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Thandolwethu Buthelezi
1090160246King Cetshwayo (KUR)Personal
Main rating
| Rating | 1627 |
| K-factor | 28 |
| Floor | 1127 |
| Highest | 1627 (2026-03-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 90 |
| Rating Change () | |
| Games | 9 |
| Score | 4 |
| We | 4.15 |
| SWe | -0.15 |
| Temp +/- | -4.2 |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Weight perform | 1618.2 |
| Final +/- | -4.2 |
| New Rating () | |
| Rating | 1622.8 |
| K-factor | 28 |
| Floor | 1127 |
| Highest | 1627 (2026-03-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 90.2 |
Standard rating
| Rating | 1632.2 |
| K-factor | 28 |
| Floor | 1132.2 |
| Highest | 1632.2 (2026-03-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 89.6 |
| Rating Change () | |
| Games | 9 |
| Score | 4 |
| We | 4.25 |
| SWe | -0.25 |
| Temp +/- | -7 |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Weight perform | 1618.2 |
| Final +/- | -7 |
| New Rating () | |
| Rating | 1625.3 |
| K-factor | 28 |
| Floor | 1132.2 |
| Highest | 1632.2 (2026-03-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 89.6 |
Rapid rating
| Rating | 1428.7 |
| K-factor | 32 |
| Floor | 928.7 |
| Highest | 1473.9 (2025-11-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 112.2 |
| Rating Change () | |
| Games | 0 |
| Score | 0 |
| We | 0 |
| SWe | 0 |
| Temp +/- | 0 |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Weight perform | 1511.9 |
| Final +/- | 0 |
| New Rating () | |
| Rating | 1428.7 |
| K-factor | 32 |
| Floor | 928.7 |
| Highest | 1473.9 (2025-11-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 112.2 |
Blitz rating
| Rating | 1200 |
| K-factor | 36 |
| Floor | 700 |
| Highest | 1200 (2018-10-01) |
| 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 | 1200 |
| K-factor | 36 |
| Floor | 700 |
| Highest | 1200 (2018-10-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 165.8 |
Rating Graph
Tournaments
| # | Tournament | Type | Start | End | Host | Rounds | Rating | Games | Score | Perform | Rat+/- | Details |
| 1 | South African Junior Closed Chess Championship 2026 (U18 Open) | Classical | 2026-03-28 | 2026-04-02 | Bojanala Platina (NBR) | 9 | 1627 | 9 | 4 | 1617.2 | -4.2 | Details |
| # | Tournament | Type | Start | End | Host | Rounds | Rating | Games | Score | Perform | Rat+/- | Details |
| 1 | 2026 Eshowe High Chess Tournament (Open) | Standard | 2026-03-14 | 2026-03-14 | King Cetshwayo (KUR) | 5 | 1595.2 | 4 | 4 | 1675.5 | 11.2 | Details |
| 2 | 2026 King Cetshwayo Championship (Open) | Standard | 2026-02-28 | 2026-02-28 | King Cetshwayo (KUR) | 5 | 1595.2 | 5 | 3.5 | 1590.4 | -1.6 | Details |
| 3 | 2026 King Cetshwayo Chess Open (Open) | Standard | 2026-02-07 | 2026-02-07 | King Cetshwayo (KUR) | 5 | 1594.1 | 5 | 4 | 1607.2 | 0.8 | Details |
| 4 | 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open) | Standard | 2025-12-15 | 2025-12-17 | Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) | 6 | 1541.9 | 6 | 5 | 1820.1 | 32.5 | Details |
| 5 | 2025 King Cetshwayo SALGA Selections (U20 Boys) | Rapid | 2025-10-18 | 2025-10-18 | King Cetshwayo (KUR) | 5 | 1530.9 | 5 | 3.5 | 1620.5 | 6.8 | Details |
| 6 | 2025 KZN Provincial Trials (U18) | Rapid | 2025-09-06 | 2025-09-06 | Ethekwini (KED) | 6 | 1530.1 | 6 | 4 | 1720.2 | 14.3 | Details |
| 7 | 2025 KwaZulu-Natal Women Championship (A) | Rapid | 2025-08-23 | 2025-08-23 | King Cetshwayo (KUR) | 6 | 1530.1 | 6 | 2.5 | 1415.1 | -9.7 | Details |
