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Nhlakanipho Mbanjwa
189084078Ethekwini (KED)Personal
Main rating
| Rating | 1578.7 |
| K-factor | 28 |
| Floor | 1142 |
| Highest | 1642 (2018-03-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 88 |
| Rating Change () | |
| Games | 0 |
| Score | 0 |
| We | 0 |
| SWe | 0 |
| Temp +/- | 0 |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Weight perform | 1471.2 |
| Final +/- | 0 |
| New Rating () | |
| Rating | 1578.7 |
| K-factor | 28 |
| Floor | 1142 |
| Highest | 1642 (2018-03-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 88.3 |
Standard rating
| Rating | 1563.1 |
| K-factor | 28 |
| Floor | 1142 |
| Highest | 1642 (2018-03-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 88.3 |
| Rating Change () | |
| Games | 0 |
| Score | 0 |
| We | 0 |
| SWe | 0 |
| Temp +/- | 0 |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Weight perform | 1412.9 |
| Final +/- | 0 |
| New Rating () | |
| Rating | 1563.1 |
| K-factor | 28 |
| Floor | 1142 |
| Highest | 1642 (2018-03-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 88.3 |
Rapid rating
| Rating | 1560 |
| K-factor | 28 |
| Floor | 1142 |
| Highest | 1642 (2018-03-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 88.3 |
| Rating Change () | |
| Games | 0 |
| Score | 0 |
| We | 0 |
| SWe | 0 |
| Temp +/- | 0 |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Weight perform | 1498.5 |
| Final +/- | 0 |
| New Rating () | |
| Rating | 1560 |
| K-factor | 28 |
| Floor | 1142 |
| Highest | 1642 (2018-03-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 88.3 |
Blitz rating
| Rating | 1587.2 |
| K-factor | 28 |
| Floor | 1142 |
| Highest | 1642 (2018-03-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 88.3 |
| Rating Change () | |
| Games | 0 |
| Score | 0 |
| We | 0 |
| SWe | 0 |
| Temp +/- | 0 |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Weight perform | 0 |
| Final +/- | 0 |
| New Rating () | |
| Rating | 1587.2 |
| K-factor | 28 |
| Floor | 1142 |
| Highest | 1642 (2018-03-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 88.3 |
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 | 2025 TOPTD 11th Annual Chess Tournament | Rapid | 2025-12-26 | 2025-12-26 | Ethekwini (KED) | 6 | 1576.3 | 6 | 4 | 1598.9 | 0 | Details |
| 2 | 2025 Kwadabeka Chess Club Year End Open | Rapid | 2025-11-29 | 2025-11-29 | Ethekwini (KED) | 6 | 1572.1 | 6 | 3 | 1581.5 | 0 | Details |
| 3 | 2025 KZN Provincial Trials (Adult) | Rapid | 2025-09-06 | 2025-09-06 | Ethekwini (KED) | 6 | 1559.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Details |
| 4 | 2025 KwaZulu-Natal Women Championship (A) | Rapid | 2025-08-23 | 2025-08-23 | King Cetshwayo (KUR) | 6 | 1559.7 | 6 | 4 | 1664.2 | 0 | Details |
| 5 | South African Open 2025 (B) | Classical | 2025-06-28 | 2025-07-05 | Johannesburg Metro (GJM) | 11 | 1580.7 | 11 | 6 | 1524.9 | 0 | Details |
| 6 | Moja Chess Extravaganza 2025 (C) | Classical | 2025-04-26 | 2025-05-01 | Johannesburg Metro (GJM) | 9 | 1573.1 | 8 | 6 | 1566 | 0 | Details |
| 7 | 2025 KZN Open (A) | Standard | 2025-05-02 | 2025-05-04 | Ethekwini (KED) | 7 | 1573.1 | 2 | 0.5 | 1719.9 | 0 | Details |
| 8 | 2025 Ethekwini Open (A) | Standard | 2025-03-21 | 2025-03-22 | Ethekwini (KED) | 6 | 1540.2 | 6 | 4 | 1743.9 | 0 | Details |
| 9 | 2024 Ethekwini Open (A) | Standard | 2024-04-20 | 2024-04-21 | Ethekwini (KED) | 6 | 1545.3 | 6 | 4 | 1488.1 | 0 | Details |
| 10 | Human Rights Rapid Chess Tournament 2024 | Rapid | 2024-03-16 | 2024-03-16 | Ethekwini (KED) | 7 | 1540.6 | 6 | 4 | 1596.9 | 0 | Details |
