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MJ
Machet, Jordan
🇿🇦FIDE 123110982· Male· South Africa· Born in 2009
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Jordan Machet, a 17-year-old South African player, is rated 1874 — his current career high and ranked 11th among South African players under 18. He is rising rapidly, having gained +157 Elo over the past 12 months. 62 rated games in the past year (≈69/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Centurion Mall Open Chess Tournament (A), 2026 South African Junior Closed (U18 Boys), and 2026 MCA Welcome Tshwane (A). Also played 2 blitz events (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently.
Competes for South Africa since Oct 2025. At junior level, he reached #11 and #10 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1874
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1635
All-time high
1874
at best
Jun 2026 · age 17
Jun 2026 · age 17
Activity
64
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
53 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#11
#11 · South African players under 18 · of 307
Career timeline
8 entries2026
11th South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1874
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+157 Elo)
1717 → 1874
Jun 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 17
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1874
at age 17
Jun 2026
2025
Switched federation: FID → RSA
at age 16
Oct 2025
10th South African U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1777
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+156
1718 → 1874
Tournaments
8
58 games
Score
33.5/ 5857.8%
28W11D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/5 | #1 | 2045 | +78.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #22 | 1889 | +61.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #9 | 1696 | -29.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/5 | #29 | 1776 | -3.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 4.5/4 | #2 | 2504 | +46.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/8 | #14 | 1810 | -21.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/5 | #10 | 1788 | +15.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6.5/8 | #71 | 2036 | +7.2 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#133
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#1,671
in continent
World
#54,765
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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