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RSA · 50 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1615 (Sep 2025)

Best performance: 1457 at 2025 Silver Lakes Chess Club Open Tournament (C)(Best of 2025)

World #=373105South Africa #=1839among all players, November list

Classical rating

1615

FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.

On FIDE’s list since Jun 2025 · Inactive on FIDE’s list

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Classical rating unchanged at 1615 over the last 12 months; peak 1615 in September 2025.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassical
Nov 20261615, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261615, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261615, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261615, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261615, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261615, 0, 0 games
May 20261615, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261615, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261615, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261615, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261615, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251615, 0, 0 games

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

From 14 classical games on record, the latest on Aug 25, 2025.

Classical games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
2026 MCA Welcome Tshwane (B)Jan 240/1

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

Best wins · Classical

From 6 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2025

#OpponentRating
1, Kaylee-Jane Koen, Aug 2025 · 2025 Midstream Open Chess Tournament (C), 1494
2, Anaamika Maharaj, Feb 2025 · 2025 Blou Bul Open Chess Tournament (C), 1476
3, Chay Karsten, May 2025 · 2025 Silver Lakes Chess Club Open Tournament (C), 1467

Event timeline · Classical

4 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.

Rated near James Makunike · Classical · November list, all players

World

  1. #=373105Majhee Akhila Chandra1615
  2. #=373105Mikhail Makarov1615
  3. #=373105James Makunike1615
  4. #=373105Elizarde Malacas1615
  5. #=373105Glenn Malfliet1615

South Africa

  1. #=1839Siza Msani1615
  2. #=1839Thapelo Gwangwa1615
  3. #=1839James Makunike1615
  4. #=1839Deoren Engelbrecht1615
  5. #=1839Morakau Sentlhane Isaac Segooa1615

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