| 11 | 2023 KwaDabeka Chess Open | Standard | 2023-12-02 | 2023-12-02 | Ethekwini (KED) | 5 | 1538.8 | 5 | 3.5 | 1543.4 | 0 | Details |
| 12 | 2023 TOPTD Chess Tournament | Rapid | 2023-12-26 | 2023-12-26 | Ethekwini (KED) | 6 | 1538.8 | 6 | 3.5 | 1523.7 | 0 | Details |
| 13 | 2022 Unizulu Chess Tournament (Open) | Standard | 2022-09-03 | 2022-09-04 | King Cetshwayo (KUR) | 7 | 1539.7 | 6 | 4 | 1581.7 | 0 | Details |
| 14 | 2022 Heritage Day Open (A) | Standard | 2022-09-24 | 2022-09-25 | Ethekwini (KED) | 6 | 1539.7 | 6 | 4 | 1473.5 | 0 | Details |
| 15 | 2019 King Cetshwayo Christmas Championship (U18-Adults) | Standard | 2019-11-24 | 2019-11-24 | King Cetshwayo (KUR) | 5 | 1577.8 | 5 | 3 | 1263.6 | 0 | Details |
| 16 | 2019 Umhlathuze Summer Championship (Open) | Standard | 2019-10-05 | 2019-10-05 | King Cetshwayo (KUR) | 5 | 1569.2 | 5 | 5 | 1609.2 | 0 | Details |
| 17 | 2019 King Cetswayo Winter Championship (U16-Adult) | Standard | 2019-08-31 | 2019-09-01 | iLembe (KIK) | 7 | 1568.5 | 7 | 5.5 | 1504.6 | 0 | Details |
| 18 | 2019 King Cetswayo Fun (Blitz) | Blitz | 2019-07-27 | 2019-07-27 | King Cetshwayo (KUR) | 7 | 1568.8 | 7 | 6 | 1618.8 | 0 | Details |
| 19 | 2019 King Cetswayo Fun (Open) | Standard | 2019-07-27 | 2019-07-28 | King Cetshwayo (KUR) | 6 | 1568.8 | 6 | 5 | 1551.9 | 0 | Details |
| 20 | 2019 King Cetshwayo Championship (U20+Adult) | Standard | 2019-05-04 | 2019-05-05 | King Cetshwayo (KUR) | 6 | 1544.4 | 6 | 5 | 1622.2 | 0 | Details |
| 21 | 2019 Ethekwini Open (A) | Standard | 2019-03-30 | 2019-03-31 | Ethekwini (KED) | 6 | 1536.5 | 6 | 3 | 1748.8 | 0 | Details |
| 22 | 2019 Unizulu Open (U20+Adults) | Standard | 2019-03-23 | 2019-03-24 | Zululand (KUZ) | 7 | 1536.5 | 7 | 5.5 | 1515.2 | 0 | Details |
| 23 | 2019 King Cetshwayo Anniversary (U18-Adult) | Standard | 2019-03-02 | 2019-03-03 | King Cetshwayo (KUR) | 7 | 1536.5 | 6 | 4.5 | 1404.3 | 0 | Details |
| 24 | 2019 King Cetshwayo Open (U16-Adult) | Standard | 2019-02-02 | 2019-02-03 | King Cetshwayo (KUR) | 7 | 1527.9 | 7 | 7 | 1552.1 | 0 | Details |
| 25 | South African Junior Blitz 2018 (Open) | Blitz | 2018-12-19 | 2018-12-19 | 4 Knights (4K) | 7 | 1531.5 | 5 | 2 | 1452.7 | 0 | Details |
| 26 | 2018 Ethekwini League | Standard | 2018-09-09 | 2018-10-21 | Ethekwini (KED) | 7 | 1545.4 | 1 | 0 | 1062.1 | 0 | Details |
| 27 | 2018 KZN Open (A) | Classical | 2018-04-27 | 2018-04-30 | Ethekwini (KED) | 7 | 1604.2 | 7 | 3 | 1336.4 | 0 | Details |
| 28 | 2018 Ethekwini Open (A) | Standard | 2018-03-24 | 2018-03-25 | Ethekwini (KED) | 6 | 1642 | 5 | 3 | 1524.2 | 0 | Details |
| 29 | 2018 Battle Of Knights (Senior) | Rapid | 2018-03-17 | 2018-03-17 | Ethekwini (KED) | 6 | 1642 | 6 | 5 | 1431.4 | 0 | Details |
| 30 | 2017 King Cetshwayo Fun (U18, U20, Adult) | Standard | 2017-06-24 | 2017-06-25 | Kwazulu Natal (KZN) | 7 | 1578 | 7 | 7 | 1558 | 0 | Details |
| 31 | 2017 Kzn Open (A) | Standard | 2017-04-27 | 2017-04-30 | Kwazulu Natal (KZN) | 7 | 1578 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Details |
| 32 | 2017 Kzn Blitz Championship | Standard | 2017-04-29 | 2017-04-29 | Kwazulu Natal (KZN) | 9 | 100 | 8 | 5 | 980 | 0 | Details |
| 33 | 2017 Ethekwini Open (B) | Standard | 2017-03-18 | 2017-03-21 | Kwazulu Natal (KZN) | 7 | 1623 | 6 | 4.5 | 1191 | 0 | Details |
| 34 | 2016 Ethekwini Chess League (A) | Standard | 2016-09-25 | 2016-11-20 | Ethekwini (KED) | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1366 | 0 | Details |
| 35 | 2016 Ethekwini Open (Section A) | Standard | 2016-09-03 | 2016-09-04 | Kwazulu Natal (KZN) | 6 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1908 | 0 | 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 | 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 (History)
