RSA · 25 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1792 (May 2025)
Best performance: 1998 at 2024 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)(Best of 2024)
Blitz rating
1789
FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.
On FIDE’s list since Aug 2024 · Inactive on FIDE’s list
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Blitz
Blitz rating unchanged at 1789 over the last 12 months; peak 1792 in May 2025.
Official rating by month
Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.
| List | Classical | Blitz |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 1666, 0, 0 games | 1789, 0, 0 games |
| Oct 2026 | 1666, 0, 0 games | 1789, 0, 0 games |
| Sep 2026 | 1666, 0, 0 games | 1789, 0, 0 games |
| Aug 2026 | 1666, 0, 0 games | 1789, 0, 0 games |
| Jul 2026 | 1666, 0, 0 games | 1789, 0, 0 games |
| Jun 2026 | 1666, 0, 0 games | 1789, 0, 0 games |
| May 2026 | 1666, 0, 0 games | 1789, 0, 0 games |
| Apr 2026 | 1666, 0, 0 games | 1789, 0, 0 games |
| Mar 2026 | 1666, 0, 0 games | 1789, 0, 0 games |
| Feb 2026 | 1666, 0, 0 games | 1789, -1, 0 games |
| Jan 2026 | 1666, 0, 0 games | 1790, +1, 0 games |
| Dec 2025 | 1666, 0, 0 games | 1789, 0, 0 games |
Form · Blitz
Unbeaten in the last 2 games (2 wins), since Apr 26, 2025.
From 32 blitz games on record, the latest on Apr 26, 2025.
No rated blitz games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Last played | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| Moja Extravaganza 2025 (Blitz)Apr 26, 2025TPR 1758 | 5/7 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
Best wins · Blitz
From 26 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2024–2025
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | CM Kenneth Sean Willenberg, Dec 2024 · USSA Blitz Chess Championships 2024 (Open) | , 1948 |
| 2, | Brian Lwenyeka, Jul 2024 · 2024 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz) | , 1920* |
| 3, | James Dinham, Dec 2024 · USSA Blitz Chess Championships 2024 (Open) | , 1890 |
| 4, | Kuhlase Matthiolus Makhosonke, Jul 2024 · 2024 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz) | , 1876* |
| 5, | CM Reegan Palmer, Jul 2024 · 2024 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz) | , 1854 |
| 6, | Xolani Cebo Mathebula, Dec 2024 · USSA Blitz Chess Championships 2024 (Open) | , 1828 |
| 7, | Anga Sidumo, Dec 2024 · USSA Blitz Chess Championships 2024 (Open) | , 1798* |
| 8, | Thabang Mankga, Dec 2024 · USSA Blitz Chess Championships 2024 (Open) | , 1754 |
| 9, | FM Jorah Soojay, Jul 2024 · 2024 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz) | , 1730 |
| 10, | Eddie Bhila, Apr 2025 · Blitz at the Mall Chess Tournament 2025 (Open) | , 1726 |
* No blitz rating yet, so FIDE rates the game at the player's classical rating.
Performance rating by year
| Year | Games | Score | Avg opp | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 5½ | 1746 | 1826 |
| 2024 | 17 | 10½ | 1901 | 1988 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- Apr 2025Swissfederation source#2 in 2025Score 5/7Opp avg 1686Start 1779
- Apr 2025Swissfederation sourceBest of 2025Score 6½/8Opp avg 1822Start 1779
- Dec 2024Swissfederation source#2 in 2024Score 6/9Opp avg 1882Start 1727
- Jul 2024Swissfederation sourceBest of 2024Score 7½/11Opp avg 1918Start 1662
- Moja Extravaganza 2025 (Blitz) · Apr 2025 · 5/7
- Blitz at the Mall Chess Tournament 2025 (Open) · Apr 2025 · 6½/8
- USSA Blitz Chess Championships 2024 (Open) · Dec 2024 · 6/9
- 2024 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz) · Jul 2024 · 7½/11
World
- #=108665Vasily Ivanov1789
- #=108665Reza Izad Mehr1789
- #=108665Azile Jack1789
- #=108665Yaroslav Jafarov1789
- #=108665Bruno Jankovich1789
South Africa
- #=263Siboniso Mini1791
- #=269Thembani Manaba1789
- #=269Azile Jack1789
- #=269Johan Coetzer1789
- #=272WIM Denise Bouah1786
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.