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Sanele Mthethwa

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RSA · 24 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1600 (Jun 2026)

Best performance: 1549 at 2024 USSA Chess Championships (Open)(Best of 2024)

World #=151114 live, down 1687#149,427 publishedSouth Africa #=960

NOV26 Rating

1600

Live Rating

1600.0

Change

0.0

Games Played

0

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Official classical rating by month
ListRatingChange
Nov 202616000
Oct 202616000
Sep 202616000
Aug 202616000
Jul 202616000
Jun 20261600+34
May 202615660
Apr 202615660
Mar 202615660
Feb 202615660
Jan 202615660
Dec 202515660

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 6 games, May 1 – May 3.

From 26 classical games on record, the latest on May 3.

Classical games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
2026 KZN Open Chess Championships (B)May 1 – May 35½/7

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

Best wins · Classical

From 12 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2024–2026

#OpponentRating
1, Lethabo Makatwane, Nov 2024 · 2024 USSA Chess Championships (Open), 1720
2, Thato Matshego, May 2026 · 2026 KZN Open Chess Championships (B), 1520
3, Arjun Makanjee, May 2026 · 2026 KZN Open Chess Championships (B), 1491

Event timeline · Classical

1 of 4 events · All years

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 month

2026: not enough games against rated opponents for a performance rating

MonthGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
May221506—

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

Rated near Sanele Mthethwa · Classical

World

  1. #=151114Jedidiah Mabhera1600.0
  2. #=151114Gabriel Waring1600.0
  3. #=151114Sanele Mthethwa1600.0
  4. #=151114Yeiren David Urueta Gonzalez1600.0
  5. #=151114Juan Manuel Perez Rivera1600.0

South Africa

  1. #=960Jedidiah Mabhera1600.0
  2. #=960Gabriel Waring1600.0
  3. #=960Sanele Mthethwa1600.0
  4. #=960Dylan Adrian Ashworth1600.0
  5. #=960Relebohile Makhetha1600.0

Live ratings projected from the NOV26 published list · Not affiliated with FIDE