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Jenkins, Tauriq
🇿🇦FIDE 14301628· Male· South Africa
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Tauriq Jenkins, a South African player, is rated 1620. He is progressing steadily with +52 Elo over the past 12 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CHESS ELEVATION SERIES 202605 (Level 5), CHESS ELEVATION SERIES 4 2026 (Level 5), and CHESS ELEVATION SERIES 2026 (Level 4). Also played 2 rapid (including Western Cape Women's Chess Championship 2025 (Rapid)) and 2 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
1620
Standard
Rpd1562·Blz1675
All-time high
1651
−31 pts below
Mar 2024
Mar 2024
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#138,788
#138,788 · players worldwide · of 216,808
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
−31 from today
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+8
1612 → 1620
Tournaments
6
39 games
Score
22.5/ 3957.7%
21W3D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Rankings
South Africa
#827
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#5,607
in continent
World
#138,779
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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