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Nkwadi Mello

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Capricorn (LCP)
Personal
Main rating
Rating 1685.4
K-factor 28
Floor 1185.4
Highest 1685.4 (2025-09-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 83
Rating Change
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Games 0
Score 0
We 0
SWe 0
Temp +/- 0
Penalties 0
Weight perform 1423.4
Final +/- 0
New Rating
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Rating 1685.4
K-factor 28
Floor 1185.4
Highest 1685.4 (2025-09-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 83
Standard rating
Rating 1689
K-factor 28
Floor 1189
Highest 1689 (2024-05-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 82.6
Rating Change
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Games 0
Score 0
We 0
SWe 0
Temp +/- 0
Penalties 0
Weight perform 1069.2
Final +/- 0
New Rating
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Rating 1689
K-factor 28
Floor 1189
Highest 1689 (2024-05-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 82.6
Rapid rating
Rating 1587.3
K-factor 28
Floor 1138.2
Highest 1899.4 (2018-10-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 61.2
Rating Change
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Games 0
Score 0
We 0
SWe 0
Temp +/- 0
Penalties 0
Weight perform 1302.9
Final +/- 0
New Rating
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Rating 1587.3
K-factor 28
Floor 1138.2
Highest 1899.4 (2018-10-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 61.2
Blitz rating
Rating 1688.7
K-factor 28
Floor 1188.7
Highest 1789.4 (2018-02-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 71.6
Rating Change
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Games 0
Score 0
We 0
SWe 0
Temp +/- 0
Penalties 0
Weight perform 418.2
Final +/- 0
New Rating
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Rating 1688.7
K-factor 28
Floor 1188.7
Highest 1789.4 (2018-02-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 71.6
Rating Graph
Tournaments
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# Tournament Type Start End Host Rounds Rating Games Score Perform Rat+/- Details
# Tournament Type Start End Host Rounds Rating Games Score Perform Rat+/- Details
1 Limpopo Women's Day Open Chess Campionships 2025 (A) Rapid 2025-08-09 2025-08-09 Capricorn (LCP) 7 1685.4 0 0 0 0 Details
2 Polokwane Open Chess Campionships 2025 (A) Rapid 2025-08-02 2025-08-02 Capricorn (LCP) 7 1674 7 5 1762.9 0 Details
3 Kolano Limpopo Open Rapid Chess Championship 2025 Rapid 2025-07-19 2025-07-19 Capricorn (LCP) 7 1674 0 0 0 0 Details
4 2nd Capricorn Open 2025 (Open) Rapid 2025-03-01 2025-03-01 Capricorn (LCP) 6 1674 0 0 0 0 Details
5 NABOOMSPAR Open Chess Tournament 2024 (Open) Standard 2024-04-27 2024-04-27 Waterberg (LWM) 5 1647.7 5 4.5 1768.1 0 Details
6 2024 Seshego Easter Open (A) Rapid 2024-04-06 2024-04-06 Capricorn (LCP) 6 1647.7 6 4.5 1719.7 0 Details
7 2024 Gauteng Inter-Region Chess Championship (Adult A) Standard 2024-01-13 2024-01-14 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1638.7 4 1.5 1711.7 0 Details
8 University of Limpopo Chess Tournament 2023 (Open) Rapid 2023-10-14 2023-10-14 Capricorn (LCP) 5 1615.4 5 3.5 1468.7 0 Details
9 Lephalale Chess Club Team Championship (1) Rapid 2022-03-06 2022-03-06 Waterberg (LWM) 6 1626.3 6 4 1490.5 0 Details
10 2019 USSA Championships (Open) Standard 2019-12-02 2019-12-06 Sarah Baartman (ESB) 9 1641.3 9 6 1501.4 0 Details
11 3rd ACL Chess Festival 2019 (Open) Rapid 2019-09-05 2019-09-05 Cape Town (WCT) 6 1617.8 0 0 0 0 Details
