Banele Mhango

RSA · 23 yrs · K=20 · Peak 2354 (Aug 2026)

Best performance: 2421 at 2026 African Individual Chess Championships- Open Section(Best of 2026)

World #2861 live13#2,848 publishedSouth Africa #3

OCT26 Rating

2344

Live Rating

2344.8

Change

+0.8

Games Played

Rating History · Classical

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Working toward the International Master title1 tracked norm · 9/27 gamesrating 2354 of 2400, live 2345composition unverifieddetails ↓

Classical games since the October list

	Tournament	Score	Change	TPR	After
	Buffalo City Open 2026 - AOct 2 – Oct 3TPR 2278	4½/5	+0.8	2278	2344.8

Title Progress

IM title progress

Working toward the International Master title

Tracked norms: 1 · 9 of 27 games credit

Rating: peak 2354, needs 2400

Composition: unverified for the tracked norms. The next norm should come from a qualifying open.

2023 African Junior Championships (Open)Dec 2023—

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

Event timeline · Classical

50 of 59 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.

Buffalo City Open 2026 - A+0.8
Oct 2026Individualchess-results.com
#5 in 2026Score 4½/5TPR 2278Opp avg 1912Start 2344
46th Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 Open2299
Sep 2026Teamchess-results.com
#4 in 2026Score 4/9Opp avg 2342Start 2354
Trojan Horse Chess Open 20261965
Jul 2026Swisschess-results.com
#15 in 2026Score 4/6Opp avg 1893Start 2305
Limpopo Open 20262262
Jul 2026Individualchess-results.com
#7 in 2026Score 5/6Opp avg 1989Start 2305
CAMPEONATO ABERTO DE XADREZ DE MOCAMBIQUE - OPEN SECTION-2026—(2)
Jul 2026Swissfederation source
Score 2/2Opp avg 1756Start 2305
Knights Watch Winter Classic 2026- A2357
Jul 2026Swisschess-results.com
#2 in 2026Score 4/5Opp avg 2117Start 2305
2026 African Individual Chess Championships- Open Section2421
Jun 2026Swisschess-results.com
Best of 2026Score 6½/9Opp avg 2255Start 2268
Elise Steenkamp King Section 20262899
Jun 2026Swisschess-results.com
Score 6/7Opp avg 2099Start 2268
DrKK FIDE AT ASHTON - A2162
Jun 2026Swisschess-results.com
#11 in 2026Score 4½/5Opp avg 1796Start 2268
2026 KZN Open Chess Championships (A)2150
May 2026Swissfederation source
#13 in 2026Score 5/7Opp avg 1992Start 2256
Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (Prestige)2336
Apr 2026Swissfederation source
#3 in 2026Score 6/9Opp avg 2211Start 2243
EC Open 2026 (Open)2258
Apr 2026Swissfederation source
#8 in 2026Score 6/7Opp avg 1985Start 2243
2026 Silver Lakes Chess Club Open (A)2053
Mar 2026Swissfederation source
#14 in 2026Score 3½/5Opp avg 1904Start 2228
2026 South African Closed Chess Championships (Open)2275
Feb – Mar 2026Round robinfederation source
#6 in 2026Score 6½/11Opp avg 2210Start 2225
Bojanala Closed Chess Championships 2026 (Open)2154
Feb 2026Swissfederation source
#12 in 2026Score 4½/5Opp avg 1788Start 2225
2026 MCA Welcome Tshwane (A)2188
Jan 2026Swissfederation source
#10 in 2026Score 3½/5Opp avg 1852Start 2227
Silverest Open Chess Championships - Elite Section2221
Jan 2026Swisschess-results.com
#9 in 2026Score 4½/9Opp avg 2221Start 2227
2025 ZONE 4.5 AFRICA CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS OPEN2177
Oct 2025Swissfederation source
#10 in 2025Score 5/9Opp avg 2134Start 2289
2025 Lardies Open Chess Tournament (A)2054
Oct 2025Swissfederation source
#14 in 2025Score 4/5Opp avg 1814Start 2289
Bojanalas FIDE ON THE ORION EXPRESS (Queens)1945
Oct 2025Swissfederation source
#15 in 2025Score 4/6Opp avg 1820Start 2289
III Maxistral Xiria Carballo2321
Aug – Sep 2025Round robinfederation source
#2 in 2025Score 5/9Opp avg 2321Start 2269
Maia Chess Open 2025 - Maia Masters2313
Aug 2025Swissfederation source
#4 in 2025Score 5/9Opp avg 2270Start 2269
2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge-Open Section2391
Jul 2025Swissfederation source
Best of 2025Score 6/7Opp avg 2082Start 2221
2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Championship)2321
Jun – Jul 2025Swissfederation source
#2 in 2025Score 8/11Opp avg 2081Start 2236
MOAZAMBIQUE CHESS OPEN 2025 - OPEN SECTION2208
Jun 2025Swissfederation source
#7 in 2025Score 5½/7Opp avg 2015Start 2236

Recent opponents · Classical

Lwazi Selepe Chenyi Lin CMTyler Nevin Takudzwa Sibanda Tatenda Mbewe

Rated near Banele Mhango · Classical

World

#=2837CMValentin Nicot2345.0
#=2837GMDanilo Milanovic2345.0
#2861FMBanele Mhango2344.8
#2862FMMatei-Andrei Coicev2344.6
#2863FMSharnarthi Viresh2344.4

South Africa

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