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Zulu, M (Michael)

Chess SA id

180084083

FIDE id

Date of birth

1980-08-10 (Adult)

Gender

Male

Region

Ethekwini (KED)

Citizen

RSA

Titles

Chess SA registered

Last active game

2023-04-15

Personal details last changed

1900-01-01

Junior GPX Games

Junior GPX Points

Item	Main	Standard	Rapid	Blitz
Rating	1497	1217.2	989.2	655.2
Raw rating	1497	1217.2	989.2	655.2
Weighted rating	1494.3	1217.2	987	655.2
Weighted performance	0	0	0	0
Floor	997	717.2	500	500
K-factor	32	36	40	40
Min/Max rating change allowed	108.6	161.8	223.9	360.3
Highest rating	1497 2024-02-01	1371.7 2019-02-01	1584.2 2018-07-01	1200 2024-02-01
Highest raw rating	1497 2024-02-01	1217.2 2024-02-01	989.2 2024-02-01	655.2 2024-02-01
Highest weighted rating	1488.1 2025-08-01	1217.2 2025-03-01	989.2 2024-11-01	655.2 2024-11-01
Highest weighted performance	1455.8 2018-11-01	1371.7 2019-02-01	1584.2 2018-07-01	1200 2024-02-01

Prediction
Item	Main	Standard	Rapid	Blitz
Rating change	0	0	0	0
New rating	1497	1217.2	989.2	655.2
Analysis
Rating	1497	1217.2	989.2	655.2
Raw rating	1497	1217.2	989.2	655.2
Weighted rating	1494.3	1217.2	987
Weighted performance	0	0	0
K-factor	32	36	40	40
Floor	997	717.2	500	500
Max/Min rating change allowed	108.6	161.8	223.9	360.3
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	1497	1217.2	989.2	655.2
New weighted rating	1496.1	1217.2	988.5	655.2
New weighted performance	0	0	0	0
Temp new rating	1497	1217.2	989.2	655.2
Temp new rating +/-	0	0	0	0
Final new rating +/-	0	0	0	0
New rating	1497	1217.2	989.2	655.2
New K-factor	32	36	40	40
New floor	997	717.2	500	500

Item	Main	Standard	Rapid
	0	0	0
	0	0	0
	0	0	0
	5	5	0
	0	0	0
	0	0	0
History	48	36	12

Games since
	Main 0	Standard 0		Rapid 0		Blitz 0
Gender	Male
Age group	Adult
Region	Ethekwini (KED)
Province	KwaZulu Natal (KZ)
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	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
History
	Games	Score	%	Dp	AvgOpp	Performance
Main	30	21	70	170	1304	1474
Standard	24	18	75	212.5	1245.9	1458.4
Rapid	6	3	50	0	1536.4	1536.4
Blitz	0	0	0	0	0	0

Date	Main	Standard	Rapid	Blitz
2025-09-30	1497	1217.2	989.2	655.2
2025-09-01	1497	1217.2	989.2	655.2
2025-08-01	1497	1217.2	989.2	655.2
2025-07-01	1497	1217.2	989.2	655.2
2025-06-01	1497	1217.2	989.2	655.2
2025-05-01	1497	1217.2	989.2	655.2
2025-04-01	1497	1217.2	989.2	655.2
2025-03-01	1497	1217.2	989.2	655.2
2025-02-01	1497	1217.2	989.2	655.2
2025-01-01	1497	1217.2	989.2	655.2
2024-12-01	1497	1217.2	989.2	655.2
2024-11-01	1497	1217.2	989.2	655.2
2024-10-01	1497	1217.2	989.2	655.2
2024-09-01	1497	1217.2	989.2	655.2
2024-08-01	1497	1217.2	989.2	655.2
2024-07-01	1497	1217.2	989.2	655.2
2024-06-01	1497	1217.2	989.2	655.2
2024-08-01	1497	1217.2	989.2	655.2
2024-04-01	1497	1217.2	989.2	655.2
2024-03-01	1497	1217.2	989.2	655.2
2024-02-01	1497	1217.2	989.2	655.2
2024-01-01	1497	1217.2	989.2	655.2
2023-12-01	1229.8	1217.2	774	655.2
2023-11-01	1229.8	1217.2	774	655.2

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Tournaments

History

No tournaments found.

#	Tournament	Start	End	Type	Host	Rounds	Games	Score	Cfr	Analysis

No tournaments found.

