vukani SWZ · 26	1661	16611661.0	–	-227
13#=130164559	559	Simelane Mandisa SWZ · 32	1648	16481648.0	–	-5
14#=142160610	610	Khumalo S. Seneme, SWZ · 17	1617	16171617.0	–	n/a
=15#=142965614	614	Dlamini Vuyo SWZ · 30	1615	16151615.0	–	-28
=15#=142965614	614	Mwale Tadala SWZ · 18	1615	16151615.0	–	-50
17#=144513647	647	Masuku Wandiswa Mzukwana SWZ · 25	1611	16111611.0	–	+6
18#=144893651	651	Fakudze Nduduzo SWZ · 23	1610	16101610.0	–	+5
19#=146062665	665	Dlamini Bandiswa SWZ · 20	1607	16071607.0	–	n/a
20#=146871667	667	Molapo Thabang SWZ · 22	1605	16051605.0	–	+6
21#=147660665	665	Matsebula Snethemba SWZ · 20	1603	16031603.0	–	-4
22#=148034657	657	Ndlandla Ayanda SWZ · 24	1602	16021602.0	–	-31
23#=149614678	678	Sicalo Phathwa Gumedze SWZ · 17	1598	15981598.0	–	+41
24#=150365675	675	WCMDlamini Sinqobile SWZ · 25	1596	15961596.0	–	+25
25#=151983708	708	Ntiwane Surprise SWZ · 15	1592	15921592.0	–	-2

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