| 8 | 2025 King Cetshwayo Inter-School Teams Junior Primary (High School) | Rapid | 2025-08-02 | 2025-08-02 | King Cetshwayo (KUR) | 5 | 1494.3 | 5 | 5 | 1756.3 | 18.2 | Details |
| 9 | 2025 King Cetshwayo Winter Open (Open) | Standard | 2025-05-17 | 2025-05-17 | King Cetshwayo (KUR) | 5 | 1374.5 | 5 | 4.5 | 1696 | 31.2 | Details |
| 10 | 2025 KZN Open (B) | Standard | 2025-05-02 | 2025-05-04 | Ethekwini (KED) | 7 | 1374.5 | 6 | 5 | 1498.7 | 16.7 | Details |
| 11 | 2025 King Cetshwayo Anniversary (Open) | Standard | 2025-04-12 | 2025-04-12 | King Cetshwayo (KUR) | 5 | 1381.4 | 5 | 3 | 1328.4 | -4.3 | Details |
| 12 | 2025 Kinng Cetshwayo Championship (U18) | Standard | 2025-03-01 | 2025-03-01 | King Cetshwayo (KUR) | 5 | 1374.8 | 5 | 3 | 1409.6 | 4.1 | Details |
| 13 | 2025 King Cetshwayo Open (U18-Adult) | Standard | 2025-02-15 | 2025-02-15 | King Cetshwayo (KUR) | 5 | 1360 | 5 | 3.5 | 1446.5 | 9.3 | Details |
| 14 | 2024 SALGA KZN DSAC Games | Standard | 2024-12-06 | 2024-12-08 | Ethekwini (KED) | 7 | 1403 | 6 | 1 | 1174.8 | -26.9 | Details |
| 15 | 2024 King Cetshwayo SALGA Games Selections (U20 Boys) | Rapid | 2024-10-27 | 2024-10-27 | King Cetshwayo (KUR) | 5 | 1385 | 5 | 3.5 | 1551.7 | 11.4 | Details |
| 16 | 2024 South Africa National Schools Chess Championship (U15 Boys) | Standard | 2024-09-27 | 2024-09-28 | Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) | 7 | 1422.9 | 7 | 3 | 1193.9 | -31.8 | Details |
| 17 | 2024 KZN Schools District Selections (U15 Boys) | Standard | 2024-09-13 | 2024-09-15 | Ethekwini (KED) | 6 | 1422.9 | 6 | 4 | 1489.3 | 8 | Details |
| 18 | 2024 King Cetswayo School Chess Selections (U15 Boys) | Rapid | 2024-08-24 | 2024-08-24 | King Cetshwayo (KUR) | 5 | 1413 | 4 | 3 | 1456.7 | 2.5 | Details |
| 19 | 2024 Umlalazi Chess Tournament (U16+U18) | Standard | 2024-07-27 | 2024-07-27 | King Cetshwayo (KUR) | 5 | 1413 | 5 | 4 | 1453.2 | 3.7 | Details |
| 20 | South African Open Chess Championship 2024 (C) | Standard | 2024-07-04 | 2024-07-07 | Ethekwini (KED) | 7 | 1381.3 | 7 | 5 | 1460.5 | 11.6 | Details |
| 21 | 2024 King Cetshwayo Winter Open (U16) | Standard | 2024-06-08 | 2024-06-08 | King Cetshwayo (KUR) | 5 | 1374.8 | 5 | 3 | 1372.1 | 0.5 | Details |
| 22 | 2024 King Cesthwayo Chess Anniversary (U16) | Standard | 2024-04-20 | 2024-04-21 | King Cetshwayo (KUR) | 7 | 1330 | 7 | 5.5 | 1505 | 24.9 | Details |
| 23 | 2024 King Cetshwayo Chess Open (B) | Standard | 2024-02-17 | 2024-02-18 | King Cetshwayo (KUR) | 7 | 1251.4 | 7 | 6 | 1576.1 | 43.7 | Details |
| 24 | 2023 King Cetshwayo Winter Open (U16) | Standard | 2023-07-29 | 2023-07-30 | King Cetshwayo (KUR) | 7 | 1207.8 | 6 | 4 | 1415.1 | 24.2 | Details |
| 25 | 2023 Imperial City Campus KC Open (U16) | Standard | 2023-02-18 | 2023-02-19 | King Cetshwayo (KUR) | 7 | 1200 | 7 | 3.5 | 1235.7 | 4.1 | 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 | 23 |
| Wins | 14 |
| Draws | 3 |
| Losses | 6 |
| White | 13 |
| Black | 10 |
| White wins | 7 |
| Black wins | 7 |
| Score | 15.5 |
| Percent | 67.4 |
| Dp | 147.8 |
| AOR | 1471.5 |
| Performance | 1619.3 |
Game statistics (History)
| Games | 149 |
| Wins | 94 |
| Draws | 12 |
| Losses | 43 |
| White | 76 |
| Black | 73 |
| White wins | 47 |
| Black wins | 47 |
| Score | 100 |
| Percent | 67.1 |
| Dp | 145.5 |
| AOR | 1352.8 |
| Performance | 1498.3 |
Rankings (Main)
| National | |
| Overall | 846 |
| Gender | 782 |
| Age group | 82 |
| Gender/Age | 72 |
| Provincial | |
| Overall | 51 |
| Gender | 50 |
| Age group | 6 |
| Gender/Age | 5 |
| Regional | |
| Overall | 4 |
| Gender | 4 |
| Age group | 2 |
| Gender/Age | 2 |
Rankings (Standard)
| National | |
