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101066448King Cetshwayo (KUR)Personal
Main rating
| Rating | 1631.1 |
| K-factor | 28 |
| Floor | 1150.6 |
| Highest | 1650.6 (2024-10-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 87 |
| Rating Change () | |
| Games | 0 |
| Score | 0 |
| We | 0 |
| SWe | 0 |
| Temp +/- | 0 |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Weight perform | 1515.4 |
| Final +/- | 0 |
| New Rating () | |
| Rating | 1631.1 |
| K-factor | 28 |
| Floor | 1150.6 |
| Highest | 1650.6 (2024-10-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 87.3 |
Standard rating
| Rating | 1615.1 |
| K-factor | 28 |
| Floor | 1119.3 |
| Highest | 1619.3 (2025-11-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 91.2 |
| Rating Change () | |
| Games | 0 |
| Score | 0 |
| We | 0 |
| SWe | 0 |
| Temp +/- | 0 |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Weight perform | 1521.3 |
| Final +/- | 0 |
| New Rating () | |
| Rating | 1615.1 |
| K-factor | 28 |
| Floor | 1119.3 |
| Highest | 1619.3 (2025-11-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 91.2 |
Rapid rating
| Rating | 1257.1 |
| K-factor | 36 |
| Floor | 757.1 |
| Highest | 1743.3 (2023-03-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 76.5 |
| Rating Change () | |
| Games | 0 |
| Score | 0 |
| We | 0 |
| SWe | 0 |
| Temp +/- | 0 |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Weight perform | 0 |
| Final +/- | 0 |
| New Rating () | |
| Rating | 1257.1 |
| K-factor | 36 |
| Floor | 757.1 |
| Highest | 1743.3 (2023-03-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 76.5 |
Blitz rating
| Rating | 1446 |
| K-factor | 32 |
| Floor | 961.2 |
| Highest | 1649.3 (2022-09-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 87.4 |
| Rating Change () | |
| Games | 0 |
| Score | 0 |
| We | 0 |
| SWe | 0 |
| Temp +/- | 0 |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Weight perform | 0 |
| Final +/- | 0 |
| New Rating () | |
| Rating | 1446 |
| K-factor | 32 |
| Floor | 961.2 |
| Highest | 1649.3 (2022-09-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 87.4 |
Rating Graph
Tournaments
| # | 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 | USSA Chess Championships 2025 (Open) | Classical | 2025-12-01 | 2025-12-05 | Johannesburg Metro (GJM) | 9 | 1645.7 | 9 | 5 | 1594 | 0 | Details |
| 2 | Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (B) | Classical | 2025-07-26 | 2025-09-27 | Cape Town (WCT) | 11 | 1610.2 | 9 | 6.5 | 1726 | 0 | Details |
| 3 | Royal Rapid Challenge 2025 (A) | Rapid | 2025-10-04 | 2025-10-04 | Cape Town (WCT) | 7 | 1610.2 | 7 | 4 | 1612.7 | 0 | Details |
| 4 | Cape Town Masters Challenge 2025 (Blitz) | Blitz | 2025-01-09 | 2025-01-09 | Cape Town (WCT) | 7 | 1617 | 7 | 3 | 1699.6 | 0 | Details |
| 5 | Cape Town Masters Challenge 2025 (Advanced) | Classical | 2025-01-06 | 2025-01-11 | Cape Town (WCT) | 9 | 1617 | 8 | 5 | 1572.9 | 0 | Details |
| 6 | USSA Chess Championships 2024 (Open) | Classical | 2024-11-29 | 2024-12-03 | Tshwane (GTP) | 9 | 1650.6 | 9 | 5 | 1541.4 | 0 | Details |
