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McInnes, Andrew
🇿🇦FIDE 14309300· Male· South Africa· Born in 1997
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Andrew Mcinnes, a 29-year-old South African player, is rated 1910 — just 21 short of his peak of 1931 (Nov 2024, age 27). He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 20 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent appearances: UCT OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (Championship) and Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (B). He had 2 career breaks: 32 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2023–2024). He reached South African #71 in Nov 2024.
At junior level, he reached #16 and #34 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1910
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1931
−21 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 27
Nov 2024 · age 27
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#45,636
#45,636 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Peak South African rank: #71
at age 27 · rated 1931
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+191 Elo)
1740 → 1931
Nov 2024
All-time peak 1931
at age 27 · −21 from today
Nov 2024
100 career games
at age 27
Nov 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 27
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1740 → returned at 1931
Oct 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+3
1907 → 1910
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
10.5/ 1570.0%
10W1D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/5 | #8 | 1818 | -10.4 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 7.5/10 | #4 | 1940 | +13.4 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#101
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#1,301
in continent
World
#45,635
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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