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Maluka, MS (Mthobisi Sydwell)
Chess SA id
189061568FIDE id
?Date of birth
1989-07-06 (Adult)Gender
MaleRegion
Ehlanzeni (MEN)Citizen
RSATitles
Chess SA registered
NoLast active game
2025-09-13Personal details last changed
1900-01-01Junior GPX Games
Junior GPX Points
| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 1769 | 1794.8 | 1552.8 | 1516 |
| Raw rating | 1769 | 1794.8 | 1552.8 | 1516 |
| Weighted rating | 1743.4 | 1780.9 | 1541.6 | 1516 |
| Weighted performance | 1694.6 | 1685.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Floor | 1269 | 1300.7 | 1052.8 | 1016 |
| K-factor | 28 | 24 | 32 | 32 |
| Min/Max rating change allowed | 73.7 | 71.1 | 100.3 | 105.7 |
| Highest rating | 17692025-11-01 | 1800.72024-02-01 | 1552.82025-01-01 | 15162019-10-01 |
| Highest raw rating | 17692025-11-01 | 1800.72024-02-01 | 1552.82025-01-01 | 15162024-02-01 |
| Highest weighted rating | 1743.42025-11-01 | 1780.92025-11-01 | 1536.12025-08-01 | 15162019-10-01 |
| Highest weighted performance | 1716.22018-05-01 | 1718.92018-05-01 | 12002024-02-01 | 12002024-02-01 |
| Prediction | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
| Rating change | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New rating | 1769 | 1794.8 | 1552.8 | 1516 |
| Analysis | ||||
| Rating | 1769 | 1794.8 | 1552.8 | 1516 |
| Raw rating | 1769 | 1794.8 | 1552.8 | 1516 |
| Weighted rating | 1743.4 | 1780.9 | 1541.6 | |
| Weighted performance | 1694.6 | 1685.5 | 0 | |
| K-factor | 28 | 24 | 32 | 32 |
| Floor | 1269 | 1300.7 | 1052.8 | 1016 |
| Max/Min rating change allowed | 73.7 | 71.1 | 100.3 | 105.7 |
| 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 | 1769 | 1794.8 | 1552.8 | 1516 |
| New weighted rating | 1745.6 | 1782 | 1543.2 | 1516 |
| New weighted performance | 1684.2 | 1675.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Temp new rating | 1769 | 1794.8 | 1552.8 | 1516 |
| Temp new rating +/- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final new rating +/- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New rating | 1769 | 1794.8 | 1552.8 | 1516 |
| New K-factor | 28 | 24 | 32 | 32 |
| New floor | 1269 | 1300.7 | 1052.8 | 1016 |
| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | 10 | 11 | 0 | |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| History | 165 | 154 | 11 | 0 |
| Games since | |||||||||||||||||
| Main36 | Standard25 | Rapid11 | Blitz0 | ||||||||||||||
| Gender | Male | ||||||||||||||||
| Age group | Adult | ||||||||||||||||
| Region | Ehlanzeni (MEN) | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 15 | 12 | 80 | 255 | 1586.9 | 1841.9 |
| Standard | 15 | 12 | 80 | 255 | 1586.9 | 1841.9 |
| Rapid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blitz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| History | ||||||
| Games | Score | % | Dp | AvgOpp | Performance | |
| Main | 93 | 64 | 68.82 | 159.9 | 1527.4 | 1687.4 |
| Standard | 82 | 55 | 67.07 | 145.1 | 1539.7 | 1684.8 |
| Rapid | 11 | 9 | 81.82 | 270.5 | 1436.3 | 1706.8 |
| Blitz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
| 2025-11-01 | 1769 | 1794.8 | 1552.8 | 1516 |
| 2025-09-30 | 1743.6 | 1778 | 1552.8 | 1516 |
| 2025-09-01 | 1743.6 | 1778 | 1552.8 | 1516 |
| 2025-08-01 | 1743.6 | 1778 | 1552.8 | 1516 |
| 2025-07-01 | 1743.6 | 1778 | 1552.8 | 1516 |
| 2025-06-01 | 1743.6 | 1778 | 1552.8 | 1516 |
| 2025-05-01 | 1743.6 | 1778 | 1552.8 | 1516 |
| 2025-04-01 | 1743.6 | 1778 | 1552.8 | 1516 |
| 2025-03-01 | 1743.6 | 1778 | 1552.8 | 1516 |
| 2025-02-01 | 1723.8 | 1762.3 | 1552.8 | 1516 |
| 2025-01-01 | 1722.7 | 1761.8 | 1552.8 | 1516 |
| 2024-12-01 | 1723 | 1761.8 | 1516 | 1516 |
| 2024-11-01 | 1723 | 1761.8 | 1516 | 1516 |
| 2024-10-01 | 1756.4 | 1799 | 1516 | 1516 |
| 2024-09-01 | 1756.4 | 1799 | 1516 | 1516 |
| 2024-08-01 | 1756.4 | 1799 | 1516 | 1516 |
| 2024-07-01 | 1747 | 1800.7 | 1516 | 1516 |
