Nkosi Nkululeko

USA Born 1996 Male

FIDE ID: 39910016
USCF ID: 13830157

Player overview

Nkosi Nkululeko’s highest recorded classical FIDE rating is 2083 (September 2026). On the November 2026 FIDE list, Nkosi Nkululeko ranks #17236 worldwide and #524 in United States of America among active classical players.

Ratings

2083

Classical

Published FIDE

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Rapid

Published FIDE

1869

Blitz

Published FIDE

2228

USCF Regular

Published US Chess

Official classical ranks

World rank: #17236
National rank · USA: #524

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

Rating milestones

Highest recorded rating: 2083 Sep 2026
Recorded years: 2023–2026
Archived games: 16

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

Rating history

USCF rating history

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FIDE rating history

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Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-11 (UTC).

Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).

#	Date	Event	Site	Round	White	Black	Result	Moves	View
1	2026-07-05	2026 Marshall Premier FIDE \| July	New York City, USA	5.6	Paragua, Megan Althea	Nkululeko, Nkosi	1-0	104	Open
2	2026-07-04	2026 Marshall Premier FIDE \| July	New York City, USA	3.3	Nkululeko, Nkosi	Natarajan, Neil	1/2-1/2	52	Open
3	2026-07-04	2026 Marshall Premier FIDE \| July	New York City, USA	2.6	Nkululeko, Nkosi	Yu, Allyson	1-0	73	Open
4	2026-07-03	2026 Marshall Premier FIDE \| July	New York City, USA	1.7	Tripodi, Matthew	Nkululeko, Nkosi	1/2-1/2	73	Open
5	2026-04-05	2026 Marshall Premier FIDE \| April	New York City, USA	5.4	Nkululeko, Nkosi	Chovanec, Alice	1/2-1/2	25	Open
6	2026-04-04	2026 Marshall Premier FIDE \| April	New York City, USA	2.2	Cheung, Kyle	Nkululeko, Nkosi	0-1	71	Open
7	2026-04-03	2026 Marshall Premier FIDE \| April	New York City, USA	1.3	Nkululeko, Nkosi	Tse, Whitney	1-0	48	Open
8	2026-04-03	2026 Marshall Premier FIDE \| April	New York City, USA	3.1	Stearman, Josiah	Nkululeko, Nkosi	1-0	31	Open
9	2026-01-04	2026 Marshall Premier FIDE \| January	New York, United States	4.6	Nkululeko, Nkosi	Lucas Yang	0-1	38	Open
10	2026-01-03	2026 Marshall Premier FIDE \| January	New York, United States	3.9	Nkululeko, Nkosi	Isaac Statz	1/2-1/2	42	Open
11	2025-12-21	109th Edward Lasker Mem	New York USA	7.1	Linxi Zhu	Nkosi Nkululeko	1/2-1/2	87	Open
12	2025-12-19	109th Edward Lasker Mem	New York USA	3.8	Nkosi Nkululeko	Kassa Korley	0-1	46	Open
13	2025-07-18	13th NY Int. Super Swiss	New York USA	5.14	Nkosi Nkululeko	Yury Lapshun	1/2-1/2	45	Open
14	2025-07-17	13th NY Int. Super Swiss	New York USA	3.18	David Daniel Camacho Campusano	Nkosi Nkululeko	0-1	49	Open
15	2024-01-07	Marshall Jan Premier 2024	New York USA	5.3	James Y Oh	Nkosi Nkululeko	1-0	101	Open
16	2024-01-06	Marshall Jan Premier 2024	New York USA	3.4	Carter Ho	Nkosi Nkululeko	1/2-1/2	40	Open