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Steven Masemola
103086146Nkangala (MNW)Personal
Main rating
| Rating | 1263.6 |
| K-factor | 36 |
| Floor | 825.3 |
| Highest | 1325.3 (2022-10-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 139 |
| Rating Change () | |
| Games | 0 |
| Score | 0 |
| We | 0 |
| SWe | 0 |
| Temp +/- | 0 |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Weight perform | 1194.6 |
| Final +/- | 0 |
| New Rating () | |
| Rating | 1263.6 |
| K-factor | 36 |
| Floor | 825.3 |
| Highest | 1325.3 (2022-10-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 138.7 |
Standard rating
| Rating | 1258.3 |
| K-factor | 36 |
| Floor | 819.9 |
| Highest | 1319.9 (2022-10-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 139.8 |
| Rating Change () | |
| Games | 0 |
| Score | 0 |
| We | 0 |
| SWe | 0 |
| Temp +/- | 0 |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Weight perform | 1101.7 |
| Final +/- | 0 |
| New Rating () | |
| Rating | 1258.3 |
| K-factor | 36 |
| Floor | 819.9 |
| Highest | 1319.9 (2022-10-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 139.8 |
Rapid rating
| Rating | 1060.8 |
| K-factor | 40 |
| Floor | 560.8 |
| Highest | 1314.2 (2018-03-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 140.9 |
| Rating Change () | |
| Games | 0 |
| Score | 0 |
| We | 0 |
| SWe | 0 |
| Temp +/- | 0 |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Weight perform | 484.8 |
| Final +/- | 0 |
| New Rating () | |
| Rating | 1060.8 |
| K-factor | 40 |
| Floor | 560.8 |
| Highest | 1314.2 (2018-03-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 140.9 |
Blitz rating
| Rating | 868.7 |
| K-factor | 40 |
| Floor | 500 |
| Highest | 1200 (2024-11-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 165.8 |
| Rating Change () | |
| Games | 0 |
| Score | 0 |
| We | 0 |
| SWe | 0 |
| Temp +/- | 0 |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Weight perform | 0 |
| Final +/- | 0 |
| New Rating () | |
| Rating | 868.7 |
| K-factor | 40 |
| Floor | 500 |
| Highest | 1200 (2024-11-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 165.8 |
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 | Middelburg Country Club 2026 (Blitz) | Blitz | 2026-05-09 | 2026-05-09 | Nkangala (MNW) | 7 | 1252.7 | 6 | 3 | 1516.5 | 10.9 | Details |
| 2 | Mpumalanga Open Chess Championship 2025 (C) | Standard | 2025-04-19 | 2025-04-19 | Ehlanzeni (MEN) | 5 | 1204.8 | 5 | 3.5 | 1463.3 | 26.6 | Details |
| 3 | SBDCU Trials 5 Makhanda Leg 2025 (U20+Open) | Standard | 2025-02-22 | 2025-02-22 | Sarah Baartman (ESB) | 5 | 1176.9 | 4 | 2.5 | 1374.3 | 15.4 | Details |
| 4 | USSA Chess Championships 2024 (Open) | Classical | 2024-11-29 | 2024-12-03 | Tshwane (GTP) | 9 | 1186.5 | 9 | 2.5 | 1119.9 | -13.6 | Details |
| 5 | EC Students Team League 2024 (B) | Standard | 2024-09-14 | 2024-10-05 | Amathole (EAL) | 7 | 1178.2 | 6 | 2.5 | 1219.2 | 4.6 | Details |
| 6 | SBDCU Trial 2 2024 (Open) | Standard | 2024-03-23 | 2024-03-23 | Sarah Baartman (ESB) | 5 | 1178.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Details |