| 2024-09-01 | 1747 | 1800.7 | 1516 | 1516 |
| 2024-05-01 | 1747 | 1800.7 | 1516 | 1516 |
| 2024-04-01 | 1747 | 1800.7 | 1516 | 1516 |
| 2024-03-01 | 1747 | 1800.7 | 1516 | 1516 |
| 2024-02-01 | 1747 | 1800.7 | 1516 | 1516 |
| 2024-01-01 | 1747 | 1800.7 | 1516 | 1516 |
| 2023-12-01 | 1663.3 | 1671.3 | 1516 | 1516 |
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Tournaments
| # | Tournament | Start | End | Type | Host | Rounds | Games | Score | Cfr | Analysis |
|---|
| # | Tournament | Start | End | Type | Host | Rounds | Games | Score | Cfr | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRAC Mbombela 3rd Annual Tournament 2025 (Open) | 2025-09-13 | 2025-09-13 | Standard | Ehlanzeni (MEN) | 5 | 5 | 4 | Yes | Analysis |
| 2 | Mpumalanga Regional Chess Trials 2025 (Open) | 2025-09-06 | 2025-09-06 | Standard | Ehlanzeni (MEN) | 5 | 5 | 4 | Yes | Analysis |
| 3 | Uplands Chess Tournament 2025 (Open) | 2025-02-08 | 2025-02-08 | Standard | Ehlanzeni (MEN) | 5 | 5 | 4 | Yes | Analysis |
Last 500 tournaments since 01 January 2018
| # | Tournament | Start | End | Type | Host | Rounds | Games | Score | Cfr | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRAC Mbombela 3rd Annual Tournament 2025 (Open) | 2025-09-13 | 2025-09-13 | Standard | Ehlanzeni (MEN) | 5 | 5 | 4 | Yes | Analysis |
| 2 | Mpumalanga Regional Chess Trials 2025 (Open) | 2025-09-06 | 2025-09-06 | Standard | Ehlanzeni (MEN) | 5 | 5 | 4 | Yes | Analysis |
| 3 | Uplands Chess Tournament 2025 (Open) | 2025-02-08 | 2025-02-08 | Standard | Ehlanzeni (MEN) | 5 | 5 | 4 | Yes | Analysis |
| 4 | Chess and Wine Social Rapid Challenge 2024 | 2024-12-07 | 2024-12-07 | Rapid | Ehlanzeni (MEN) | 11 | 11 | 9 | Yes | Analysis |
| 5 | TRAC Mbombela 2024 (Open) | 2024-10-26 | 2024-10-26 | Standard | Ehlanzeni (MEN) | 5 | 5 | 3 | Yes | Analysis |
| 6 | Uplands Chess Tournament 2024 (Open) | 2024-07-27 | 2024-07-27 | Standard | Ehlanzeni (MEN) | 5 | 5 | 4.5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 7 | Trac N4 Mbombela Chess Tournament 2023 (Open) | 2023-09-09 | 2023-09-09 | Standard | Ehlanzeni (MEN) | 5 | 5 | 4.5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 8 | Bergvlam Tournament 2020 (Senior) | 2020-03-13 | 2020-03-14 | Standard | Ehlanzeni (MEN) | 5 | 5 | 3.5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 9 | Uplands 2020 (Open) | 2020-01-25 | 2020-01-25 | Standard | Ehlanzeni (MEN) | 5 | 5 | 2.5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 10 | Ehlanzeni Prestige 2019 | 2019-09-12 | 2019-09-13 | Standard | Ehlanzeni (MEN) | 7 | 7 | 4 | Yes | Analysis |
| 11 | Rob Ferreira 2019 (Open) | 2019-04-06 | 2019-04-06 | Standard | Ehlanzeni (MEN) | 5 | 5 | 3 | Yes | Analysis |
| 12 | Curro Open 2019 (Open) | 2019-04-12 | 2019-04-12 | Standard | Ehlanzeni (MEN) | 5 | 5 | 3 | Yes | Analysis |
| 13 | Chess Unlimited Open 2019 (Open) | 2019-01-26 | 2019-01-26 | Standard | Ehlanzeni (MEN) | 5 | 5 | 3 | Yes | Analysis |
| 14 | Nelpsruit Prestige 2018 (A) | 2018-09-14 | 2018-09-15 | Standard | Ehlanzeni (MEN) | 6 | 6 | 2 | Yes | Analysis |
| 15 | Curro Age Open 2018 (Open) | 2018-05-12 | 2018-05-12 | Standard | Ehlanzeni (MEN) | 5 | 5 | 4 | Yes | Analysis |
| 16 | Uplands College Open (Open) | 2018-03-03 | 2018-03-03 | Standard | Ehlanzeni (MEN) | 5 | 5 | 4 | Yes | Analysis |
| 17 | Rob Ferreira Hoerskool Open 2018 (Open) | 2018-03-17 | 2018-03-17 | Standard | Ehlanzeni (MEN) | 5 | 4 | 2 | Yes | Analysis |
Top 3 Streaks
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | TournamentBergvlam Tournament 2020 | TournamentTRAC Mbombela 2024 | ||||||
| date2020-03-14 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result1 | date2024-10-26 | rnd1 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentSopanam Prabha, A (Arjun) | OpponentMamba, G (German) | ||||||||
