Question 1

How many FIDE-rated chess players are in RSA?

Accepted Answer

RSA has 2,039 active FIDE-rated chess players.

Question 2

How many Grandmasters are in RSA?

Accepted Answer

RSA has 2 FIDE Grandmasters (GM and WGM).

Question 3

How many International Masters are in RSA?

Accepted Answer

RSA has 22 FIDE International Masters (IM and WIM).

Question 4

How many FIDE Masters are in RSA?

Accepted Answer

RSA has 32 FIDE Masters (FM and WFM).

Question 5

How many titled players are in RSA?

Accepted Answer

RSA has 104 titled players in total (GMs, IMs, FMs and CMs).

Question 6

Who is the best chess player in RSA?

Accepted Answer

The highest-rated chess player from RSA is Steel, Henry Robert (IM), with a standard rating of 2408.

Question 7

What is the highest FIDE rating in RSA?

Accepted Answer

The highest standard FIDE rating in RSA is 2408, held by Steel, Henry Robert.

Question 8

What is the average rating of the top 10 chess players in RSA?

Accepted Answer

The average standard rating of the top 10 players in RSA is 2295.

Question 9

Where can I find RSA chess rankings?

Accepted Answer

Full RSA chess rankings, rating history and statistics are available on ChessStats at https://chessstats.app/federation/RSA.

#	Player	STD ↓	RPD	BLZ	+/-1m
1	Steel, Henry RobertIM37a· 0p	2 408	2 399	2 424	0
2	Karsten, JanIM18a· 11p	2 382	2 274	—	-3
3	Cawdery, DanielIM44a· 11p	2 312	2 346	2 328	-25
4	Felix, RaphaelFM16a· 0p	2 301	1 897	1 934	0
5	Bezuidenhout, RolandFM29a· 2p	2 290	—	—	-16
6	Solomon, Kenneth TerenceGM47a· 0p	2 272	2 332	2 423	0
7	Kobese, WatuIM53a· 0p	2 258	2 315	2 296	0
8	Barrish, DanielFM26a· 11p	2 245	2 162	2 183	-45
9	Mhango, BaneleFM23a· 11p	2 243	2 243	2 237	+15
10	Levitan, Caleb LeviIM16a· 11p	2 238	2 219	2 177	+46

RSA

Titled players — 104