| 7 | USSA Chess Championships 2024 (Blitz) | Blitz | 2024-12-01 | 2024-12-01 | Tshwane (GTP) | 9 | 1650.6 | 9 | 4.5 | 1605.7 | 0 | Details |
| 8 | CT League 2024 (B) | Classical | 2024-07-20 | 2024-09-07 | Cape Town (WCT) | 11 | 1561.3 | 8 | 6.5 | 1849.4 | 0 | Details |
| 9 | 2023 USSA Championships (Open) | Classical | 2023-12-04 | 2023-12-08 | Ethekwini (KED) | 9 | 1531.9 | 9 | 6 | 1613.2 | 0 | Details |
| 10 | WP Club League 2023 (A) | Classical | 2023-07-29 | 2023-09-09 | Cape Town (WCT) | 11 | 1521 | 2 | 1 | 1664.8 | 0 | Details |
| 11 | Casuarina International 2023 (Rapid) | Rapid | 2023-03-11 | 2023-03-12 | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 1470.6 | 6 | 3 | 1804.4 | 0 | Details |
| 12 | Casuarina International 2023 (Blitz) | Blitz | 2023-03-11 | 2023-03-11 | Cape Town (WCT) | 9 | 1470.6 | 9 | 4.5 | 1609.9 | 0 | Details |
| 13 | 2022 Western Province Club League (Premier) | Classical | 2022-08-20 | 2022-10-01 | Cape Town (WCT) | 11 | 1418.5 | 6 | 3 | 1467.6 | 0 | Details |
| 14 | 2022 Western Province Club League (B) | Classical | 2022-08-20 | 2022-10-01 | Cape Town (WCT) | 11 | 1418.5 | 4 | 0.5 | 1341.5 | 0 | Details |
| 15 | Western Cape Closed Championship 2022 (Prestige) | Standard | 2022-09-24 | 2022-09-25 | Cape Winelands (WCW) | 6 | 1223.7 | 5 | 4 | 1653.4 | 0 | Details |
| 16 | Western Cape Closed Championship 2022 (Blitz) | Blitz | 2022-09-24 | 2022-09-25 | Cape Winelands (WCW) | 7 | 1223.7 | 6 | 4 | 1774.8 | 0 | Details |
| 17 | South African Open 2022 (B) | Classical | 2022-07-09 | 2022-07-17 | Cape Town (WCT) | 11 | 1006.5 | 11 | 6 | 1462.2 | 0 | Details |
| 18 | Western Cape Club Championships 2021 (B) | Standard | 2021-10-15 | 2021-10-17 | Eden (WEG) | 6 | 909.9 | 6 | 3 | 1433.5 | 0 | Details |
| 19 | KZN Schools Winter Games 2019 (U18 Boys) | Standard | 2019-06-15 | 2019-06-16 | Ethekwini (KED) | 5 | 818.9 | 5 | 3 | 1353 | 0 | Details |
| 20 | 2018 Transnet Open | Standard | 2018-12-01 | 2018-12-02 | Tshwane (GTP) | 5 | 758.1 | 5 | 2.5 | 1099.1 | 0 | Details |
| 21 | 2018 Fun & Blitz (Open) | Standard | 2018-07-28 | 2018-07-29 | King Cetshwayo (KUR) | 6 | 689 | 6 | 2.5 | 1052.7 | 0 | Details |
| 22 | 2017 King Cetshwayo Christmas (Open) | Standard | 2017-12-02 | 2017-12-03 | Kwazulu Natal (KZN) | 7 | 605 | 7 | 3.5 | 865 | 0 | Details |
| 23 | 2017 King Cetshwayo Closed (Under 18 & 20) | Standard | 2017-08-26 | 2017-08-27 | Kwazulu Natal (KZN) | 7 | 530 | 6 | 3.5 | 1026 | 0 | Details |
| 24 | 2017 King Cetshwayo Fun (U18, U20, Adult) | Standard | 2017-06-24 | 2017-06-25 | Kwazulu Natal (KZN) | 7 | 521 | 7 | 2.5 | 569 | 0 | Details |
| 25 | 2017 King Cetshwayo Anniversary (U18, U20, Open) | Standard | 2017-04-01 | 2017-04-02 | Kwazulu Natal (KZN) | 7 | 500 | 7 | 3 | 754 | 0 | Details |
| 26 | 2016 Uthungulu Anniversary (Under 16) | Standard | 2016-03-12 | 2016-03-13 | Kwazulu Natal (KZN) | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 442 | 0 | Details |
| 27 | 2016 Uthungulu Summer (Under 16) | Standard | 2016-02-27 | 2016-02-28 | King Cetshwayo (KUR) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Details |
