Onako Bambela

RSA · 17 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1666 (Apr 2026)

Best performance: 1842 at 2026 Buffalo City Chess Trials 3 (U18)(Best of 2026)

World #=128791 live2528#126,263 publishedSouth Africa #=711

OCT26 Rating

1657

Live Rating

1657.0

Change

0.0

Games Played

Rating History · Classical

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Classical games since the October list

	Tournament	Score	Change	TPR	After
	Eastern Cape Chess Festival - Individual Closed 2026 U18 BoysSep 25 – Sep 26	0/1	—	—	1657.0

Event timeline · Classical

16 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.

Eastern Cape Chess Festival - Individual Closed 2026 U18 Boys—
Sep 2026Swisschess-results.com
Score 0/6Start 1657
2026 Buffalo City Chess Trials 4 U18—(0)
May 2026Swisschess-results.com
Score 0/4Start 1657
EC Open 2026 (U16-U20 Boys)1590
Apr 2026Swissfederation source
#2 in 2026Score 4½/7Opp avg 1590Start 1666
2026 Buffalo City Chess Trials 2 (U18 Boys)—(1)
Feb 2026Swissfederation source
Score 4/5Opp avg 1565Start 1646
2026 Buffalo City Chess Trials 3 (U18)1842
Feb 2026Swissfederation source
Best of 2026Score 4½/5Opp avg 1569Start 1646
2026 Buffalo City Chess Trials #1 (U18)—(1)
Feb 2026Swissfederation source
Score 4/5Opp avg 1565Start 1646
2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U18 Open)1719
Dec 2025Swissfederation source
#2 in 2025Score 3½/6Opp avg 1594Start 1641
2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship)1608
Dec 2025Teamfederation source
#3 in 2025Score 2½/6Opp avg 1608Start 1641
Buffalo City Chess Clubs League 2025 (A)—(2)
Sep 2025Swissfederation source
Score 1½/3Opp avg 1678Start 1573
Eastern Cape Closed 2025 (U18 Open)1790
Sep 2025Swissfederation source
Best of 2025Score 4½/6Opp avg 1641Start 1573
Gompo Chess Open 2025 (A)—(2)
Jun 2025Swissfederation source
Score 3/5Opp avg 1686Start 1604
BCC Trials3 2025 (U18)—(0)
May 2025Swissfederation source
Score 4/5
UFH Open 2025 (A)1512
Apr 2025Swissfederation source
#4 in 2025Score 3/7Opp avg 1562
Buffalo City Chess Trials 2 (U18)—(1)
Apr 2025Swissfederation source
Score 5/5Opp avg 1474
UFH Heritage Open September 2024 (B)—(0)
Sep 2024Swissfederation source
Score 6/7
UFH Open 2024 (B)—(2)
Apr 2024Swissfederation source
Score 3½/7Opp avg 1622

Recent opponents · Classical

Esinaye Mayo

Rated near Onako Bambela · Classical

World

#=128791Hans Forchhammer1657.0
#=128791Albert Smit1657.0
#=128791Onako Bambela1657.0
#=128791David Mariano Gomez1657.0
#=128791Luis Felipe Moreno Barragan1657.0

South Africa

#=709Msizi Buthelezi1658.0
#=711Albert Smit1657.0
#=711Onako Bambela1657.0
#713Tshegofatso Mahuma1656.4
#=714Thobani Shabalala1656.0

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