| 2 | 9 | TournamentUplands Chess Tournament 2025 | TournamentTRAC Mbombela 3rd Annual Tournament 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-02-08 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | date2025-09-13 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentBhila, E (Eddie) | OpponentJameson, A (Alen) | ||||||||
| 3 | 9 | TournamentChess and Wine Social Rapid Challenge 2024 | TournamentUplands Chess Tournament 2025 | ||||||
| date2024-12-07 | rnd6 | typeRapid | result1 | date2025-02-08 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentMathonsi, I (Innocent) | OpponentNkambule, M (Muzi) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | TournamentBergvlam Tournament 2020 | TournamentTRAC Mbombela 2024 | ||||||
| date2020-03-14 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result1 | date2024-10-26 | rnd1 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentSopanam Prabha, A (Arjun) | OpponentMamba, G (German) | ||||||||
| 2 | 6 | TournamentRob Ferreira Hoerskool Open 2018 | TournamentCurro Age Open 2018 | ||||||
| date2018-03-17 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | date2018-05-12 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result0.5 | ||
| OpponentCraig, M (Marco) | OpponentNkosi, A (Adolph) | ||||||||
| 3 | 5 | TournamentTRAC Mbombela 2024 | TournamentUplands Chess Tournament 2025 | ||||||
| date2024-10-26 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result1 | date2025-02-08 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentMnisi, F (Floyd) | OpponentNkambule, M (Muzi) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | TournamentChess and Wine Social Rapid Challenge 2024 | TournamentChess and Wine Social Rapid Challenge 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-12-07 | rnd6 | typeRapid | result1 | date2024-12-07 | rnd11 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentMathonsi, I (Innocent) | OpponentMnisi, L (Lindo) | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | TournamentChess and Wine Social Rapid Challenge 2024 | TournamentChess and Wine Social Rapid Challenge 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-12-07 | rnd3 | typeRapid | result1 | date2024-12-07 | rnd4 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentMaluleke, PE (Pfumelani) | OpponentBhila, E (Eddie) | ||||||||
| 3 | 1 | TournamentChess and Wine Social Rapid Challenge 2024 | TournamentChess and Wine Social Rapid Challenge 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-12-07 | rnd1 | typeRapid | result1 | date2024-12-07 | rnd1 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentMarubini, D (David) | OpponentMarubini, D (David) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | TournamentChess and Wine Social Rapid Challenge 2024 | TournamentUplands Chess Tournament 2025 | ||||||
| date2024-12-07 | rnd6 | typeRapid | result1 | date2025-02-08 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentMathonsi, I (Innocent) | OpponentNkambule, M (Muzi) | ||||||||
| 2 | 4 | TournamentTrac N4 Mbombela Chess Tournament 2023 | TournamentTrac N4 Mbombela Chess Tournament 2023 | ||||||
| date2023-09-09 | rnd1 | typeStandard | result1 | date2023-09-09 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentOgunjiofor, AJ (Asinobi) | OpponentTholo, P (Phumuza) | ||||||||
| 3 | 4 | TournamentChess Unlimited Open 2019 | TournamentRob Ferreira 2019 | ||||||
| date2019-01-26 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result1 | date2019-04-06 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentFlattery, TJ (Tyrel) | OpponentNkosi, DJ (Dumisa) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | TournamentTRAC Mbombela 2024 | TournamentUplands Chess Tournament 2025 | ||||||
| date2024-10-26 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result1 | date2025-02-08 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentMnisi, F (Floyd) | OpponentNkambule, M (Muzi) | ||||||||
