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Masemola, S (Steven)

Chess SA id

103086146

FIDE id

Date of birth

2003-04-12 (Adult)

Gender

Male

Region

Nkangala (MNW)

Citizen

RSA

Titles

Chess SA registered

Last active game

2025-04-19

Personal details last changed

1900-01-01

Junior GPX Games

Junior GPX Points

Item	Main	Standard	Rapid	Blitz
Rating	1252.7	1258.3	1060.8	751.6
Raw rating	1252.7	1258.3	1060.8	751.6
Weighted rating	1213.2	1215.7	1060.8	751.6
Weighted performance	1204.2	1190.3	413.1	0
Floor	825.3	819.9	560.8	500
K-factor	36	36	40	40
Min/Max rating change allowed	153.8	152.6	202.2	314.1
Highest rating	1325.3 2022-10-01	1319.9 2022-10-01	1314.2 2018-03-01	1200 2024-11-01
Highest raw rating	1325.3 2022-10-01	1319.9 2022-10-01	1060.8 2024-02-01	751.6 2024-02-01
Highest weighted rating	1325.3 2022-12-01	1319.9 2022-12-01	1060.8 2024-11-01	751.6 2024-11-01
Highest weighted performance	1304.3 2022-07-01	1290 2022-07-01	1314.2 2018-03-01	1200 2024-12-01

Prediction
Item	Main	Standard	Rapid	Blitz
Rating change	0	0	0	0
New rating	1252.7	1258.3	1060.8	751.6
Analysis
Rating	1252.7	1258.3	1060.8	751.6
Raw rating	1252.7	1258.3	1060.8	751.6
Weighted rating	1213.2	1215.7	1060.8
Weighted performance	1204.2	1190.3	413.1
K-factor	36	36	40	40
Floor	825.3	819.9	560.8	500
Max/Min rating change allowed	153.8	152.6	202.2	314.1
Games	0	0	0	0
Score	0	0	0	0
Expected score	0	0	0	0
Score-Expected	0	0	0	0
Temp raw +/-	0	0	0	0
Final raw +/-	0	0	0	0
New raw rating	1252.7	1258.3	1060.8	751.6
New weighted rating	1217.5	1220.4	1060.8	751.6
New weighted performance	1203.7	1189.9	412.7	0
Temp new rating	1252.7	1258.3	1060.8	751.6
Temp new rating +/-	0	0	0	0
Final new rating +/-	0	0	0	0
New rating	1252.7	1258.3	1060.8	751.6
New K-factor	36	36	40	40
New floor	825.3	819.9	560.8	500

Item	Main	Standard	Rapid	Blitz
	0	0	0	0
	9	9	0	0
	15	15	0	0
	7	7	0	0
	35	30	5	0
	0	0	0	0
History	182	143	25	14

Games since
	Main 24	Standard 24		Rapid 0		Blitz 0
Gender	Male
Age group	Adult
Region	Nkangala (MNW)
Province	Mpumalanga (MP)
Main
	RSA		Province		Region
Overall	-1		-1		-1
Male	-1		-1		-1
Adult	-1		-1		-1
Adult Male	-1		-1		-1
Standard
	RSA		Province		Region
Overall	-1		-1		-1
Male	-1		-1		-1
Adult	-1		-1		-1
Adult Male	-1		-1		-1
Rapid
	RSA		Province		Region
Overall	-1		-1		-1
Male	-1		-1		-1
Adult	-1		-1		-1
Adult Male	-1		-1		-1
Blitz
	RSA		Province		Region
Overall	-1		-1		-1
Male	-1		-1		-1
Adult	-1		-1		-1
Adult Male	-1		-1		-1


