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RSA · 15 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1508 (By Feb 2026)

Best performance: 1505 at 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U16 Open)(Best of 2025)

World #=189732 live, down 2880#186,852 publishedSouth Africa #=1430Africa #=8269among active players

Classical rating

1508

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

On FIDE’s list since Feb 2026

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Classical rating unchanged at 1508 since February 2026; peak 1508 by February 2026.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassical
Nov 20261508, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261508, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261508, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261508, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261508, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261508, 0, 0 games
May 20261508, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261508, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261508, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261508, 6 games

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 8 games (4 wins, 4 draws), since Dec 19, 2025. Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 5 games, Aug 21 – Aug 22.

From 30 classical games on record, the latest on Aug 22.

Classical games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
2026 Northern Cape Closed Chess Championships (U16 Open)Aug 21 – Aug 224/5

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

Best wins · Classical

From 7 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2025

No win against a rated opponent yet in 7 rated classical games.

Event timeline · Classical

6 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
202571½15781348

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

Rated near Chad Jason Rusford · Classical

World

  1. #=189732Kartikeya Gudladona1508.0
  2. #=189732Isabella Exarchos1508.0
  3. #=189732Chad Jason Rusford1508.0
  4. #=189732Iain Eric Perry-Fisher1508.0
  5. #=189732Sarel Pretorius1508.0

South Africa

  1. #=1430Kartikeya Gudladona1508.0
  2. #=1430Isabella Exarchos1508.0
  3. #=1430Chad Jason Rusford1508.0
  4. #=1430Iain Eric Perry-Fisher1508.0
  5. #=1430Sarel Pretorius1508.0

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