#	Tournament	Start	End	Type	Host	Rounds	Games	Score	Cfr	Analysis

Last 500 tournaments since 01 January 2018

#	Tournament	Start	End	Type	Host	Rounds	Games	Score	Cfr	Analysis
1	Alberton Chess Club Tournament 1 2023 (B)	2023-04-15	2023-04-15	Standard	Ekurhuleni (GE)	5	5	3.5	Yes	Analysis
2	2019 Moss Kolnik Memorial Swiss	2019-01-10	2019-02-28	Standard	Ethekwini (KED)	8	4	2	Yes	Analysis
3	2019 Ethekwini Club Challenge	2019-02-24	2019-02-24	Rapid	Ethekwini (KED)	6	0	0	No	Analysis
4	2018 Durban CC Third Swiss	2018-10-11	2018-11-15	Standard	Ethekwini (KED)	6	3	1.5	Yes	Analysis
5	2018 Ethekwini League	2018-09-09	2018-10-21	Standard	Ethekwini (KED)	7	2	2	Yes	Analysis
6	2018 John Blackburn Memorial	2018-08-02	2018-09-27	Standard	Ethekwini (KED)	7	3	2	Yes	Analysis
7	2018 Durban Chess Club Rapid	2018-06-14	2018-07-26	Rapid	Ethekwini (KED)	8	6	3	Yes	Analysis
8	2018 Durban Chess Club (D)	2018-03-15	2018-05-24	Standard	Ethekwini (KED)	9	7	7	Yes	Analysis
9	2018 Moss Kolnik Memorial	2018-01-11	2018-03-01	Standard	Ethekwini (KED)	8	0	0	No	Analysis

#	Games	Start				End
1	9	Tournament 2018 Durban Chess Club				Tournament 2018 Durban Chess Club Rapid
		date 2018-03-15	rnd 1	type Standard	result 1	date 2018-07-26	rnd 2	type Rapid	result 0.5
		Opponent Govender, L (Lesharn)				Opponent Rooplal, D (Desmond)
2	5	Tournament 2018 Durban Chess Club Rapid				Tournament 2018 Ethekwini League
		date 2018-07-26	rnd 7	type Rapid	result 1	date 2018-09-16	rnd 3	type Standard	result 1
		Opponent Narainsamy, D (Dershan)				Opponent Bandezi, S (Sphesihle)
3	3	Tournament 2018 Durban CC Third Swiss				Tournament 2018 Ethekwini League
		date 2018-10-11	rnd 1	type Standard	result 1	date 2018-10-20	rnd 5	type Standard	result 1
		Opponent Msiya, N (Nyaniso)				Opponent Duma, S (Sifiso)

#	Games	Start				End
1	10	Tournament 2018 Durban Chess Club				Tournament 2018 Ethekwini League
		date 2018-03-15	rnd 1	type Standard	result 1	date 2018-09-16	rnd 3	type Standard	result 1
		Opponent Govender, L (Lesharn)				Opponent Bandezi, S (Sphesihle)
2	3	Tournament 2018 Durban CC Third Swiss				Tournament 2018 Ethekwini League
		date 2018-10-11	rnd 1	type Standard	result 1	date 2018-10-20	rnd 5	type Standard	result 1
		Opponent Msiya, N (Nyaniso)				Opponent Duma, S (Sifiso)
3	2	Tournament Alberton Chess Club Tournament 1 2023				Tournament Alberton Chess Club Tournament 1 2023
		date 2023-04-15	rnd 4	type Standard	result 1	date 2023-04-15	rnd 5	type Standard	result 0.5
		Opponent Masango, S (Sizakele)				Opponent Mpumpa, K (Kitaya)

#	Games	Start				End
1	2	Tournament 2018 Durban Chess Club Rapid				Tournament 2018 Durban Chess Club Rapid
		date 2018-07-26	rnd 7	type Rapid	result 1	date 2018-07-26	rnd 8	type Rapid	result 1
		Opponent Narainsamy, D (Dershan)				Opponent Narainsamy, D (Dershan)
2	2	Tournament 2018 Durban Chess Club Rapid				Tournament 2018 Durban Chess Club Rapid
		date 2018-07-26	rnd 1	type Rapid	result 0.5	date 2018-07-26	rnd 2	type Rapid	result 0.5
		Opponent Rooplal, D (Desmond)				Opponent Rooplal, D (Desmond)

No games found.