| Overall | 763 |
| Gender | 705 |
| Age group | 70 |
| Gender/Age | 61 |
| Provincial | |
| Overall | 45 |
| Gender | 44 |
| Age group | 6 |
| Gender/Age | 5 |
| Regional | |
| Overall | 3 |
| Gender | 3 |
| Age group | 2 |
| Gender/Age | 2 |
Rankings (Rapid)
| National | |
| Overall | 637 |
| Gender | 572 |
| Age group | 79 |
| Gender/Age | 71 |
| Provincial | |
| Overall | 67 |
| Gender | 60 |
| Age group | 7 |
| Gender/Age | 6 |
| Regional | |
| Overall | 6 |
| Gender | 5 |
| Age group | 2 |
| Gender/Age | 2 |
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 | 9 |
| Score | 4 |
| Percent | 44.4 |
| Aor | 1664.4 |
| Dp | -47.2 |
| Prat | 1617.2 |
Performance ()
| Games | 23 |
| Score | 15.5 |
| Percent | 67.4 |
| Aor | 1471.5 |
| Dp | 147.8 |
| Prat | 1619.3 |
Performance (12 months)
| Games | 62 |
| Score | 45 |
| Percent | 72.6 |
| Aor | 1442.5 |
| Dp | 191.9 |
| Prat | 1634.4 |
Performance (History)
| Games | 149 |
| Score | 100 |
| Percent | 67.1 |
| Aor | 1352.8 |
| Dp | 145.5 |
| Prat | 1498.3 |
Top 5 opponents most often played
| Type | # | Opponent | Games | White | Black | First tournament | Last tournament | Details |
| Overall | 1 | Adekola, T (Treasure) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2024 King Cetshwayo Chess Open (B) | 2026 King Cetshwayo Championship (Open) | Details |
| Overall | 2 | Sithole, A (Akaziwe) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2024 King Cesthwayo Chess Anniversary (U16) | 2026 Eshowe High Chess Tournament (Open) | Details |
| Overall | 3 | Mkwanazi, Y (Yongama) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2024 King Cesthwayo Chess Anniversary (U16) | 2025 Kinng Cetshwayo Championship (U18) | Details |
| Overall | 4 | Zulu, S (Sandiso) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2024 SALGA KZN DSAC Games | 2025 King Cetshwayo Winter Open (Open) | Details |
| Overall | 5 | Masuku, C (Cebolenkosi) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2023 Imperial City Campus KC Open (U16) | 2026 Eshowe High Chess Tournament (Open) | Details |
| Standard | 1 | Adekola, T (Treasure) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2024 King Cetshwayo Chess Open (B) | 2026 King Cetshwayo Championship (Open) | Details |
| Standard | 2 | Mkwanazi, Y (Yongama) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2024 King Cesthwayo Chess Anniversary (U16) | 2025 Kinng Cetshwayo Championship (U18) | Details |
| Standard | 3 | Sithole, A (Akaziwe) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2024 King Cesthwayo Chess Anniversary (U16) | 2026 Eshowe High Chess Tournament (Open) | Details |
| Standard | 4 | Zulu, S (Sandiso) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2024 SALGA KZN DSAC Games | 2025 King Cetshwayo Winter Open (Open) | Details |
| Standard | 5 | Masuku, C (Cebolenkosi) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2023 Imperial City Campus KC Open (U16) | 2026 Eshowe High Chess Tournament (Open) | Details |
| Rapid | 1 | Adekola, T (Treasure) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2024 King Cetshwayo SALGA Games Selections (U20 Boys) | 2025 King Cetshwayo SALGA Selections (U20 Boys) | Details |
| Rapid | 2 | Segadevan, S (Saien) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2025 KZN Provincial Trials (U18) | 2025 King Cetshwayo SALGA Selections (U20 Boys) | Details |
| Rapid | 3 | Mgenge, S (Siyamthemba) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2024 King Cetswayo School Chess Selections (U15 Boys) | 2024 King Cetshwayo SALGA Games Selections (U20 Boys) | Details |