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RSA · 16 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1549 (By Apr 2026)

Best performance: 1442 at Cape Winelands Open Rapid 2026 (Advanced)(Best of 2026)

World #=137015 live, down 3102#133,913 publishedSouth Africa #=358Africa #=6774among active players

Rapid rating

1549

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

On FIDE’s list since Apr 2026

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Rapid

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Rapid rating unchanged at 1549 since April 2026; peak 1549 by April 2026.

Official rating by month

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

ListRapid
Nov 20261549, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261549, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261549, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261549, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261549, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261549, 0, 0 games
May 20261549, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261549, 5 games

Rapid games since the November list

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

Show gamesLast playedScore
Cape Winelands Open Rapid 2026 (Advanced)Mar 14TPR 14422½/6

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

Best wins · Rapid

From 5 rated rapid games against rated opponents, 2026

#OpponentRating
1, Claire Thorpe, Mar 2026 · Cape Winelands Open Rapid 2026 (Advanced), 1535*

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

Event timeline · Rapid

1 event

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
202651½15911442

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

Rated near Ben Barnard · Rapid

World

  1. #=137015Inam Dikana1549.0
  2. #=137015Yugesh Radha1549.0
  3. #=137015Ben Barnard1549.0
  4. #=137015Shaquille Swartz1549.0
  5. #=137015Samuel Paredes Perez1549.0

South Africa

  1. #=358Inam Dikana1549.0
  2. #=358Yugesh Radha1549.0
  3. #=358Ben Barnard1549.0
  4. #=358Shaquille Swartz1549.0
  5. #=362Omaatla Aobakwe Mothata1548.0

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