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Bhawoodien, Mohamed Ozayr
FM🇿🇦FIDE 14306484· Male· South Africa· Born in 1994
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Mohamed Ozayr Bhawoodien, a 32-year-old South African FIDE Master, is rated 2178 — just 27 short of his peak of 2205 (Nov 2024, age 30) and ranked 18th among South African players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 20-month break between Feb 2023 and Nov 2024. Recent appearance: Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A). He reached South African #7 in Apr 2022 and spent 19 months in South African top 10.
Awarded FM in 2011 (age 17). At junior level, he reached #2, #5 and #3 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2178
Standard
Rpd2084·Blz2153
All-time high
2205
−27 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 30
Nov 2024 · age 30
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#18
#18 · South African players · of 1,804
19 months in National top 10 (2022–2023)
19 months in National top 10 (2022–2023)
Career timeline
15 entries2024
Crossed 2200
at age 30
Nov 2024
All-time peak 2205
at age 30 · −27 from today
Nov 2024
2023
19 months in national top 10
longest streak 17 months · since Apr 2022
Dec 2023
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2197 → returned at 2205
Feb 2023
2022
Peak South African rank: #7
at age 28 · rated 2168
Apr 2022
2017
Crossed 2100
at age 23
Mar 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+23
2155 → 2178
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
7.5/ 983.3%
7W1D1L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jul 2025 | 7.5/7 | #8 | 2732 | +23.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsCalvin John KlaasenFM
🇿🇦RSA·2171
+2 −5 =5
12 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsWatu KobeseIM
🇿🇦RSA·2237
+1 −6 =3
10 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsMichael James
🇿🇦RSA·1959
+4 −0 =2
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsShabir Hussain BhawoodienFM
🇿🇦RSA·2020
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Sep 2021
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vsCharles De VilliersFM
🇿🇦RSA·1989
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Nov 2018
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Rankings
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South Africa
#18
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#137
in continent
World
#9,406
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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