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RSA · 17 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1806 (Aug 2026)

Best performance: 1941 at 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)(Best of 2025)

World #=37400 live, down 613#36,787 publishedSouth Africa #66Africa #=1418among active players

Blitz rating

1806

FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.

On FIDE’s list since Feb 2025

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating 1793 to 1806 over the last 12 months; peak 1806 in August 2026.

Official rating by month

Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20261846, +70, 7 games1782, 0, 0 games1806, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261776, 0, 0 games1782, 0, 0 games1806, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261776, 0, 0 games1782, 0, 0 games1806, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261776, +56, 8 games1782, 0, 0 games1806, +49, 6 games
Jul 20261720, 0, 0 games1782, 0, 0 games1757, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261720, -36, 9 games1782, +11, 5 games1757, -3, 9 games
May 20261756, 0, 0 games1771, -17, 7 games1760, -37, 7 games
Apr 20261756, +24, 7 games1788, +20, 6 games1797, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261732, +1, 0 games1768, 0, 0 games1797, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261731, -1, 0 games1768, 0, 0 games1797, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261732, +54, 5 games1768, -9, 7 games1797, +4, 6 games
Dec 20251678, -1, 0 games1777, 0, 0 games1793, 0, 0 games

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 4 games (4 wins), since Jun 27. Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 7 games, Apr 27 – Jun 27.

From 56 blitz games on record, the latest on Jun 27.

Blitz games since the November list

No rated blitz games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

Last playedScore
South African Open Championship 2026 (Blitz)Jun 27TPR 19157/9

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Best wins · Blitz

From 45 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2023–2026

#OpponentRating
1, CM Sello Mahlangu, Jul 2025 · 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz), 2028
2, CM Kenneth Sean Willenberg, Apr 2026 · Hermanus Chess Club Open 2026 (Blitz), 1969
3, Jiraan Braaf, Jun 2026 · South African Open Championship 2026 (Blitz), 1945

* No blitz rating yet, so FIDE rates the game at the player's classical rating.

Event timeline · Blitz

7 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Performance rating by year

YearGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
2026221317211786
20251910½17871823
2023401371571

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

Rated near Jesse Palmer · Blitz

World

  1. #=37400Aygul Tokgayeva1806.0
  2. #=37400Ilya Nikonenko1806.0
  3. #=37400Jesse Palmer1806.0
  4. #=37400Muharem Mujcinovic1806.0
  5. #=37400Edin Hamustafic1806.0

South Africa

  1. #64CM Neathan Peter1808.0
  2. #65Sphamandla Thal Siwela1807.0
  3. #66Jesse Palmer1806.0
  4. #=67Minenhle Junior Mncwabe1804.0
  5. #=67Tezihano Mnyasta1804.0

Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.

Jesse Palmer: Live FIDE Rating 1846