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Lewis, Mark Mm.

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FIDEFIDE 14305674· Male· South Africa· Born in 1962

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Mark Mm. Lewis, a 64-year-old South African player, is rated 1844. He is on a steady climb with +33 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent appearances: STEINITZ CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 (Championship) and Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A). His peak of 1971 was reached at age 57 (Oct 2019); he also reached South African #38 in Apr 2022.

Current rating

1844

Standard

Rpd1958·Blz1952

All-time high

1971

−127 pts below
Oct 2019 · age 57

Activity

30

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#63,124

#63,124 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 62
Mar 2024
2023
2nd South African 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1858
Jan 2023
2022
Peak South African rank: #38
at age 60 · rated 1875
Apr 2022
2020
2nd South African 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 1952
Oct 2020
100 career games
at age 58
Jan 2020
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1952 → returned at 1946
Jan 2020

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (Seniors)
perf 1930 (+86) · 4/5 · #2
Top opponent
vs Timofey Rogov 1,980
STEINITZ CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 (Championship) · Mar 2026 · +4.0 Elo
Evolution
+33
1811 → 1844
Tournaments
3
14 games
Score
10/ 1471.4%
7W6D1L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (Seniors)
Open Swiss
Apr 20264/5#21930+11.4
STEINITZ CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 (Championship)
Swiss
Mar 20263.5/6#71867+7.2
Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A)
Team
Jul 20252.5/3#902030+15.2
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Most-Played Opponents

vsShabir Hussain BhawoodienFM
🇿🇦RSA·2020
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsAndrew M. Southey
🇿🇦RSA·1740
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Apr 2024
View head-to-head →
vsCecil Ohlson
🇿🇦RSA·1704
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2024
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Rankings

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South Africa
#172
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#2,022
in continent
World
#63,123
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
South Africa
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,268
9
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2,245
10
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2,237
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172🇿🇦Lewis, Mark Mm.1,844
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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2,581
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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2,443
8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
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2022🇿🇦Lewis, Mark Mm.1,844
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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63123🇿🇦Lewis, Mark Mm.1,844