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Davies, Jason S.
🇿🇦FIDE 14303582· Male· South Africa· Born in 1984
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Jason S. Davies, a 42-year-old South African player, is rated 2017 and ranked 47th among South African players. He is on a steady climb with +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026, Kraaifontein Open Chess Championships 2025 (Championship), and Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A). Also played 1 blitz event (including 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026 Blitz Qualifier F) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 22 months (2011–2013), 86 months (2014–2022) and 16 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2126 was reached at age 30 (Aug 2014); he also reached South African #13 in Apr 2022.
Current rating
2017
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1967
All-time high
2126
−109 pts below
Aug 2014 · age 30
Aug 2014 · age 30
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#47
#47 · South African players · of 1,804
Career timeline
15 entries2026
5th South African 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2038
May 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 42
Jan 2026
100 career games
at age 42
Jan 2026
2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1991 → returned at 1991
Jun 2024
2022
Peak South African rank: #13
at age 38 · rated 2064
Apr 2022
2014
Re-crossed 2100
at age 30
Dec 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+26
1991 → 2017
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
12/ 2157.1%
10W4D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/8 | #163 | 2180 | +29.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/5 | #4 | 2148 | +18.0 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 4/7 | #50 | 1985 | -0.4 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#47
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#559
in continent
World
#24,974
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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