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Thami Mgandela

197022927
Ekurhuleni (GE)
Personal
Main rating
Rating 1677.4
K-factor 28
Floor 1177.4
Highest 1677.4 (2026-02-28)
Min/Max +/- allowed 84
Rating Change
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Games 0
Score 0
We 0
SWe 0
Temp +/- 0
Penalties 0
Weight perform 1614.2
Final +/- 0
New Rating
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Rating 1677.4
K-factor 28
Floor 1177.4
Highest 1677.4 (2026-02-28)
Min/Max +/- allowed 84
Standard rating
Rating 1564.1
K-factor 32
Floor 1064.1
Highest 1564.1 (2025-11-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 98.7
Rating Change
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Games 0
Score 0
We 0
SWe 0
Temp +/- 0
Penalties 0
Weight perform 1374.2
Final +/- 0
New Rating
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Rating 1564.1
K-factor 32
Floor 1064.1
Highest 1564.1 (2025-11-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 98.7
Rapid rating
Rating 1530.7
K-factor 32
Floor 1034.3
Highest 1534.3 (2025-05-05)
Min/Max +/- allowed 103
Rating Change
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Games 0
Score 0
We 0
SWe 0
Temp +/- 0
Penalties 0
Weight perform 0
Final +/- 0
New Rating
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Rating 1530.7
K-factor 32
Floor 1034.3
Highest 1534.3 (2025-05-05)
Min/Max +/- allowed 103
Blitz rating
Rating 1597.6
K-factor 32
Floor 1097.6
Highest 1597.6 (2026-02-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 94.1
Rating Change
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Games 0
Score 0
We 0
SWe 0
Temp +/- 0
Penalties 0
Weight perform 0
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New Rating
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Rating 1597.6
K-factor 32
Floor 1097.6
Highest 1597.6 (2026-02-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 94.1
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 Randburg Chess Club New Year Rapid 2026 Rapid 2026-01-27 2026-02-03 Johannesburg Metro (GJM) 6 1665.5 3 2.5 1697.1 0 Details
2 Randburg Chess Club New Year Blitz 2026 Blitz 2026-01-20 2026-01-20 Johannesburg Metro (GJM) 7 1649.2 7 5.5 1972.6 0 Details
3 Randburg Winter Swiss 2025 Standard 2025-07-29 2025-09-16 Johannesburg Metro (GJM) 8 1649.2 6 4 1685 0 Details
4 Randburg Spring Blitz 2025 Blitz 2025-09-23 2025-09-23 Johannesburg Metro (GJM) 7 1649.2 6 5 1716.4 0 Details
5 Neil Savage Memorial Randburg Club Champs 2025 Standard 2025-05-06 2025-06-24 Johannesburg Metro (GJM) 8 1596.6 5 4 1717 0 Details
6 Randburg Autumn Rapid 2025 Rapid 2025-04-15 2025-04-22 Johannesburg Metro (GJM) 7 1473.5 7 4 1816 0 Details
7 Randburg Chess Club Autumn Blitz Blitz 2025-04-08 2025-04-08 Johannesburg Metro (GJM) 7 1473.5 7 5 1926 0 Details
8 Randburg Chess Club New Year Swiss 2025 Standard 2025-02-11 2025-04-01 Johannesburg Metro (GJM) 8 1473.5 8 4 1549.6 0 Details
9 Randburg Chess Club New Year Rapid 2025 Rapid 2025-01-28 2025-02-04 Johannesburg Metro (GJM) 6 1465.1 6 3 1534.5 0 Details