	Games	Score	%	Dp	AvgOpp	Performance
Main	0	0	0	0	0	0
Standard	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rapid	0	0	0	0	0	0
Blitz	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Games	Score	%	Dp	AvgOpp	Performance
Main	9	6	66.67	141.7	1282.1	1423.8
Standard	9	6	66.67	141.7	1282.1	1423.8
Rapid	0	0	0	0	0	0
Blitz	0	0	0	0	0	0
History
	Games	Score	%	Dp	AvgOpp	Performance
Main	154	89	57.79	66.2	1145.7	1211.9
Standard	115	63.5	55.22	44.3	1170.6	1215
Rapid	25	19	76	221	1062.6	1283.6
Blitz	14	6.5	46.43	-30.4	1089.2	1058.9

Date	Main	Standard	Rapid	Blitz
2025-09-30	1252.7	1258.3	1060.8	751.6
2025-09-01	1252.7	1258.3	1060.8	751.6
2025-08-01	1252.7	1258.3	1060.8	751.6
2025-07-01	1252.7	1258.3	1060.8	751.6
2025-06-01	1252.7	1258.3	1060.8	751.6
2025-05-01	1252.7	1258.3	1060.8	751.6
2025-04-01	1204.8	1201.4	1060.8	751.6
2025-03-01	1204.8	1201.4	1060.8	751.6
2025-02-01	1176.9	1176.6	1060.8	751.6
2025-01-01	1162	1161.8	1060.8	751.6
2024-12-01	1186.5	1190.2	1060.8	751.6
2024-11-01	1186.5	1190.2	1060.8	751.6
2024-10-01	1178.2	1179.4	1060.8	751.6
2024-09-01	1178.2	1179.4	1060.8	751.6
2024-08-01	1178.2	1179.4	1060.8	751.6
2024-07-01	1178.2	1179.4	1060.8	751.6
2024-06-01	1178.2	1179.4	1060.8	751.6
2024-08-01	1178.2	1179.4	1060.8	751.6
2024-04-01	1178.2	1179.4	1060.8	751.6
2024-03-01	1178.2	1179.4	1060.8	751.6
2024-02-01	1178.2	1179.4	1060.8	751.6
2024-01-01	1178.2	1179.4	1060.8	751.6
2023-12-01	1178.2	1170.4	1060.8	744.8
2023-11-01	1178.2	1170.4	1060.8	744.8

Comming soon.

Tournaments

History

No tournaments found.

#	Tournament	Start	End	Type	Host	Rounds	Games	Score	Cfr	Analysis

#	Tournament	Start	End	Type	Host	Rounds	Games	Score	Cfr	Analysis
1	Mpumalanga Open Chess Championship 2025 (C)	2025-04-19	2025-04-19	Standard	Ehlanzeni (MEN)	5	5	3.5	Yes	Analysis
2	SBDCU Trials 5 Makhanda Leg 2025 (U20+Open)	2025-02-22	2025-02-22	Standard	Sarah Baartman (ESB)	5	4	2.5	Yes	Analysis

