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Aguirre, Bryan
🇿🇦FIDE 14303132· Male· South Africa· Born in 1974
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Bryan Aguirre, a 52-year-old South African player, is rated 1950 and sitting in the top 4% of South African players. He is currently in the 1950–2000 range. 21 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kraaifontein Open Chess Championships 2025 (Championship), UCT OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (Championship), and Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (B). He had 2 career breaks: 46 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 24 months (2023–2025). His peak of 2038 was reached at age 43 (Dec 2017); he also reached South African #29 in Jun 2018.
Current rating
1950
Standard
Rpd2012·Blz2025
All-time high
2038
−88 pts below
Dec 2017 · age 43
Dec 2017 · age 43
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 4%
#80 · South African players · of 1,804
Career timeline
13 entries2026
5th South African 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 1950
Jun 2026
2024
1st South African 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1967
Sep 2024
2023
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1945 → returned at 1954
Oct 2023
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 45
Nov 2019
Inactive for 46 months
paused at 1962 → returned at 1945
Nov 2019
2018
3rd South African 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2038
Sep 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-17
1967 → 1950
Tournaments
3
22 games
Score
15.5/ 2270.5%
13W5D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/5 | #10 | 1906 | -4.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/6 | #7 | 1907 | -8.6 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 9/10 | #3 | 2074 | -4.2 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#80
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#981
in continent
World
#36,655
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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