| 7 | SBDCU Closed Trials 2023 (Open) | Standard | 2023-07-28 | 2023-07-29 | Sarah Baartman (ESB) | 6 | 1176 | 1 | 0 | 775 | -8.7 | Details |
| 8 | Rhodes Chess Club Invitational 2023 (A) | Standard | 2023-07-22 | 2023-07-22 | Sarah Baartman (ESB) | 5 | 1176 | 5 | 2.5 | 1272.1 | 10.1 | Details |
| 9 | Fountains Mall Open 2023 (B) | Standard | 2023-05-12 | 2023-05-13 | Sarah Baartman (ESB) | 6 | 1186.6 | 1 | 0 | 926.5 | -5.9 | Details |
| 10 | SBDCU Trial 2 2023 (Open) | Standard | 2023-04-01 | 2023-04-01 | Sarah Baartman (ESB) | 5 | 1186.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Details |
| 11 | Ussa Chess Championships 2022 (Open) | Classical | 2022-12-05 | 2022-12-09 | Frances Baard (NCF) | 9 | 1325.3 | 9 | 2 | 901.4 | -85.2 | Details |
| 12 | 2022 Madibaz Tournament (Open Team) | Rapid | 2022-09-10 | 2022-09-10 | Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) | 5 | 1317.3 | 5 | 3 | 1274 | -2.4 | Details |
| 13 | EC Students Team League 2022 (B) | Standard | 2022-08-20 | 2022-09-17 | Amathole (EAL) | 10 | 1317.3 | 7 | 4.5 | 1350.1 | 6.6 | Details |
| 14 | 2022 NMBCU Trial 4 (U20+Adult) | Standard | 2022-08-12 | 2022-08-13 | Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) | 6 | 1317.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Details |
| 15 | NMBCU Trial 3 2022 (U20) | Standard | 2022-07-22 | 2022-07-23 | Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) | 6 | 1318.5 | 5 | 3 | 1252.1 | -0.7 | Details |
| 16 | 2022 Legends Chess Club Open (Development) | Standard | 2022-06-16 | 2022-06-16 | Buffalo City (EBC) | 5 | 1250.4 | 5 | 5 | 1646.2 | 38 | Details |
| 17 | NMB Senior Trial 1 2022 (Adult) | Standard | 2022-05-06 | 2022-05-07 | Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) | 5 | 1236.4 | 4 | 2 | 1335 | 7.6 | Details |
| 18 | Nkangala 3rd Tournament HTS Witbank 2020 (B) | Standard | 2020-03-07 | 2020-03-07 | Nkangala (MNW) | 5 | 1219.7 | 5 | 3 | 1307.9 | 9.3 | Details |
| 19 | Nkangala 2nd Tournament St Thomas Aquinas School 2020 (A+B) | Standard | 2020-02-08 | 2020-02-08 | Nkangala (MNW) | 5 | 1190.2 | 5 | 4 | 1311.3 | 14.8 | Details |
| 20 | Nkangala 1st Toutrnament Laerskool CR Swart 2020 (A+B) | Rapid | 2020-01-25 | 2020-01-25 | Nkangala (MNW) | 5 | 1153.5 | 5 | 5 | 1543.5 | 18.2 | Details |
| 21 | Nkangala 4th Tournament Steelcrest High School - Middelburg 2019 (C) | Standard | 2019-05-04 | 2019-05-04 | Nkangala (MNW) | 5 | 1166.8 | 4 | 2 | 1077.6 | -6.6 | Details |
| 22 | Nkangala 3rd Tournament St Thomas Aquinas School - Witbank 2019 (C) | Rapid | 2019-04-13 | 2019-04-13 | Nkangala (MNW) | 5 | 1184.8 | 5 | 3 | 1051.8 | -9.2 | Details |
| 23 | Nkangala 2nd Tournament St Thomas Aquinas School 2019 (B) | Standard | 2019-02-23 | 2019-02-23 | Nkangala (MNW) | 5 | 1191.8 | 5 | 3 | 1240.9 | 5.5 | Details |
| 24 | 2019 Piet Robbertse (C) | Classical | 2019-02-01 | 2019-02-03 | Tshwane (GTP) | 5 | 1191.8 | 4 | 2 | 1096.3 | -8.8 | Details |
| 25 | South African Junior Blitz 2018 (U16) | Blitz | 2018-12-19 | 2018-12-19 | 4 Knights (4K) | 7 | 1177.1 | 7 | 2.5 | 1123.2 | -1.8 | Details |