12 2019 Western Province League (Premier) Classical 2019-07-27 2019-09-07 Cape Town (WCT) 11 1617.8 10 4 1694 0 Details
13 2019 National Club Chess Championships (A) Classical 2019-09-27 2019-09-29 Cape Town (WCT) 6 1617.8 6 3.5 1654.4 0 Details
14 Cape Town Chess Club - Club Championship 2019 (Championship) Standard 2019-05-07 2019-07-02 Cape Town (WCT) 7 1628 2 0 1440.4 0 Details
15 2019 GPCA Rapid (Open) Rapid 2019-06-29 2019-06-29 Cape Town (WCT) 7 1628 0 0 0 0 Details
16 Steinitz Chess Festival 2019 (B) Standard 2019-04-05 2019-04-07 Cape Town (WCT) 6 1618.3 6 4 1623.8 0 Details
17 Cape Town Chess Club Annual Blitz Championship 2019 Blitz 2019-04-23 2019-04-23 Cape Town (WCT) 7 1618.3 7 4 1820 0 Details
18 2019 Cape Town Classic Chess Festival (Rapid) Rapid 2019-03-30 2019-03-30 Cape Town (WCT) 7 1585 6 4.5 1797 0 Details
19 2019 Cape Town Classic Chess Festival (Blitz) Blitz 2019-03-29 2019-03-29 Cape Town (WCT) 9 1585 8 5.5 1825.3 0 Details
20 Cape of Good Hope Open 2019 (Prestige) Standard 2019-01-25 2019-01-28 Cape Town (WCT) 6 1548.5 6 4 1734 0 Details
21 Jakes Gerwel Aurecon 2018 (Prestige) Rapid 2018-10-13 2018-10-13 Cape Town (WCT) 7 1503.2 7 4 1880.4 0 Details
22 2018 Western Province League (Premier) Classical 2018-08-04 2018-09-15 Cape Town (WCT) 11 1575.1 8 2 1361.6 0 Details
23 2018 Western Province League (D) Standard 2018-08-04 2018-09-15 Cape Town (WCT) 11 1575.1 1 0 1307.2 0 Details
24 Zebediela Chess Club Open 2018 Standard 2018-06-30 2018-06-30 Capricorn (LCP) 6 1576.7 6 3.5 1567.5 0 Details
25 2018 Western Province Open (Prestige) Classical 2018-03-02 2018-03-04 Cape Town (WCT) 6 1555.6 6 4 1649.4 0 Details
26 WP Team Blitz 2018 (B) Blitz 2018-02-17 2018-02-17 Cape Town (WCT) 7 1544 7 5.5 1793.6 0 Details
27 2017 South African Open (A) Classical 2017-07-14 2017-07-22 Kwazulu Natal (KZN) 11 1474 10 5 1571 0 Details
28 2017 South African Open (Rapid) Rapid 2017-07-20 2017-07-21 Kwazulu Natal (KZN) 7 100 7 3 962 0 Details
29 2017 South African Open (Blitz) Blitz 2017-07-18 2017-07-18 Kwazulu Natal (KZN) 7 100 7 2.5 0 0 Details
30 2017 South African Open (Blitz) Blitz 2017-07-18 2017-07-18 Kwazulu Natal (KZN) 7 100 7 2.5 545 0 Details
31 2017 Sa Schools Winter Games (U18 Boys) Standard 2017-07-10 2017-07-13 Kwazulu Natal (KZN) 7 1474 7 5 1478 0 Details
32 Sa Club Championship 2016 (A) Classical 2016-12-01 2016-12-04 Free State (FS) 6 1484 4 1 1388 0 Details
33 Lowveld Open 2016 (A) Standard 2016-09-10 2016-09-10 Ehlanzeni (MEN) 6 1443 6 4 1615 0 Details
34 Sa Provincial Team School Chess Championships 2016 (U18 Boys) Standard 2016-07-10 2016-07-14 Kwazulu Natal (KZN) 9 1399 9 6 1564 0 Details
35 Ul Open 2015 (B) Rapid 2015-03-10 2015-03-10 Limpopo (LIM) 6 0 6 3 1327 0 Details
36 Limpopo Club League Leg 2 Rapid 2015-08-08 2015-08-08 Limpopo (LIM) 6 0 5 2.5 1307 0 Details
37 Limpopo Grand Prix (Series 4) Standard 2015-07-24 2015-07-25 Capricorn (LCP) 6 1394 6 3.5 1418 0 Details
38 Limpopo Open (B) Standard 2015-06-13 2015-06-13 Limpopo (LIM) 6 1382 5 3 1464 0 Details
39 Limpopo Chess Club League 2015 Leg 1 (Sec A) Standard 2015-05-16 2015-05-17 Limpopo (LIM) 7 1406 2 1 1436 0 Details
40 Polokwane Open 2015 (B) Standard 2015-05-01 2015-05-01 Limpopo (LIM) 6 1406 6 4 1164 0 Details
41 Limpopo Junior Selection - A (Section A) Standard 2015-02-13 2015-02-14 Limpopo (LIM) 6 1400 6 5 1400 0 Details
42 South African Junior Team Championships 2015 (U18 Championship Section) Classical 2015-01-04 2015-01-07 Northern Cape (NC) 7 1408 7 1.5 1328 0 Details
43 2014 Sa National Schools Championships U18 Open Standard 2014-12-11 2014-12-15 Tshwane (GTP) 9 1385 8 4 1439 0 Details