#	Games	Start				End

#	Games	Start				End
1	7	Tournament 2018 Durban Chess Club				Tournament 2018 Durban Chess Club
		date 2018-03-15	rnd 1	type Standard	result 1	date 2018-05-10	rnd 8	type Standard	result 1
		Opponent Govender, L (Lesharn)				Opponent Sibeko, T (Thabani)
2	5	Tournament 2018 Durban Chess Club Rapid				Tournament 2018 Ethekwini League
		date 2018-07-26	rnd 7	type Rapid	result 1	date 2018-09-16	rnd 3	type Standard	result 1
		Opponent Narainsamy, D (Dershan)				Opponent Bandezi, S (Sphesihle)
3	2	Tournament Alberton Chess Club Tournament 1 2023				Tournament Alberton Chess Club Tournament 1 2023
		date 2023-04-15	rnd 1	type Standard	result 1	date 2023-04-15	rnd 2	type Standard	result 1
		Opponent Botha, C (Cathri Amari)				Opponent Botha, JCC (Johannes Christiaan Corneli)

#	Games	Start				End
1	10	Tournament 2018 Durban Chess Club				Tournament 2018 Ethekwini League
		date 2018-03-15	rnd 1	type Standard	result 1	date 2018-09-16	rnd 3	type Standard	result 1
		Opponent Govender, L (Lesharn)				Opponent Bandezi, S (Sphesihle)
2	2	Tournament Alberton Chess Club Tournament 1 2023				Tournament Alberton Chess Club Tournament 1 2023
		date 2023-04-15	rnd 1	type Standard	result 1	date 2023-04-15	rnd 2	type Standard	result 1
		Opponent Botha, C (Cathri Amari)				Opponent Botha, JCC (Johannes Christiaan Corneli)
3	1	Tournament Alberton Chess Club Tournament 1 2023				Tournament Alberton Chess Club Tournament 1 2023
		date 2023-04-15	rnd 4	type Standard	result 1	date 2023-04-15	rnd 4	type Standard	result 1
		Opponent Masango, S (Sizakele)				Opponent Masango, S (Sizakele)

#	Games	Start				End
1	2	Tournament 2018 Durban Chess Club Rapid				Tournament 2018 Durban Chess Club Rapid
		date 2018-07-26	rnd 7	type Rapid	result 1	date 2018-07-26	rnd 8	type Rapid	result 1
		Opponent Narainsamy, D (Dershan)				Opponent Narainsamy, D (Dershan)

No games found.

#	Games	Start				End

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	Msiya ,N (Nyaniso)	2	2	425	2	2	425	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	Msiya ,N (Nyaniso)	2	1118.3	1543.3	2	1161.6	1543.3	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Govender ,L (Lesharn)	2	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Govender ,L (Lesharn)	2	1251.9	1251.9	2	1267.7	1251.9	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Rooplal ,D (Desmond)	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0
3	Rooplal ,D (Desmond)	2	1676.1	1676.1	0	0	0	2	1751.5	1676.1	0	0	0
4	Oliver ,HN (Henry Noel)	2	0	-425	0	0	0	2	0	-425	0	0	0
4	Oliver ,HN (Henry Noel)	2	1773.5	1348.5	0	0	0	2	1761	1348.5	0	0	0
5	Narainsamy ,D (Dershan)	2	2	425	0	0	0	2	2	425	0	0	0
5	Narainsamy ,D (Dershan)	2	1159.6	1584.6	0	0	0	2	1200	1584.6	0	0	0
6	Govender ,D (Devon)	1	1	425	1	1	425	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Govender ,D (Devon)	1	1299	1724	1	1277.8	1724	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Masango ,S (Sizakele)	1	1	425	1	1	425	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Masango ,S (Sizakele)	1	1160.5	1585.5	1	1194	1585.5	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Mpumpa ,K (Kitaya)	1	0.5	0	1	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Mpumpa ,K (Kitaya)	1	1286.6	1286.6	1	1320	1286.6	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Ngwenya ,P (Phumlani)	1	0	-425	1	0	-425	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Ngwenya ,P (Phumlani)	1	1265.6	840.6	1	1246.8	840.6	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Puran ,A (Ahdir)	1	0	-425	1	0	-425	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Puran ,A (Ahdir)	1	1651.5	1226.5	1	1662.1	1226.5	0	0	0	0	0	0

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#	Norm	Tournament	Start	End	Rounds	Games	Score	Details

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