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Chess SA Region AOC Mzansi 2026

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Xhanti Mafongosi

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Amathole (EAL)
Personal
Main rating
Rating 1597.1
K-factor 28
Floor 1136.3
Highest 1642.2 (2025-09-30)
Min/Max +/- allowed 88
Rating Change
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Games 0
Score 0
We 0
SWe 0
Temp +/- 0
Penalties 0
Weight perform 1451.7
Final +/- 0
New Rating
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Rating 1597.1
K-factor 28
Floor 1136.3
Highest 1642.2 (2025-09-30)
Min/Max +/- allowed 88.3
Standard rating
Rating 1603.7
K-factor 28
Floor 1159.2
Highest 1659.2 (2025-09-30)
Min/Max +/- allowed 86.2
Rating Change
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Games 0
Score 0
We 0
SWe 0
Temp +/- 0
Penalties 0
Weight perform 1481.5
Final +/- 0
New Rating
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Rating 1603.7
K-factor 28
Floor 1159.2
Highest 1659.2 (2025-09-30)
Min/Max +/- allowed 86.2
Rapid rating
Rating 1475.2
K-factor 32
Floor 954.5
Highest 1579.3 (2019-07-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 96.6
Rating Change
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Games 0
Score 0
We 0
SWe 0
Temp +/- 0
Penalties 0
Weight perform 1174.9
Final +/- 0
New Rating
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Rating 1475.2
K-factor 32
Floor 954.5
Highest 1579.3 (2019-07-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 96.6
Blitz rating
Rating 1272.4
K-factor 36
Floor 864.2
Highest 1364.2 (2019-03-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 131.2
Rating Change
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Games 0
Score 0
We 0
SWe 0
Temp +/- 0
Penalties 0
Weight perform 961.7
Final +/- 0
New Rating
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Rating 1272.4
K-factor 36
Floor 864.2
Highest 1364.2 (2019-03-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 131.2
Rating Graph
Tournaments
No tournaments found.
# 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 Beacon Bay Chess Club 2nd Annual Winter Cup 2026 (A) Rapid 2026-08-29 2026-08-29 Buffalo City (EBC) 6 1597.1 4 3 1609.7 8.7 Details
2 2026 Buffalo City Chess Trials 5 (U20+Adults) Standard 2026-07-11 2026-07-11 Buffalo City (EBC) 5 1600.8 5 3 1515.8 -12.3 Details
3 Eastern Cape Open 2026 (Open) Standard 2026-04-10 2026-04-12 Buffalo City (EBC) 7 1617 5 2 1544.7 -16.2 Details
4 USSA Chess Championships 2025 (Blitz) Blitz 2025-12-03 2025-12-03 Johannesburg Metro (GJM) 9 1628.7 9 4 1406.9 -8.2 Details
5 Chess Vikings Trials 2 2025 (A) Standard 2025-10-18 2025-10-18 Buffalo City (EBC) 5 1641.6 5 2.5 1578.2 -5.5 Details
6 Buffalo City Chess Clubs League 2025 (A) Standard 2025-09-20 2025-09-20 Buffalo City (EBC) 5 1628.1 5 4.5 1647.8 5.8 Details
7 3rd Chess Vikings Open Championship 2025 (A) Standard 2025-08-02 2025-08-02 Buffalo City (EBC) 5 1604.5 5 3.5 1784.4 16.9 Details
8 Gompo Chess Open 2025 (A) Standard 2025-06-21 2025-06-21 Buffalo City (EBC) 5 1604.5 0 0 0 0 Details
9 2nd Vikings Classical 2025 (A) Standard 2025-05-24 2025-05-24 Buffalo City (EBC) 5 1566.8 4 3 1869.4 23.6 Details
10 EC Open 2025 (Open) Standard 2025-05-02 2025-05-02 Buffalo City (EBC) 7 1566.8 0 0 0 0 Details
11 Gompo Chess Club Open December 2024 (A) Standard 2024-12-06 2024-12-07 Buffalo City (EBC) 5 1552.7 5 3 1626 8.8 Details
12 Karen Ashworth 2024 (A) Standard 2024-07-19 2024-07-20 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 6 1552.7 0 0 0 0 Details
13 2nd Buffalo City Chess Trials 2024 (U20A) Standard 2024-04-06 2024-04-06 Buffalo City (EBC) 5 1577.9 5 3 1408.5 -15.8 Details