Last 500 tournaments since 01 January 2018

#	Tournament	Start	End	Type	Host	Rounds	Games	Score	Cfr	Analysis
1	Mpumalanga Open Chess Championship 2025 (C)	2025-04-19	2025-04-19	Standard	Ehlanzeni (MEN)	5	5	3.5	Yes	Analysis
2	SBDCU Trials 5 Makhanda Leg 2025 (U20+Open)	2025-02-22	2025-02-22	Standard	Sarah Baartman (ESB)	5	4	2.5	Yes	Analysis
3	USSA Chess Championships 2024 (Open)	2024-11-29	2024-12-03	Standard	Tshwane (GTP)	9	9	2.5	Yes	Analysis
4	EC Students Team League 2024 (B)	2024-09-14	2024-10-05	Standard	Amathole (EAL)	7	6	2.5	Yes	Analysis
5	SBDCU Trial 2 2024 (Open)	2024-03-23	2024-03-23	Standard	Sarah Baartman (ESB)	5	0	0	No	Analysis
6	SBDCU Closed Trials 2023 (Open)	2023-07-28	2023-07-29	Standard	Sarah Baartman (ESB)	6	1	0	Yes	Analysis
7	Rhodes Chess Club Invitational 2023 (A)	2023-07-22	2023-07-22	Standard	Sarah Baartman (ESB)	5	5	2.5	Yes	Analysis
8	Fountains Mall Open 2023 (B)	2023-05-12	2023-05-13	Standard	Sarah Baartman (ESB)	6	1	0	Yes	Analysis
9	SBDCU Trial 2 2023 (Open)	2023-04-01	2023-04-01	Standard	Sarah Baartman (ESB)	5	0	0	No	Analysis
10	Ussa Chess Championships 2022 (Open)	2022-12-05	2022-12-09	Standard	Frances Baard (NCF)	9	9	2	Yes	Analysis
11	2022 Madibaz Tournament (Open Team)	2022-09-10	2022-09-10	Rapid	Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM)	5	5	3	Yes	Analysis
12	EC Students Team League 2022 (B)	2022-08-20	2022-09-17	Standard	Amathole (EAL)	10	7	4.5	Yes	Analysis
13	2022 NMBCU Trial 4 (U20+Adult)	2022-08-12	2022-08-13	Standard	Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM)	6	0	0	No	Analysis
14	NMBCU Trial 3 2022 (U20)	2022-07-22	2022-07-23	Standard	Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM)	6	5	3	Yes	Analysis
15	2022 Legends Chess Club Open (Development)	2022-06-16	2022-06-16	Standard	Buffalo City (EBC)	5	5	5	Yes	Analysis
16	NMB Senior Trial 1 2022 (Adult)	2022-05-06	2022-05-07	Standard	Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM)	5	4	2	Yes	Analysis
17	Nkangala 3rd Tournament HTS Witbank 2020 (B)	2020-03-07	2020-03-07	Standard	Nkangala (MNW)	5	5	3	Yes	Analysis
18	Nkangala 2nd Tournament St Thomas Aquinas School 2020 (A+B)	2020-02-08	2020-02-08	Standard	Nkangala (MNW)	5	5	4	Yes	Analysis
19	Nkangala 1st Toutrnament Laerskool CR Swart 2020 (A+B)	2020-01-25	2020-01-25	Rapid	Nkangala (MNW)	5	5	5	Yes	Analysis
20	Nkangala 4th Tournament Steelcrest High School - Middelburg 2019 (C)	2019-05-04	2019-05-04	Standard	Nkangala (MNW)	5	4	2	Yes	Analysis
21	Nkangala 3rd Tournament St Thomas Aquinas School - Witbank 2019 (C)	2019-04-13	2019-04-13	Rapid	Nkangala (MNW)	5	5	3	Yes	Analysis
22	Nkangala 2nd Tournament St Thomas Aquinas School 2019 (B)	2019-02-23	2019-02-23	Standard	Nkangala (MNW)	5	5	3	Yes	Analysis
23	2019 Piet Robbertse (C)	2019-02-01	2019-02-03	Standard	Tshwane (GTP)	5	4	2	Yes	Analysis
24	South African Junior Blitz 2018 (U16)	2018-12-19	2018-12-19	Blitz	4 Knights (4K)	7	7	2.5	Yes	Analysis
25	2018 Wild Card Chess Championships (U16 Open)	2018-12-21	2018-12-24	Standard	4 Knights (4K)	7	7	2	Yes	Analysis
26	South African Junior Team Championships 2018 (U16C)	2018-12-16	2018-12-20	Standard	4 Knights (4K)	7	7	6	Yes	Analysis
27	Nkangala 5th Tournament Laerskool Panorama - Witbank 2018 (B+C)	2018-07-28	2018-07-28	Standard	Nkangala (MNW)	5	5	5	Yes	Analysis
28	3rd Nkangala Tournament Curro School 2018 (C)	2018-03-24	2018-03-24	Rapid	Nkangala (MNW)	5	5	4	Yes	Analysis
29	Nkangala 1st Tournament Curro - Witbank 2018 (C)	2018-02-24	2018-02-24	Rapid	Nkangala (MNW)	5	5	4	Yes	Analysis
30	Gert Sibande Open 2018 (B)	2018-02-10	2018-02-10	Standard	Gert Sibande (MGS)	5	5	2.5	Yes	Analysis
31	South African Junior Blitz 2017 Championships (B)	2018-01-07	2018-01-07	Blitz	4 Knights (4K)	7	7	4	Yes	Analysis
32	South African Junior Team Championships 2017 (U16D)	2018-01-04	2018-01-08	Standard	4 Knights (4K)	7	7	4	Yes	Analysis