| 26 | 2018 Wild Card Chess Championships (U16 Open) | Classical | 2018-12-21 | 2018-12-24 | 4 Knights (4K) | 7 | 1177.1 | 7 | 2 | 1115 | -11.2 | Details |
| 27 | South African Junior Team Championships 2018 (U16C) | Classical | 2018-12-16 | 2018-12-20 | 4 Knights (4K) | 7 | 1177.1 | 7 | 6 | 1301.3 | 20.2 | Details |
| 28 | Nkangala 5th Tournament Laerskool Panorama - Witbank 2018 (B+C) | Standard | 2018-07-28 | 2018-07-28 | Nkangala (MNW) | 5 | 1060.6 | 5 | 5 | 1442.3 | 38 | Details |
| 29 | 3rd Nkangala Tournament Curro School 2018 (C) | Rapid | 2018-03-24 | 2018-03-24 | Nkangala (MNW) | 5 | 830.4 | 5 | 4 | 1293.8 | 33.2 | Details |
| 30 | Nkangala 1st Tournament Curro - Witbank 2018 (C) | Rapid | 2018-02-24 | 2018-02-24 | Nkangala (MNW) | 5 | 712.7 | 5 | 4 | 1254.8 | 36 | Details |
| 31 | Gert Sibande Open 2018 (B) | Standard | 2018-02-10 | 2018-02-10 | Gert Sibande (MGS) | 5 | 712.7 | 5 | 2.5 | 997 | 23.1 | Details |
| 32 | South African Junior Blitz 2017 Championships (B) | Blitz | 2018-01-07 | 2018-01-07 | 4 Knights (4K) | 7 | 558 | 7 | 4 | 994.6 | 11.7 | Details |
| 33 | South African Junior Team Championships 2017 (U16D) | Classical | 2018-01-04 | 2018-01-08 | 4 Knights (4K) | 7 | 558 | 7 | 4 | 992.9 | 65.2 | Details |
| 34 | Nkangala Tournament 6 - Reyno Ridge School 2017 (Section A - F) | Standard | 2017-08-26 | 2017-08-26 | Nkangala (MNW) | 5 | 100 | 5 | 2.5 | 595 | 24.9 | Details |
| 35 | Nkangala 5Th Tournament - Reyno Ridge Primary School 2017 (C) | Standard | 2017-05-20 | 2017-05-20 | Nkangala (MNW) | 5 | 538 | 5 | 3 | 757 | 38 | Details |
| 36 | Nkangala 3Rd Tournament - Curro School 2017 (A+B+C) | Standard | 2017-04-22 | 2017-04-22 | Nkangala (MNW) | 5 | 500 | 5 | 3 | 726 | 32.2 | Details |
| 37 | Nkangala 3Rd Tournament - Curro School 2017 (C) | Standard | 2017-03-25 | 2017-03-25 | Nkangala (MNW) | 5 | 500 | 4 | 2 | 500 | 15.9 | Details |
| 38 | Nkangala Tournament - Cambridge School 2017 (B+C) | Standard | 2017-02-25 | 2017-02-25 | Nkangala (MNW) | 5 | 500 | 5 | 3 | 722 | 28.6 | Details |
| 39 | Mnk Curro Bankenveld Tournament (C) | Standard | 2017-01-28 | 2017-01-28 | Nkangala (MNW) | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 500 | 33.2 | 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 | 6 |
| Wins | 3 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Losses | 3 |
| White | 3 |
| Black | 3 |
| White wins | 1 |
| Black wins | 2 |
| Score | 3 |
| Percent | 50 |
| Dp | 0 |
| AOR | 1516.5 |
| Performance | 1516.5 |
Game statistics (History)
| Games | 160 |
| Wins | 87 |
| Draws | 10 |
| Losses | 63 |
| White | 78 |
| Black | 82 |
| White wins | 49 |
| Black wins | 38 |
| Score | 92 |
| Percent | 57.5 |
| Dp | 63.8 |
| AOR | 1159.6 |
| Performance | 1223.3 |
Rankings (Main)
| National | |
| Overall | 7873 |
| Gender | 6364 |
| Age group | 1516 |
| Gender/Age | 1375 |
| Provincial | |
| Overall | 294 |
| Gender | 260 |
| Age group | 58 |
| Gender/Age | 56 |
| Regional | |
| Overall | 53 |
| Gender | 48 |
