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Ntobeko Buthelezi

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RSA · 26 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1533 (By Aug 2024)

Best performance: 1424 at 2024 South African Open Chess Championships (B)(Best of 2024)

World #=469091South Africa #=2712among all players, November list

Classical rating

1517

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 · Classical

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Classical rating unchanged at 1517 over the last 12 months; peak 1533 by August 2024.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassical
Nov 20261517, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261517, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261517, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261517, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261517, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261517, 0, 0 games
May 20261517, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261517, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261517, +2, 0 games
Feb 20261515, +1, 0 games
Jan 20261514, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251514, -3, 0 games

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

From 19 classical games on record, the latest on Dec 3, 2024.

Classical games since the November list

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

Show gamesLast playedScore
2024 USSA Chess Championships (Open)Nov 29, 2024 – Dec 3, 20243½/9

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

Best wins · Classical

From 7 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2024

#OpponentRating
1, Suleman Kharwa, Jul 2024 · 2024 South African Open Chess Championships (B), 1513
2, Zandi Ncokotwane, Jul 2024 · 2024 South African Open Chess Championships (B), 1498

Event timeline · Classical

2 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
20247215791421

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

Rated near Ntobeko Buthelezi · Classical · November list, all players

World

  1. #=469091Nigel Burley1517
  2. #=469091Bushkar Chembatheyil Muhammad1517
  3. #=469091Ntobeko Buthelezi1517
  4. #=469091Roman Bystritskii1517
  5. #=469091Erik Osvaldo Cabrera Segura1517

South Africa

  1. #=2712Neo Motshegare1517
  2. #=2712Sharon Sibande1517
  3. #=2712Ntobeko Buthelezi1517
  4. #=2719Bennica-Rose Angeliqu Molebatsi1516
  5. #=2719Charne Hartley1516

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