#	Games	Start				End
1	10	Tournament 3rd Nkangala Tournament Curro School 2018				Tournament South African Junior Team Championships 2018
		date 2018-03-24	rnd 3	type Rapid	result 1	date 2018-12-16	rnd 2	type Standard	result 1
		Opponent Grainger, N (Nicole)				Opponent Claassen, C (Christelene)
2	6	Tournament Nkangala 2nd Tournament St Thomas Aquinas School 2020				Tournament Nkangala 3rd Tournament HTS Witbank 2020
		date 2020-02-08	rnd 2	type Standard	result 1	date 2020-03-07	rnd 2	type Standard	result 1
		Opponent Hayton, K (Kieran)				Opponent Mtetwa, L (Lwazi)
3	6	Tournament Nkangala 4th Tournament Steelcrest High School - Middelburg 2019				Tournament Nkangala 1st Toutrnament Laerskool CR Swart 2020
		date 2019-05-04	rnd 4	type Standard	result 1	date 2020-01-25	rnd 5	type Rapid	result 1
		Opponent Mnisi, BN (Busisiwe)				Opponent Makgobe, T (Tshegofatso)

#	Games	Start				End
1	7	Tournament Nkangala 5th Tournament Laerskool Panorama - Witbank 2018				Tournament South African Junior Team Championships 2018
		date 2018-07-28	rnd 1	type Standard	result 1	date 2018-12-16	rnd 2	type Standard	result 1
		Opponent Smith, B (Brandon)				Opponent Claassen, C (Christelene)
2	6	Tournament Nkangala 2nd Tournament St Thomas Aquinas School 2020				Tournament Nkangala 3rd Tournament HTS Witbank 2020
		date 2020-02-08	rnd 2	type Standard	result 1	date 2020-03-07	rnd 2	type Standard	result 1
		Opponent Hayton, K (Kieran)				Opponent Mtetwa, L (Lwazi)
3	5	Tournament SBDCU Trials 5 Makhanda Leg 2025				Tournament Mpumalanga Open Chess Championship 2025
		date 2025-02-22	rnd 3	type Standard	result 1	date 2025-04-19	rnd 2	type Standard	result 1
		Opponent Gqiza, M (Mfusi)				Opponent Nsingwane, M (Mthokozisi)

#	Games	Start				End
1	6	Tournament Nkangala 3rd Tournament St Thomas Aquinas School - Witbank 2019				Tournament Nkangala 1st Toutrnament Laerskool CR Swart 2020
		date 2019-04-13	rnd 5	type Rapid	result 1	date 2020-01-25	rnd 5	type Rapid	result 1
		Opponent Mathebulo, L (Lesego)				Opponent Makgobe, T (Tshegofatso)
2	6	Tournament Nkangala 1st Tournament Curro - Witbank 2018				Tournament 3rd Nkangala Tournament Curro School 2018
		date 2018-02-24	rnd 1	type Rapid	result 1	date 2018-03-24	rnd 1	type Rapid	result 1
		Opponent Maharaj, S (Sarjana)				Opponent Mkasi, L (Leila)
3	3	Tournament 3rd Nkangala Tournament Curro School 2018				Tournament 3rd Nkangala Tournament Curro School 2018
		date 2018-03-24	rnd 3	type Rapid	result 1	date 2018-03-24	rnd 5	type Rapid	result 1
		Opponent Grainger, N (Nicole)				Opponent Lutchman, R (Rishal)