44 Limpopo Section B (Section B) Rapid 2014-11-22 2014-11-22 Limpopo (LIM) 6 1385 3 2.5 1447 0 Details
45 University Of Limpopo Open 2014 (Section B) Standard 2014-09-13 2014-09-14 Limpopo (LIM) 6 1418 4 3.5 1412 0 Details
46 Limpopo Grand Prix 2014 (Series 5) Standard 2014-08-22 2014-08-23 Limpopo (LIM) 6 1418 5 2.5 1182 0 Details
47 Sa School Individual Chess Championship 2014 U15 B Standard 2014-07-10 2014-07-12 Free State (FS) 6 1395 6 3.5 1491 0 Details
48 Limpopo Grand Prix 2014 (Series 2) Standard 2014-05-09 2014-05-14 Limpopo (LIM) 6 1270 4 4 1503 0 Details
49 Limpopo Individual Schools Champs 2014 (Boys U 15) Rapid 2014-05-31 2014-05-31 Limpopo (LIM) 5 1270 5 4.5 1505 0 Details
50 Capricorn District Schools Individual Championship (Boys U 15) Standard 2014-05-24 2014-05-24 Capricorn (LCP) 5 1270 5 4.5 1400 0 Details
Game statistics ( )
Games 0
Wins 0
Draws 0
Losses 0
White 0
Black 0
White wins 0
Black wins 0
Score 0
Percent 0
Dp 0
AOR 0
Performance 0
Game statistics ()
Games 0
Wins 0
Draws 0
Losses 0
White 0
Black 0
White wins 0
Black wins 0
Score 0
Percent 0
Dp 0
AOR 0
Performance 0
Game statistics (History)
Games 128
Wins 67
Draws 21
Losses 40
White 67
Black 61
White wins 37
Black wins 30
Score 77.5
Percent 60.5
Dp 89.6
AOR 1577.4
Performance 1667.1
Rankings (Main)
National
Overall 539
Gender 507
Age group 308
Gender/Age 295
Provincial
Overall 9
Gender 9
Age group 8
Gender/Age 8
Regional
Overall 6
Gender 6
Age group 5
Gender/Age 5
Rankings (Standard)
National
Overall -1
Gender -1
Age group -1
Gender/Age -1
Provincial
Overall -1
Gender -1
Age group -1
Gender/Age -1
Regional
Overall -1
Gender -1
Age group -1
Gender/Age -1
Rankings (Rapid)
National
Overall 169
Gender 162
Age group 82
Gender/Age 80
Provincial
Overall 9
Gender 9
Age group 6
Gender/Age 6
Regional
Overall 4
Gender 4
Age group 4
Gender/Age 4
Rankings (Blitz)
National
Overall -1
Gender -1
Age group -1
Gender/Age -1
Provincial
Overall -1
Gender -1
Age group -1
Gender/Age -1
Regional
Overall -1
Gender -1
Age group -1
Gender/Age -1
Performance ( )
Games 0
Score 0
Percent 0
Aor 0
Dp 0
Prat 0
Performance ()
Games 0
Score 0
Percent 0
Aor 0
Dp 0
Prat 0
Performance (12 months)
Games 7
Score 5
Percent 71.4
Aor 1580.7
Dp 182.1
Prat 1762.8
Performance (History)
Games 128
Score 77.5
Percent 60.5
Aor 1577.4
Dp 89.6
Prat 1667.1
Top 5 opponents most often played
Type # Opponent Games White Black First tournament Last tournament Details
Overall 1 Hastie, SEH (Sachin) 2 1 1 WP Team Blitz 2018 (B) 2018 Western Province Open (Prestige) Details
Overall 2 Kedama, S (Sandiso) 2 1 1 2019 Cape Town Classic Chess Festival (Rapid) Steinitz Chess Festival 2019 (B) Details
Overall 3 Bhawoodien, SH (Shabier Husain) 2 1 1 Jakes Gerwel Aurecon 2018 (Prestige) Cape Town Chess Club - Club Championship 2019 (Championship) Details
Overall 4 Bouah, LJ (Lyndon James) 2 2 0 2019 Cape Town Classic Chess Festival (Rapid) 2019 Western Province League (Premier) Details
Overall 5 Mangoro, R (Richard) 2 1 1 2018 Western Province Open (Prestige) 2019 National Club Chess Championships (A) Details
Standard 1 Esau, O (Omar ) 2 1 1 Steinitz Chess Festival 2019 (B) 2019 National Club Chess Championships (A) Details
Standard 2 Mangoro, R (Richard) 2 1 1 2018 Western Province Open (Prestige) 2019 National Club Chess Championships (A) Details
Rapid 1 Thipe, L (Lehlabile) 2 1 1 University of Limpopo Chess Tournament 2023 (Open) Polokwane Open Chess Campionships 2025 (A) Details
Rapid 2 Mohale, M (Malema) 2 0 2 Lephalale Chess Club Team Championship (1) 2024 Seshego Easter Open (A) Details