10 Wits Open 2024 (B) Standard 2024-10-12 2024-10-12 Johannesburg Metro (GJM) 5 1496.7 4 1.5 1151.7 0 Details
11 Mzansi Spring Open 2024 (Advanced) Standard 2024-09-07 2024-09-07 Johannesburg Metro (GJM) 5 1467 5 2.5 1566.9 0 Details
12 JCC Khelo India 1st Annual Chess Tournament 2024 (B) Standard 2024-08-31 2024-08-31 Johannesburg Metro (GJM) 5 1467 5 4 1557.3 0 Details
13 Chess Power House July Open 2024 (A) Standard 2024-07-20 2024-07-20 Johannesburg Metro (GJM) 5 1467 0 0 0 0 Details
14 Jnw Club - Maragon Open 2017 (A) Standard 2017-06-02 2017-06-03 Johannesburg Metro (GJM) 6 1399 6 2.5 1453 0 Details
15 Ussa Chess Tournament 2017 (Open) Standard 2017-07-03 2017-07-07 Johannesburg Metro (GJM) 9 1463 9 5.5 1136 0 Details
16 Ekurhuleni Under 20 Trials 3 (Under 20) Standard 2014-07-25 2014-07-26 Ekurhuleni (GE) 7 1467 7 5 1446 0 Details
17 Ek U20 (Under 20) Standard 2014-06-27 2014-06-28 Ekurhuleni (GE) 7 1499 6 3 1316 0 Details
18 Trials U20 (U 20) Standard 2014-05-16 2014-05-17 Ekurhuleni (GE) 7 1486 6 4 1497 0 Details
19 Wild Card Championships 2013 (U18 Boys) Standard 2013-12-19 2013-12-21 Kwazulu Natal (KZN) 7 1484 7 4 1439 0 Details
20 South African Junior Team Championship 2013 (U18) Classical 2013-12-15 2013-12-18 Kwazulu Natal (KZN) 7 1484 7 4.5 1486 0 Details
21 Ekurhuleni Trials 3 Under 20 Standard 2013-08-03 2013-08-03 Ekurhuleni (GE) 7 1484 1 0 591 0 Details
22 Commonwealth South African Open Chess Championsh Classical 2013-07-06 2013-07-14 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 11 1484 2 0 1696 0 Details
23 Ekurhuleni Second Trials Under 20 Standard 2013-06-14 2013-06-15 Ekurhuleni (GE) 7 1510 5 3 1316 0 Details
24 2013 Capablanca Open Chess Festival Chessa A Secti Standard 2013-04-26 2013-05-01 Tshwane (GTP) 7 1506 6 2.5 1519 0 Details
25 South African Junior Closed 2013 U16 Boys Classical 2013-04-02 2013-04-07 Chess South Africa (CSA) 11 1436 10 5.5 1623 0 Details
26 Nwu Vaal Ope Afdeling A (Afdeling A) Standard 2013-03-21 2013-03-21 Sedibeng (GSV) 5 1409 3 2.5 1609 0 Details
27 Ekhuruleni Closed U20 Standard 2013-03-22 2013-03-24 Ekurhuleni (GE) 7 1409 7 5 1419 0 Details
28 Heidelberg Ope (A) Standard 2013-02-02 2013-02-02 Sedibeng (GSV) 5 1444 5 2 1336 0 Details
29 Wild Card Championship 2012 (U16 Boys) Standard 2012-12-20 2012-12-21 Western Province (WP) 7 1278 14 10 1602 0 Details
30 South African Junior Team Championships 2012 (U16 B-Section) Standard 2012-12-16 2012-12-19 Western Province (WP) 7 1278 7 6 1594 0 Details
31 Egjc Trials Kruinsig 17 - 18 August Under 16 Standard 2012-08-17 2012-08-18 Ekurhuleni (GE) 7 1231 7 6 1473 0 Details
32 Egjca Under 16 Trials Standard 2012-07-27 2012-07-28 Ekurhuleni (GE) 7 1227 7 5 1234 0 Details
33 Egjc - 20 21 April 2012 - Under 16 Standard 2012-04-20 2012-04-21 Ekurhuleni (GE) 7 1183 7 5.5 1354 0 Details
34 Sedibeng Ope 2012 Afd B Standard 2012-03-12 2012-03-12 Sedibeng (GSV) 6 1048 6 5 1450 0 Details
35 Ekurhuleni Open - B Section Standard 2012-03-02 2012-03-02 Ekurhuleni (GE) 7 1048 7 4.5 1418 0 Details