#	Games	Start				End
1	3	Tournament South African Junior Blitz 2018				Tournament South African Junior Blitz 2018
		date 2018-12-19	rnd 5	type Blitz	result 1	date 2018-12-19	rnd 7	type Blitz	result 1
		Opponent Olivier, N (Nico)				Opponent Richards, E (Elijah)
2	2	Tournament South African Junior Blitz 2017 Championships				Tournament South African Junior Blitz 2017 Championships
		date 2018-01-07	rnd 1	type Blitz	result 1	date 2018-01-07	rnd 2	type Blitz	result 1
		Opponent Mushi, R (Rebaabetswe)				Opponent Le Roux, G (Gerrit)
3	1	Tournament South African Junior Blitz 2017 Championships				Tournament South African Junior Blitz 2017 Championships
		date 2018-01-07	rnd 7	type Blitz	result 1	date 2018-01-07	rnd 7	type Blitz	result 1
		Opponent Coetzee, M (Marius)				Opponent Coetzee, M (Marius)

#	Games	Start				End
1	10	Tournament 3rd Nkangala Tournament Curro School 2018				Tournament South African Junior Team Championships 2018
		date 2018-03-24	rnd 3	type Rapid	result 1	date 2018-12-16	rnd 2	type Standard	result 1
		Opponent Grainger, N (Nicole)				Opponent Claassen, C (Christelene)
2	6	Tournament Nkangala 2nd Tournament St Thomas Aquinas School 2020				Tournament Nkangala 3rd Tournament HTS Witbank 2020
		date 2020-02-08	rnd 2	type Standard	result 1	date 2020-03-07	rnd 2	type Standard	result 1
		Opponent Hayton, K (Kieran)				Opponent Mtetwa, L (Lwazi)
3	6	Tournament Nkangala 4th Tournament Steelcrest High School - Middelburg 2019				Tournament Nkangala 1st Toutrnament Laerskool CR Swart 2020
		date 2019-05-04	rnd 4	type Standard	result 1	date 2020-01-25	rnd 5	type Rapid	result 1
		Opponent Mnisi, BN (Busisiwe)				Opponent Makgobe, T (Tshegofatso)

#	Games	Start				End
1	7	Tournament Nkangala 5th Tournament Laerskool Panorama - Witbank 2018				Tournament South African Junior Team Championships 2018
		date 2018-07-28	rnd 1	type Standard	result 1	date 2018-12-16	rnd 2	type Standard	result 1
		Opponent Smith, B (Brandon)				Opponent Claassen, C (Christelene)
2	6	Tournament Nkangala 2nd Tournament St Thomas Aquinas School 2020				Tournament Nkangala 3rd Tournament HTS Witbank 2020
		date 2020-02-08	rnd 2	type Standard	result 1	date 2020-03-07	rnd 2	type Standard	result 1
		Opponent Hayton, K (Kieran)				Opponent Mtetwa, L (Lwazi)
3	5	Tournament NMBCU Trial 3 2022				Tournament EC Students Team League 2022
		date 2022-07-23	rnd 3	type Standard	result 1	date 2022-08-20	rnd 2	type Standard	result 1
		Opponent Manley, D (David Luc)				Opponent Sahluko, E (Emihle)

#	Games	Start				End
1	6	Tournament Nkangala 3rd Tournament St Thomas Aquinas School - Witbank 2019				Tournament Nkangala 1st Toutrnament Laerskool CR Swart 2020
		date 2019-04-13	rnd 5	type Rapid	result 1	date 2020-01-25	rnd 5	type Rapid	result 1
		Opponent Mathebulo, L (Lesego)				Opponent Makgobe, T (Tshegofatso)
2	3	Tournament 3rd Nkangala Tournament Curro School 2018				Tournament 3rd Nkangala Tournament Curro School 2018
		date 2018-03-24	rnd 3	type Rapid	result 1	date 2018-03-24	rnd 5	type Rapid	result 1
		Opponent Grainger, N (Nicole)				Opponent Lutchman, R (Rishal)
3	2	Tournament 2022 Madibaz Tournament				Tournament 2022 Madibaz Tournament
		date 2022-09-10	rnd 4	type Rapid	result 1	date 2022-09-10	rnd 5	type Rapid	result 1
		Opponent Meyer, N (Nolan)				Opponent Billett, L (Lauren)

