Arthur Phala

RSA · 59 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1788 (Mar 2024)

Best performance: 1704 at 2025 Silver Lakes Chess Club Open Tournament (B)(Best of 2025)

World #=141253 live3365#144,618 publishedSouth Africa #=866

OCT26 Rating

1609

Live Rating

1628.0

Change

+19.0

Games Played

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Official classical rating by month

List	Rating	Change
Oct 2026	1609	0
Sep 2026	1609	0
Aug 2026	1609	-22
Jul 2026	1631	0
Jun 2026	1631	0
May 2026	1631	0
Apr 2026	1631	+3
Mar 2026	1628	-29
Feb 2026	1657	-2
Jan 2026	1659	0
Dec 2025	1659	+2
Nov 2025	1657	0

Classical games since the October list

	Tournament	Score	Change	TPR	After
	Chess Power House Heritage Day Open - A (FIDE)Sep 24TPR 2357	2/4	+8.6	2357	1617.6
	2026 Gauteng Northl Chess Tournament BOct 10 – Oct 11TPR 1688	3½/5	+10.4	1688	1628.0

Event timeline · Classical

19 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

2026 Gauteng Northl Chess Tournament B+10.4
Oct 2026Individualchess-results.com
#2 in 2026Score 3½/5TPR 1688Opp avg 1539Start 1609
Chess Power House Heritage Day Open - A (FIDE)+8.6
Sep 2026Individualchess-results.com
Score 2/4Opp avg 1557Start 1609
2026 JMCA B Section1620
Aug 2026Individualchess-results.com
#3 in 2026Score 3/5Opp avg 1548Start 1609
Knights Watch Winter Classic 2026 - B931
Jul 2026Swisschess-results.com
Score 2/5Opp avg 1731Start 1631
2026 Silver Lakes Chess Club Open (B)1702
Mar 2026Swissfederation source
Best of 2026Score 3/4Opp avg 1509Start 1628
2026 MCA Welcome Tshwane (A)951
Jan 2026Swissfederation source
Score 0/4Opp avg 1751Start 1659
West Rand Women's Day Open (Open)1692
Aug 2025Swissfederation source
#2 in 2025Score 2/5Opp avg 1692Start 1654
2025 Elise Steenkamp Open Chess Tournament (King)1663
Jun 2025Swissfederation source
#4 in 2025Score 3/7Opp avg 1713Start 1655
2025 Silver Lakes Chess Club Open Tournament (B)1704
May 2025Swissfederation source
Best of 2025Score 3½/5Opp avg 1555Start 1640
Moja Extravaganza 2025 (B)1664
Apr – May 2025Swissfederation source
#3 in 2025Score 3½/9Opp avg 1744Start 1642
2025 Blou Bul Open Chess Tournament (A)1414
Feb 2025Swissfederation source
#5 in 2025Score 1/5Opp avg 1654Start 1718
2024 Midstream College Open Chess Tournament (A)1651
Jul 2024Swissfederation source
Best of 2024Score 2½/5Opp avg 1738Start 1748
2024 Silver Lakes Chess Club Open Chess tournament (A)1645
Apr 2024Swissfederation source
#2 in 2024Score 2/5Opp avg 1717Start 1788
Africawide Chess Championship 2023 (Open)—(0)
Nov 2023Swissfederation source
Score 1/3Start 1646
Capablanca Chess Festival (Swiss A)1666
Apr 2019Swissfederation source
Best of 2019Score 4/7Opp avg 1616Start 1628
2017 Capablanca Chess Festival (FIDE Swiss A)1307
Apr 2017Swissfederation source
Best of 2017Score 4½/7Opp avg 1394Start 1693
2016 Gauteng North Open1340
Oct 2016Swissfederation source
#2 in 2016Score 3½/5Opp avg 1340Start 1738
Jhb Metro Chess Adult Open Tournament 20161577
Aug 2016Swissfederation source
Best of 2016Score 3/6Opp avg 1850
2016 Waterkloof Open Section A2385
Mar 2016Swissfederation source
Score 4/5Opp avg 1585

Recent opponents · Classical

Emmanuel Okechukwu Gomolemo Mooki Tayla Van Dyk Daniel Mallach Reagile Mkotong Satvik Ram Mankena Asakhe Cele Godfrey Tshepo Mavuso Orebotse Seitsang

Rated near Arthur Phala · Classical

World

#=141253Azat Rejepov1628.0
#=141253Asilbek Majidov1628.0
#=141253Arthur Phala1628.0
#=141253Masiwake Ngoni1628.0
#=141253Talente Mpofana1628.0

South Africa

#864Nigel Devaney1628.4
#865Thimna August1628.2
#=866Arthur Phala1628.0
#=866Masiwake Ngoni1628.0
#=866Talente Mpofana1628.0

Live ratings projected from the OCT26 published list · Not affiliated with FIDE