36 Genl Smuts Ope Afd B 2011 Standard 2011-03-25 2011-03-25 Sedibeng (GSV) 5 991 5 4 1280 0 Details
37 Beginners Standard 2011-02-05 2011-02-05 Sedibeng (GSV) 5 606 5 4 523 0 Details
38 South African Junior Chess Championships 2010 (Team - U14 B-Section) Classical 2010-12-12 2010-12-15 Mid-Gauteng (GM) 7 1340 7 4.5 1325 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 10
Wins 7
Draws 2
Losses 1
White 6
Black 4
White wins 5
Black wins 2
Score 8
Percent 80
Dp 255
AOR 1634.9
Performance 1889.9
Game statistics (History)
Games 69
Wins 42
Draws 6
Losses 21
White 36
Black 33
White wins 23
Black wins 19
Score 45
Percent 65.2
Dp 129.3
AOR 1550.6
Performance 1680
Rankings (Main)
National
Overall 563
Gender 530
Age group 315
Gender/Age 302
Provincial
Overall 207
Gender 195
Age group 117
Gender/Age 113
Regional
Overall 23
Gender 22
Age group 12
Gender/Age 12
Rankings (Standard)
National
Overall 1124
Gender 1018
Age group 498
Gender/Age 476
Provincial
Overall 418
Gender 373
Age group 180
Gender/Age 174
Regional
Overall 56
Gender 50
Age group 22
Gender/Age 22
Rankings (Rapid)
National
Overall 252
Gender 239
Age group 114
Gender/Age 110
Provincial
Overall 52
Gender 50
Age group 26
Gender/Age 26
Regional
Overall 6
Gender 6
Age group 3
Gender/Age 3
Rankings (Blitz)
National
Overall 93
Gender 91
Age group 61
Gender/Age 59
Provincial
Overall 30
Gender 30
Age group 19
Gender/Age 19
Regional
Overall 5
Gender 5
Age group 4
Gender/Age 4
Performance ( )
Games 0
Score 0
Percent 0
Aor 0
Dp 0
Prat 0
Performance ()
Games 10
Score 8
Percent 80
Aor 1634.9
Dp 255
Prat 1889.9
Performance (12 months)
Games 49
Score 34
Percent 69.4
Aor 1600.2
Dp 164.8
Prat 1765
Performance (History)
Games 69
Score 45
Percent 65.2
Aor 1550.6
Dp 129.3
Prat 1680
Top 5 opponents most often played
Type # Opponent Games White Black First tournament Last tournament Details
Overall 1 Hodgson, TF (Timothy Fish) 3 3 0 Randburg Chess Club New Year Rapid 2025 Randburg Autumn Rapid 2025 Details
Overall 2 Jolliffe, SR (Shaun) 3 0 3 Mzansi Spring Open 2024 (Advanced) Randburg Chess Club New Year Blitz 2026 Details
Overall 3 Mazibuko, K (Khanya) 3 1 2 Randburg Chess Club New Year Swiss 2025 Randburg Chess Club New Year Blitz 2026 Details
Overall 4 Tracey, T (Terence) 3 1 2 Randburg Spring Blitz 2025 Randburg Chess Club New Year Rapid 2026 Details
Overall 5 Machet, J (Jordan) 2 1 1 Randburg Chess Club Autumn Blitz Randburg Winter Swiss 2025 Details
Standard 1 Jolliffe, SR (Shaun) 2 0 2 Mzansi Spring Open 2024 (Advanced) Randburg Chess Club New Year Swiss 2025 Details
Standard 2 Egeonu, C (Chizitere) 2 0 2 JCC Khelo India 1st Annual Chess Tournament 2024 (B) Wits Open 2024 (B) Details
Rapid 1 Durow, NL (Neil) 2 2 0 Randburg Chess Club New Year Rapid 2025 Randburg Autumn Rapid 2025 Details
Rapid 2 Snyckers, FA (Frank Alexander) 2 1 1 Randburg Chess Club New Year Rapid 2025 Randburg Autumn Rapid 2025 Details
Rapid 3 Hodgson, TF (Timothy Fish) 2 2 0 Randburg Chess Club New Year Rapid 2025 Randburg Autumn Rapid 2025 Details