14 2023 USSA Championships (Blitz) Blitz 2023-12-06 2023-12-06 Ethekwini (KED) 9 1596.8 9 4 1280.7 -11.8 Details
15 Eastern Cape Provincial Individual Championship 2023 (Open) Standard 2023-10-05 2023-10-06 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 7 1559.3 6 5 1648.2 11.6 Details
16 Eastern Cape Chess Team Championship 2023 (Open) Standard 2023-10-07 2023-10-08 Sarah Baartman (ESB) 5 1559.3 4 4 1684.9 11.8 Details
17 BCM Chess Clubs League 2023 (Premier) Standard 2023-09-09 2023-09-09 Buffalo City (EBC) 5 1570.2 3 2.5 1682.3 6.8 Details
18 UFH Spring Break 2023 Rapid 2023-09-30 2023-09-30 Amathole (EAL) 5 1570.2 5 3 1374.9 -13.6 Details
19 UFH Spartan Clash Closed 2023 (A) Standard 2023-07-11 2023-07-16 Amathole (EAL) 7 1542.5 7 5.5 1598.2 8.7 Details
20 UFH Spartan Clash Closed 2023 (Teams) Rapid 2023-07-14 2023-07-14 Amathole (EAL) 6 1542.5 6 6 1694.6 8.5 Details
21 9th Piet van Zyl Chess Festival 2023 (A) Standard 2023-05-26 2023-05-27 Mangaung (FMB) 5 1525.1 5 2 1569.9 2.1 Details
22 SBDCU Trial 2 2023 (Open) Standard 2023-04-01 2023-04-01 Sarah Baartman (ESB) 5 1471.4 5 4 1567.1 10.2 Details
23 BC Chess Trials 1 of 5 2023 (Prestige) Standard 2023-04-29 2023-04-29 Buffalo City (EBC) 5 1471.4 5 3.5 1671.9 20.3 Details
24 UFH Trials 1 of 3 2023 (A) Standard 2023-04-15 2023-04-15 Amathole (EAL) 5 1471.4 5 3 1486.7 2.4 Details
25 Ussa Chess Championships 2022 (Open) Classical 2022-12-05 2022-12-09 Frances Baard (NCF) 9 1550.4 9 5 1311.1 -49.2 Details
26 UFH Closed 2022 (A) Standard 2022-11-26 2022-11-28 Amathole (EAL) 6 1545 5 4 1543.5 3.6 Details
27 UFH Trial 2 2022 Standard 2022-08-28 2022-08-28 Amathole (EAL) 5 1525.1 5 4.5 1596 6.5 Details
28 UFH Trial 1 2022 (A) Standard 2022-08-12 2022-08-19 Amathole (EAL) 9 1525.1 7 5.5 1562 6 Details
29 Makhanda Open Chess Tournament 2022 (A) Rapid 2022-04-30 2022-04-30 Sarah Baartman (ESB) 6 1535.6 5 4 1331 -6.6 Details
30 UFH Freshers Championship 2022 (A) Standard 2022-03-12 2022-03-12 Amathole (EAL) 5 1488.8 5 5 1685.6 19 Details
31 Residence Cup 2022 (A) Standard 2022-03-26 2022-03-26 Amathole (EAL) 5 1488.8 5 4.5 1641.6 14.6 Details
32 Residence Cup 2022 (Blitz) Blitz 2022-03-26 2022-03-26 Amathole (EAL) 7 1488.8 7 4.5 1338.3 -4.2 Details
33 2022 Nelson Mandela Bay Open (B) Standard 2022-02-04 2022-02-06 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 5 1490.6 5 3 1486.2 -1.1 Details
34 NC Open 2021 (A) Classical 2021-10-22 2021-10-24 Frances Baard (NCF) 5 1485.5 5 2.5 1439.2 -4.6 Details
35 Jabavu Championship 2021 (B) Standard 2021-10-09 2021-10-09 Amathole (EAL) 5 1485.5 5 4.5 1567 8 Details
36 Wesley RR Rapid 2021 Rapid 2021-09-13 2021-09-13 Amathole (EAL) 7 1458.6 6 5 1541.7 4.7 Details
37 Elukhanyisweni Championship 2021 (Open) Standard 2021-09-18 2021-09-18 Amathole (EAL) 5 1458.6 5 3.5 1572.6 12 Details
38 UFH Tournament 2021 Rapid 2021-08-12 2021-08-12 Amathole (EAL) 7 1413.7 7 6 1590.3 11.7 Details
39 Residence Cup 2021 (A) Standard 2021-08-21 2021-08-21 Amathole (EAL) 5 1413.7 5 3.5 1521.4 10 Details
40 Residence Cup 2021 (Blitz) Blitz 2021-08-21 2021-08-21 Amathole (EAL) 5 1413.7 5 4 1634.8 6.2 Details
41 UFH Chess Club Individual League Leg 2 of 6 2021 (A) Standard 2021-06-26 2021-06-26 Amathole (EAL) 5 1433.9 5 3 1384.6 -4 Details
42 UFH Chess Club Individual League Leg 1 of 6 2021 (A) Standard 2021-06-19 2021-06-19 Amathole (EAL) 5 1433.9 5 2.5 1352.4 -8.6 Details
43 Buffalo City Chess Senior Trials 2021 Standard 2021-04-10 2021-04-10 Buffalo City (EBC) 5 1422.7 5 2 1501.4 7 Details
44 2020 Boardwalk Pearson Open Chess Festival (Open) Standard 2020-03-14 2020-03-15 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 5 1404.4 5 4 1426.4 11.4 Details
