Jan Karsten

RSA · 18 yrs · K=20 · Peak 2387 (Oct 2026)

Best performance: 2548 at CAPE GAMBIT INVITATIONAL (Invitational)(Best of 2025)

World #=1928 live5#1,923 publishedSouth Africa #2#1 U18 in South Africa

OCT26 Rating

2387

Live Rating

2387.0

Change

0.0

Games Played

Rating History · Classical

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Working toward the Grandmaster title1 tracked norm · 9/27 gamesrating 2387 of 2500, live 2387composition unverifieddetails ↓

Classical games since the October list

No rated standard games this rating periodsince the OCT26 list (Oct 1, 2026)

	Last played	Score	TPR
	46th Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 OpenSep 16 – Sep 27TPR 2387	5/10	2387

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

Title Progress

GM title progress

Working toward the Grandmaster title

Tracked norms: 1 · 9 of 27 games credit

Rating: peak 2387, needs 2500

Composition: unverified for the tracked norms. The next norm should come from a qualifying open.

African Juniors Championship 2022 OpenNov 2022—

Based on events we cover plus the FIDE norm registers of all federations. Norms filed elsewhere may not show up here yet.

Event timeline · Classical

17 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.

46th Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 Open2387
Sep 2026Teamchess-results.com
#2 in 2026Score 5/10Opp avg 2387Start 2386
Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (Prestige)2390
Apr 2026Swissfederation source
Best of 2026Score 6½/9Opp avg 2224Start 2382
2026 South African Closed Chess Championships (Open)2371
Feb – Mar 2026Round robinfederation source
#3 in 2026Score 8/11Opp avg 2196Start 2385
Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A)—(2)
Jul – Sep 2025Teamfederation source
Score 1/2Opp avg 2381Start 2385
Moja Extravaganza 2025 (Prestige)2421
Apr – May 2025Swissfederation source
#2 in 2025Score 7/9Opp avg 2201Start 2327
CAPE GAMBIT INVITATIONAL (Invitational)2548
Apr 2025Round robinfederation source
Best of 2025Score 6/7Opp avg 2239Start 2327
XXXV Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2024 Grupa A2327
Dec 2024 – Jan 2025Swissfederation source
#3 in 2025Score 5½/9Opp avg 2247Start 2326
FIDE World Youth Chess Championship 2024 U16 Open2259
Oct – Nov 2024Swissfederation source
#5 in 2024Score 6½/11Opp avg 2194Start 2329
45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 2024 Open2352
Sep 2024Swisschess-results.com
#4 in 2024Score 5½/9Opp avg 2272Start 2311
Chess Western Province League 2024 (Premier)2426
Jul – Sep 2024Teamfederation source
Best of 2024Score 5½/6Opp avg 2025Start 2311
Dubai Police Global Challenge for Chess - Masters2401
May 2024Swissfederation source
#2 in 2024Score 4½/9Opp avg 2401Start 2283
2024 South African Closed Chess Championship (Open)2232
Mar – Apr 2024Round robinfederation source
#6 in 2024Score 6½/11Opp avg 2167Start 2323
Reykjavik Open 20242189
Mar 2024Swissfederation source
#7 in 2024Score 6/9Opp avg 2064Start 2323
CAPE TOWN MASTERS CHALLENGE 2024 (Masers)2369
Jan 2024Swissfederation source
#3 in 2024Score 8/9Opp avg 2018Start 2310
FIDE World Youth Chess Championship 2023 - U16 - Open2301
Nov 2023Swissfederation source
#2 in 2023Score 8/11Opp avg 2126Start 2306
Moja Chess Extravaganza 2023 (Presige)2236
Sep – Oct 2023Swissfederation source
#3 in 2023Score 6/9Opp avg 2111Start 2249
Chess Western Province League 2023 (Premier)2452
Jul – Sep 2023Teamfederation source
Best of 2023Score 6½/7Opp avg 2030Start 2266

Rated near Jan Karsten · Classical

World

#=1928FMOleg Rinas2387.0
#=1928IMIulian Baltag2387.0
#=1928IMJan Karsten2387.0
#=1928FMPetar Kovac2387.0
#=1928IMToni Lazov2387.0

South Africa

Live ratings projected from the OCT26 published list · Not affiliated with FIDE