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Bouah, Lyndon
CM🇿🇦FIDE 14300052· Male· South Africa· Born in 1973
Lyndon Bouah, a 53-year-old South African player. currently rated 2071 in Standard, career peak of 2187 (Jan 2004). He had 5 career breaks: 40 months (2006–2009), 23 months (2009–2011), 23 months (2013–2015), 23 months (2019–2021), 16 months (2024–2026).
Current rating
2071
Standard
Rpd2123·Blz2051
All-time high
2187
−116 pts below
Jan 2004 · age 31
Jan 2004 · age 31
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#31
in South Africa · of 1,706
Career timeline
14 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+98 Elo)
1996 → 2094
Jun 2025
2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2094 → returned at 2071
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 51
Aug 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 50
Oct 2023
2019
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2053 → returned at 2045
Nov 2019
2013
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2124 → returned at 2165
Aug 2013
Rankings
/
South Africa
#31
out of 1,812 players
Africa
#345
in continent
World
#18,306
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
South Africa
Africa
World
FIDE Games Detail
Last scraped: 2026-04-17Scrape games
6 Standard games (last 12 months)
2026-04STDSTEINITZ CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 (Championship)
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singh, ShauryaRSA | 1759 | 0 | -17.6 | ♔ |
| Palmer, JesseRSA | 1732 | 1 | +2 | ♚ |
| Siwela, Sphamandla ThalRSA | 1747 | 1 | +2.2 | ♔ |
| Mfazwe, LuthoRSA | 1976 | 0 | -13.2 | ♚ |
| Van Schaik, MichaelRSA | — | 1 | +1.6 | ♔ |
| Ressel, TaneRSA | 1755 | 1 | +2.4 | ♚ |