#	Games	Start				End
1	2	Tournament South African Junior Blitz 2017 Championships				Tournament South African Junior Blitz 2017 Championships
		date 2018-01-07	rnd 1	type Blitz	result 1	date 2018-01-07	rnd 2	type Blitz	result 1
		Opponent Mushi, R (Rebaabetswe)				Opponent Le Roux, G (Gerrit)
2	1	Tournament South African Junior Blitz 2018				Tournament South African Junior Blitz 2018
		date 2018-12-19	rnd 7	type Blitz	result 1	date 2018-12-19	rnd 7	type Blitz	result 1
		Opponent Richards, E (Elijah)				Opponent Richards, E (Elijah)
3	1	Tournament South African Junior Blitz 2018				Tournament South African Junior Blitz 2018
		date 2018-12-19	rnd 5	type Blitz	result 1	date 2018-12-19	rnd 5	type Blitz	result 1
		Opponent Olivier, N (Nico)				Opponent Olivier, N (Nico)

Top 10 opponents most often played

#	Opponent	Main			Standard			Rapid			Blitz
		Gms	Score	Dp	Gms	Score	Dp	Gms	Score	Dp	Gms	Score	Dp
		Gms	Aor	Prat	Gms	Aor	Prat	Gms	Aor	Prat	Gms	Aor	Prat
1	Walters ,R (Ryan)	3	2	141.7	3	2	141.7	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	Walters ,R (Ryan)	3	1159.4	1301	3	1162.3	1301	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Smith ,B (Brandon)	3	3	425	2	2	425	1	1	425	0	0	0
2	Smith ,B (Brandon)	3	920.2	1345.2	2	689.6	1345.2	1	891.2	1345.2	0	0	0
3	Mtetwa ,L (Lwazi)	3	3	425	2	2	425	1	1	425	0	0	0
3	Mtetwa ,L (Lwazi)	3	1192.7	1617.7	2	916.9	1617.7	1	1132.9	1617.7	0	0	0
4	Volschenk ,E (Ewalt)	3	1.5	0	1	1	425	2	0.5	-212.5	0	0	0
4	Volschenk ,E (Ewalt)	3	997.8	997.8	1	864.2	1422.8	2	1039.6	785.3	0	0	0
5	Sahluko ,E (Emihle)	2	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Sahluko ,E (Emihle)	2	1273.8	1273.8	2	1291.8	1273.8	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Ramasindi ,R (Raphadu)	2	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Ramasindi ,R (Raphadu)	2	1320.8	1320.8	2	1331.1	1320.8	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Ackron ,T (Tyler)	2	2	425	2	2	425	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Ackron ,T (Tyler)	2	1240.6	1665.6	2	1214.2	1665.6	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Lefefa ,D (Dimpho)	2	1	0	1	0	-425	1	1	425	0	0	0
8	Lefefa ,D (Dimpho)	2	1141.1	1141.1	1	1063	716.1	1	960.2	1566.1	0	0	0
9	Olivier ,A (Ashle)	2	1	0	1	0	-425	1	1	425	0	0	0
9	Olivier ,A (Ashle)	2	754.4	754.4	1	696.4	329.4	1	789.2	1179.4	0	0	0
10	Edeani ,C (Chidinma)	2	0	-425	1	0	-425	1	0	-425	0	0	0
10	Edeani ,C (Chidinma)	2	1176.6	751.6	1	1296.3	751.6	1	854.8	751.6	0	0	0

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