Mbalenhle Cindi is a professional chess player and coach who grew up in a small township in the Gauteng Province, South Africa. She was introduced to the chess game at a young age of 13 years at a School. She fell in love with the game ever since and she is still actively participating in tournaments and seeks to share her knowledge of the game and winning strategies with others through coaching.

Over the years of playing chess she has achieved the following:

Has represented the Eastern Gauteng Chess Association on numerous occasions in various National Tournaments from the year 2000 to 2004
She was the Tshwane University of Technology Chess Club Captain in 2007 -2009 and was awarded the Sports Woman of the Year award in 2007
She has represented the South Africa in several international Chess tournaments including the World Chess Olympiad which was held in Russia in 2010
Chess coach since August 2023

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