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Jenkins, Tauriq
🇿🇦FIDE 14301628· Male· South Africa
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Tauriq Jenkins, a South African player, is rated 1612. He has held steady between 1600 and 1650 for 13 months. 50 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (B), CHESS ELEVATION SERIES 202605 (Level 5), and CHESS ELEVATION SERIES 4 2026 (Level 5). Also played 2 rapid (including Western Cape Women's Chess Championship 2025 (Rapid)) and 3 blitz events (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 26 months (2017–2019) and 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1651 was reached (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1612
Standard
Rpd1562·Blz1660
All-time high
1651
−39 pts below
Mar 2024
Mar 2024
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#142,393
#142,393 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
100 career games
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+183 Elo)
1406 → 1589
Oct 2024
Crossed 1600
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1651
−39 from today
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
1612 → 1612
Tournaments
7
48 games
Score
26/ 4854.2%
24W4D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/9 | #74 | 1681 | +9.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/5 | #11 | 1501 | -19.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/4 | #3 | 1893 | +1.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/3 | #9 | 1505 | -9.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/6 | #1 | 1827 | +28.0 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 7/5 | #9 | 2372 | +4.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/6 | #84 | 1815 | +3.4 |
Rankings
South Africa
#858
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#5,846
in continent
World
#142,383
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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