| Age group | 11 |
| Gender/Age | 10 |
Rankings (Standard)
| National | |
| Overall | 7002 |
| Gender | 5575 |
| Age group | 1242 |
| Gender/Age | 1114 |
| Provincial | |
| Overall | 230 |
| Gender | 209 |
| Age group | 52 |
| Gender/Age | 50 |
| Regional | |
| Overall | 33 |
| Gender | 30 |
| Age group | 9 |
| Gender/Age | 8 |
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 | -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 | 6 |
| Score | 3 |
| Percent | 50 |
| Aor | 1516.5 |
| Dp | 0 |
| Prat | 1516.5 |
Performance (12 months)
| Games | 6 |
| Score | 3 |
| Percent | 50 |
| Aor | 1516.5 |
| Dp | 0 |
| Prat | 1516.5 |
Performance (History)
| Games | 160 |
| Score | 92 |
| Percent | 57.5 |
| Aor | 1159.6 |
| Dp | 63.8 |
| Prat | 1223.3 |
Top 5 opponents most often played
| Type | # | Opponent | Games | White | Black | First tournament | Last tournament | Details |
| Overall | 1 | Mtetwa, L (Lwazi) | 3 | 2 | 1 | Nkangala 1st Toutrnament Laerskool CR Swart 2020 (A+B) | Nkangala 3rd Tournament HTS Witbank 2020 (B) | Details |
| Overall | 2 | Smith, B (Brandon) | 3 | 1 | 2 | Nkangala 5th Tournament Laerskool Panorama - Witbank 2018 (B+C) | Nkangala 3rd Tournament St Thomas Aquinas School - Witbank 2019 (C) | Details |
| Overall | 3 | Walters, R (Ryan) | 3 | 3 | 0 | Nkangala 2nd Tournament St Thomas Aquinas School 2019 (B) | Nkangala 2nd Tournament St Thomas Aquinas School 2020 (A+B) | Details |
| Overall | 4 | Volschenk, E (Ewalt) | 3 | 0 | 3 | Nkangala 1st Tournament Curro - Witbank 2018 (C) | Nkangala 5th Tournament Laerskool Panorama - Witbank 2018 (B+C) | Details |
| Overall | 5 | Lutchman, R (Rishal) | 2 | 1 | 1 | Nkangala 1st Tournament Curro - Witbank 2018 (C) | 3rd Nkangala Tournament Curro School 2018 (C) | Details |
| Standard | 1 | Walters, R (Ryan) | 3 | 3 | 0 | Nkangala 2nd Tournament St Thomas Aquinas School 2019 (B) | Nkangala 2nd Tournament St Thomas Aquinas School 2020 (A+B) | Details |
| Standard | 2 | Smith, B (Brandon) | 2 | 1 | 1 | Nkangala 5th Tournament Laerskool Panorama - Witbank 2018 (B+C) | Nkangala 2nd Tournament St Thomas Aquinas School 2019 (B) | Details |
| Standard | 3 | Ackron, T (Tyler) | 2 | 1 | 1 | Nkangala 2nd Tournament St Thomas Aquinas School 2020 (A+B) | Nkangala 3rd Tournament HTS Witbank 2020 (B) | Details |
| Standard | 4 | Ramasindi, R (Raphadu) | 2 | 1 | 1 | Rhodes Chess Club Invitational 2023 (A) | EC Students Team League 2024 (B) | Details |
| Standard | 5 | Sahluko, E (Emihle) | 2 | 2 | 0 | EC Students Team League 2022 (B) | EC Students Team League 2024 (B) | Details |
| Rapid | 1 | Maharaj, S (Sarjana) | 2 | 2 | 0 | Nkangala 1st Tournament Curro - Witbank 2018 (C) | Nkangala 3rd Tournament St Thomas Aquinas School - Witbank 2019 (C) | Details |
| Rapid | 2 | Volschenk, E (Ewalt) | 2 | 0 | 2 | Nkangala 1st Tournament Curro - Witbank 2018 (C) | 3rd Nkangala Tournament Curro School 2018 (C) | Details |
| Rapid | 3 | Lutchman, R (Rishal) | 2 | 1 | 1 | Nkangala 1st Tournament Curro - Witbank 2018 (C) | 3rd Nkangala Tournament Curro School 2018 (C) | Details |