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RSA · 23 yrs · K=20 · Peak 2314 (Sep 2026)

Best performance: 2459 at 13th African Games Men's Blitz Championship(Best of 2024)

World #=2089 live, down 33#2,056 publishedSouth Africa #2Africa #19among active players

Blitz rating

2314

FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.

On FIDE’s list since Aug 2022

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating 2237 to 2314 over the last 12 months; peak 2314 in September 2026.

Official rating by month

Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20262345, +1, 5 games2271, 0, 0 games2314, 0, 0 games
Oct 20262344, -10, 9 games2271, 0, 0 games2314, 0, 0 games
Sep 20262354, 0, 0 games2271, +28, 21 games2314, +45, 17 games
Aug 20262354, +49, 17 games2243, 0, 0 games2269, +22, 9 games
Jul 20262305, +37, 6 games2243, 0, 0 games2247, 0, 0 games
Jun 20262268, +12, 16 games2243, 0, 0 games2247, +8, 6 games
May 20262256, +13, 6 games2243, 0, 0 games2239, +2, 9 games
Apr 20262243, +15, 11 games2243, 0, 0 games2237, 0, 0 games
Mar 20262228, +3, 4 games2243, 0, 0 games2237, 0, 0 games
Feb 20262225, -2, 9 games2243, 0, 0 games2237, 0, 0 games
Jan 20262227, 0, 0 games2243, 0, 0 games2237, 0, 0 games
Dec 20252227, -25, 9 games2243, 0, 0 games2237, 0, 0 games
Earned the IM title by finishing third at the 2026 African Individual Chess Championships- Open Section. Awaiting FIDE's confirmation.details ↓

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 4 games (4 wins), since Aug 22. Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 20 games, Jun 26 – Aug 22.

From 135 blitz games on record, the latest on Aug 22.

Blitz games since the November list

No rated blitz games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

Last playedScore
TORNEIO DE XADREZ CPLP E SADC MOZ MASCULINO - 2026 BLITZAug 22TPR 24079/11

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Title Progress

IM title progress

Earned the IM title by finishing third at the 2026 African Individual Chess Championships- Open Section. Awaiting FIDE's confirmation.

Based on events we cover plus the FIDE norm registers of all federations. Norms filed elsewhere may not show up here yet.

Best wins · Blitz

From 122 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2022–2026

#OpponentRating
1, IM David Silva, Mar 2024 · 13th African Games Men's Blitz Championship, 2418
2, IM Adlane Arab, Mar 2024 · 13th African Games Men's Blitz Championship, 2412
3, IM Gillan Bwalya, 2 wins, May 2026 · MIDDELBURG COUNTRY CLUB RAPID & BLITZ 2026, 2388

Openings · Blitz

From the moves of 27 of 135 blitz games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.d4 in 9 of 14 games, 1.Nf3 in 5.

As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...c5, and 1.d4 with 1...Nf6.

All openings (1 as White, 2 as Black)
Openings in White gamesGamesScore
Rapport-Jobava System743%

7 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Blitz

17 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.

Performance rating by year

YearGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
20264133½20062268
2025382620432176
20242716½21412221
20238617441937

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

Rated near Banele Mhango · Blitz

World

  1. #=2089IM Sergey Pavlov2314.0
  2. #=2089FM Mykhailo Podolskyi2314.0
  3. #=2089FM Banele Mhango2314.0
  4. #=2089FM Amir Hadzovic2314.0
  5. #=2089Arkadii Avakian2314.0

South Africa

  1. #1GM Kenneth Terence Solomon2431.0
  2. #2FM Banele Mhango2314.0
  3. #3IM Caleb Levi Levitan2223.0
  4. #4Charlton Mnyasta2136.0
  5. #5IM Michael Simpson2091.0

Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.