| 2 | 4 | TournamentTrac N4 Mbombela Chess Tournament 2023 | TournamentTrac N4 Mbombela Chess Tournament 2023 | ||||||
| date2023-09-09 | rnd1 | typeStandard | result1 | date2023-09-09 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentOgunjiofor, AJ (Asinobi) | OpponentTholo, P (Phumuza) | ||||||||
| 3 | 4 | TournamentChess Unlimited Open 2019 | TournamentRob Ferreira 2019 | ||||||
| date2019-01-26 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result1 | date2019-04-06 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentFlattery, TJ (Tyrel) | OpponentNkosi, DJ (Dumisa) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | TournamentChess and Wine Social Rapid Challenge 2024 | TournamentChess and Wine Social Rapid Challenge 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-12-07 | rnd6 | typeRapid | result1 | date2024-12-07 | rnd11 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentMathonsi, I (Innocent) | OpponentMnisi, L (Lindo) | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | TournamentChess and Wine Social Rapid Challenge 2024 | TournamentChess and Wine Social Rapid Challenge 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-12-07 | rnd3 | typeRapid | result1 | date2024-12-07 | rnd4 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentMaluleke, PE (Pfumelani) | OpponentBhila, E (Eddie) | ||||||||
| 3 | 1 | TournamentChess and Wine Social Rapid Challenge 2024 | TournamentChess and Wine Social Rapid Challenge 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-12-07 | rnd1 | typeRapid | result1 | date2024-12-07 | rnd1 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentMarubini, D (David) | OpponentMarubini, D (David) | ||||||||
| # | 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 | ||
| Aor | Prat | Aor | Prat | Aor | Prat | Aor | Prat | ||||||
| 1 | Mhango ,BF (Banele) | 8 | 1 | -318.8 | 8 | 1 | -318.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1916.6 | 1597.8 | 1912.4 | 1597.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | Maluleke ,PE (Pfumelani Emmanuel) | 8 | 6 | 212.5 | 7 | 5 | 182.1 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1533.5 | 1746 | 1524 | 1715.7 | 1586.3 | 1958.5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | Nkosi ,DJ (Dumisa Jacob) | 7 | 2 | -182.1 | 7 | 2 | -182.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1768.2 | 1586 | 1769.2 | 1586 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | Nkambule ,M (Muzi) | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 | 3.5 | 70.8 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1546 | 1546 | 1515.2 | 1616.9 | 1200 | 1121 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | Flattery ,TJ (Tyrel) | 5 | 5 | 425 | 5 | 5 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1539.3 | 1964.3 | 1529.2 | 1964.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | Senthumule ,M (Meshack) | 4 | 4 | 425 | 3 | 3 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1389.1 | 1814.1 | 1366.1 | 1814.1 | 1307.7 | 1814.1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | Phiri ,A (Allie) | 4 | 1.5 | -106.2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1548.8 | 1442.5 | 1514 | 1548.8 | 1396.1 | 1123.8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | Mthetho ,J (Jeffrey) | 3 | 2 | 141.7 | 3 | 2 | 141.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1632.7 | 1774.4 | 1622.4 | 1774.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | Gama ,DD (Dalton) | 3 | 1 | -141.7 | 3 | 1 | -141.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1367.3 | 1225.6 | 1369.8 | 1225.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 10 | Sopanam Prabha ,A (Arjun) | 3 | 3 | 425 | 3 | 3 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1384.3 | 1809.3 | 1389.1 | 1809.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Norms
| # | Norm | Tournament | Start | End | Rounds | Games | Score | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|