45 South Park Valentinez Open 2020 (A) Standard 2020-02-22 2020-02-22 Buffalo City (EBC) 5 1394.3 5 3 1499.5 6.5 Details
46 2019 USSA Championships (Open) Standard 2019-12-02 2019-12-06 Sarah Baartman (ESB) 9 1483 9 4.5 1236.7 -47.7 Details
47 2019 USSA Championships (Blitz) Blitz 2019-12-04 2019-12-04 Sarah Baartman (ESB) 9 1483 9 5 1269 -7.7 Details
48 2019 UFH Heritage (UFH vs Hackers) Standard 2019-10-06 2019-10-06 Buffalo City (EBC) 5 1527.2 5 2.5 1464.7 -6.8 Details
49 2019 UFH Heritage (Rapid) Rapid 2019-10-05 2019-10-05 Amathole (EAL) 7 1527.2 7 3.5 1275.4 -16.1 Details
50 2019 UFH Heritage (Blitz) Blitz 2019-10-05 2019-10-05 Amathole (EAL) 9 1527.2 9 5 1394.7 -4.7 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 14
Wins 8
Draws 0
Losses 6
White 8
Black 6
White wins 2
Black wins 6
Score 8
Percent 57.1
Dp 60.7
AOR 1492.3
Performance 1553
Game statistics (History)
Games 314
Wins 179
Draws 56
Losses 79
White 154
Black 160
White wins 81
Black wins 98
Score 207
Percent 65.9
Dp 135.4
AOR 1358.8
Performance 1494.2
Rankings (Main)
National
Overall 1101
Gender 1009
Age group 487
Gender/Age 462
Provincial
Overall 115
Gender 108
Age group 35
Gender/Age 33
Regional
Overall 3
Gender 3
Age group 3
Gender/Age 3
Rankings (Standard)
National
Overall 961
Gender 881
Age group 409
Gender/Age 387
Provincial
Overall 96
Gender 90
Age group 25
Gender/Age 23
Regional
Overall 3
Gender 3
Age group 3
Gender/Age 3
Rankings (Rapid)
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
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 14
Score 8
Percent 57.1
Aor 1492.3
Dp 60.7
Prat 1553
Performance (12 months)
Games 33
Score 19
Percent 57.6
Aor 1466.9
Dp 64.4
Prat 1531.3
Performance (History)
Games 314
Score 207
Percent 65.9
Aor 1358.8
Dp 135.4
Prat 1494.2
Top 5 opponents most often played
Type # Opponent Games White Black First tournament Last tournament Details
Overall 1 Zenani, S (Sibabalwe) 10 5 5 2019 UFH Heritage (Rapid) 9th Piet van Zyl Chess Festival 2023 (A) Details
Overall 2 Magxala, T (Talent) 8 5 3 UFH Chess Club Individual League Leg 1 of 6 2021 (A) UFH Trials 1 of 3 2023 (A) Details
Overall 3 Tokoyi, R (Romeo) 6 3 3 UFH Chess Club Individual League Leg 1 of 6 2021 (A) UFH Spartan Clash Closed 2023 (A) Details
Overall 4 Mxenge, A (Afika) 6 3 3 Wesley RR Rapid 2021 USSA Chess Championships 2025 (Blitz) Details
Overall 5 Totose, Z (Zimi) 5 3 2 2019 UFH Chess Festival (Rapid) UFH Trials 1 of 3 2023 (A) Details
Standard 1 Zenani, S (Sibabalwe) 8 4 4 UFH Chess Club Individual League Leg 2 of 6 2021 (A) 9th Piet van Zyl Chess Festival 2023 (A) Details
Standard 2 Mafanya, K (Kulasande) 5 2 3 2018 UFH Heritage Open (A) 3rd Chess Vikings Open Championship 2025 (A) Details
Standard 3 Tokoyi, R (Romeo) 5 3 2 UFH Chess Club Individual League Leg 1 of 6 2021 (A) UFH Spartan Clash Closed 2023 (A) Details
Standard 4 Mxenge, A (Afika) 4 3 1 Residence Cup 2022 (A) UFH Spartan Clash Closed 2023 (A) Details
Standard 5 Ncube, R (Romeo) 4 2 2 Chess Vikings League 2nd 2018 (A) UFH Chess Club Individual League Leg 2 of 6 2021 (A) Details
Rapid 1 Geja, O (Onamandla) 2 2 0 UFH Tournament 2021 Wesley RR Rapid 2021 Details
Rapid 2 Kani, O (Ovayo) 2 1 1 UFH Spartan Clash Closed 2023 (Teams) UFH Spartan Clash Closed 2023 (Teams) Details
Rapid 3 Zenani, S (Sibabalwe) 2 1 1 2019 UFH Heritage (Rapid) UFH Tournament 2021 Details
Rapid 4 Dube, M (Micheal) 2 1 1 UFH Spartan Clash Closed 2023 (Teams) UFH Spartan Clash Closed 2023 (Teams) Details
Rapid 5 Diko, M (Melinda) 2 1 1 UFH Spartan Clash Closed 2023 (Teams) UFH Spartan Clash Closed 2023 (Teams) Details
Blitz 1 Magxala, T (Talent) 2 2 0 Residence Cup 2021 (Blitz) Residence Cup 2022 (Blitz) Details