| Games | 166 |
| Wins | 107 |
| Draws | 12 |
| Losses | 47 |
| White | 86 |
| Black | 80 |
| White wins | 55 |
| Black wins | 52 |
| Score | 113 |
| Percent | 68.1 |
| Dp | 153.6 |
| AOR | 1385.7 |
| Performance | 1539.3 |
Rankings (Main)
| National | |
| Overall | 1105 |
| Gender | 1015 |
| Age group | 514 |
| Gender/Age | 491 |
| Provincial | |
| Overall | 76 |
| Gender | 73 |
| Age group | 39 |
| Gender/Age | 39 |
| Regional | |
| Overall | 66 |
| Gender | 63 |
| Age group | 35 |
| Gender/Age | 35 |
Rankings (Standard)
| National | |
| Overall | 1131 |
| Gender | 1024 |
| Age group | 501 |
| Gender/Age | 479 |
| Provincial | |
| Overall | 75 |
| Gender | 72 |
| Age group | 39 |
| Gender/Age | 39 |
| Regional | |
| Overall | 65 |
| Gender | 62 |
| Age group | 35 |
| Gender/Age | 35 |
Rankings (Rapid)
| National | |
| Overall | 205 |
| Gender | 198 |
| Age group | 97 |
| Gender/Age | 95 |
| Provincial | |
| Overall | 17 |
| Gender | 17 |
| Age group | 7 |
| Gender/Age | 7 |
| Regional | |
| Overall | 15 |
| Gender | 15 |
| Age group | 7 |
| Gender/Age | 7 |
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 | 0 |
| Score | 0 |
| Percent | 0 |
| Aor | 0 |
| Dp | 0 |
| Prat | 0 |
Performance (12 months)
| Games | 45 |
| Score | 27.5 |
| Percent | 61.1 |
| Aor | 1511.6 |
| Dp | 94.4 |
| Prat | 1606.1 |
Performance (History)
| Games | 166 |
| Score | 113 |
| Percent | 68.1 |
| Aor | 1385.7 |
| Dp | 153.6 |
| Prat | 1539.3 |
Top 5 opponents most often played
| Type | # | Opponent | Games | White | Black | First tournament | Last tournament | Details |
| Overall | 1 | Ngcongo, M (Minenhle) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2018 KZN Open (A) | 2025 Kwadabeka Chess Club Year End Open | Details |
| Overall | 2 | Manukuza, T (Thandokuhle) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2019 King Cetshwayo Anniversary (U18-Adult) | 2019 King Cetswayo Winter Championship (U16-Adult) | Details |
| Overall | 3 | Ndlovu, S (Sizwe) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2018 Ethekwini Open (A) | 2025 Kwadabeka Chess Club Year End Open | Details |
| Overall | 4 | Buthelezi, S (Sandile) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2019 King Cetshwayo Anniversary (U18-Adult) | 2019 King Cetshwayo Christmas Championship (U18-Adults) | Details |
| Overall | 5 | Coetzee, R (Ryan) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2019 Unizulu Open (U20+Adults) | 2019 King Cetswayo Winter Championship (U16-Adult) | Details |
| Standard | 1 | Manukuza, T (Thandokuhle) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2019 King Cetshwayo Anniversary (U18-Adult) | 2019 King Cetswayo Winter Championship (U16-Adult) | Details |
| Standard | 2 | Mqaise, S (Siyabonga) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2019 King Cetshwayo Open (U16-Adult) | 2019 Umhlathuze Summer Championship (Open) | Details |
| Standard | 3 | Khulu, M (Musawenkosi) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2019 Unizulu Open (U20+Adults) | 2019 King Cetswayo Fun (Open) | Details |
| Standard | 4 | Coetzee, R (Ryan) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2019 Unizulu Open (U20+Adults) | 2019 King Cetswayo Winter Championship (U16-Adult) | Details |
| Standard | 5 | Ndlovu, S (Sizwe) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2018 Ethekwini Open (A) | 2024 Ethekwini Open (A) | Details |
| Rapid | 1 | Ngcongo, M (Minenhle) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2023 TOPTD Chess Tournament | 2025 Kwadabeka Chess Club Year End Open | Details |