| 28 | 2015 Uthungulu Anniversary (U16) | Standard | 2015-03-28 | 2015-03-29 | Kwazulu Natal (KZN) | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 589 | 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 | 146 |
| Wins | 74 |
| Draws | 17 |
| Losses | 55 |
| White | 72 |
| Black | 74 |
| White wins | 35 |
| Black wins | 39 |
| Score | 82.5 |
| Percent | 56.5 |
| Dp | 55.3 |
| AOR | 1508.3 |
| Performance | 1563.6 |
Rankings (Main)
| National | |
| Overall | 799 |
| Gender | 747 |
| Age group | 408 |
| Gender/Age | 391 |
| Provincial | |
| Overall | 51 |
| Gender | 50 |
| Age group | 25 |
| Gender/Age | 25 |
| Regional | |
| Overall | 3 |
| Gender | 3 |
| Age group | 2 |
| Gender/Age | 2 |
Rankings (Standard)
| National | |
| Overall | 812 |
| Gender | 754 |
| Age group | 393 |
| Gender/Age | 376 |
| Provincial | |
| Overall | 51 |
| Gender | 50 |
| Age group | 25 |
| Gender/Age | 25 |
| Regional | |
| Overall | 4 |
| Gender | 4 |
| Age group | 3 |
| Gender/Age | 3 |
Rankings (Rapid)
| 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 (Blitz)
| National | |
| Overall | 149 |
| Gender | 146 |
| Age group | 97 |
| Gender/Age | 94 |
| Provincial | |
| Overall | 6 |
| Gender | 6 |
| Age group | 4 |
| Gender/Age | 4 |
| 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 | 25 |
| Score | 15.5 |
| Percent | 62 |
| Aor | 1544.8 |
| Dp | 102 |
| Prat | 1646.8 |
Performance (History)
| Games | 146 |
| Score | 82.5 |
| Percent | 56.5 |
| Aor | 1508.3 |
| Dp | 55.3 |
| Prat | 1563.6 |
Top 5 opponents most often played
| Type | # | Opponent | Games | White | Black | First tournament | Last tournament | Details |
| Overall | 1 | James, M (Michael) | 3 | 2 | 1 | Western Cape Closed Championship 2022 (Blitz) | Casuarina International 2023 (Rapid) | Details |
| Overall | 2 | Bouah, D (Denise) | 2 | 1 | 1 | Western Cape Club Championships 2021 (B) | Casuarina International 2023 (Blitz) | Details |
| Overall | 3 | Baron, D (Dylan) | 2 | 1 | 1 | Cape Town Masters Challenge 2025 (Advanced) | Royal Rapid Challenge 2025 (A) | Details |
| Overall | 4 | Selema, TG (Thato) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2023 USSA Championships (Open) | USSA Chess Championships 2024 (Open) | Details |
| Overall | 5 | Martin, T (Tim) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2023 USSA Championships (Open) | CT League 2024 (B) | Details |
| Standard | 1 | Schutte, A (Andre) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2022 Western Province Club League (B) | CT League 2024 (B) | Details |
| Standard | 2 | Selema, TG (Thato) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2023 USSA Championships (Open) | USSA Chess Championships 2024 (Open) | Details |
| Standard | 3 | Mcmanus, D (Dale) | 2 | 1 | 1 | South African Open 2022 (B) | CT League 2024 (B) | Details |
| Standard | 4 | Martin, T (Tim) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2023 USSA Championships (Open) | CT League 2024 (B) | Details |
| Standard | 5 | Segelaar, G (Geriant) | 2 | 2 | 0 | USSA Chess Championships 2024 (Open) | USSA Chess Championships 2025 (Open) | Details |
| Blitz | 1 | James, M (Michael) | 2 | 1 | 1 | Western Cape Closed Championship 2022 (Blitz) | Casuarina International 2023 (Blitz) | Details |