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Baroa, Hamza
🇿🇦FIDE 14306468· Male· South Africa· Born in 2000
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Hamza Baroa, a 26-year-old South African player, is rated 1683 — just 4 short of his peak of 1687 (Mar 2026, age 26). He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 111 months (2014–2023) and 14 months (2024–2025). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7, Team 2026 - IDF Fevrier, and Team 2026 - IDF Janvier.
At junior level, he reached #33 and #12 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1683
Standard
Rpd1666·Blz1654
All-time high
1687
−4 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 26
Mar 2026 · age 26
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#116,085
#116,085 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
All-time peak 1687
at age 26 · −4 from today
Mar 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+225 Elo)
1427 → 1652
Jul 2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1652 → returned at 1663
May 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 24
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 24
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 23
Dec 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+31
1652 → 1683
Tournaments
5
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
5W0D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #3481 | 1150 | -3.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #151 | 2321 | +6.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #230 | 2414 | +8.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #443 | 2462 | +10.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2/5 | #29 | 1744 | +11.2 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#556
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#4,515
in continent
World
#116,080
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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