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Agulhas, Keegan
FM🇿🇦FIDE 14309580· Male· South Africa· Born in 2000
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Keegan Agulhas, a 26-year-old South African FIDE Master, is rated 1966 and sitting in the top 4% of South African players. He is on a steady climb with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent appearance: Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A). He took a 23-month break between Nov 2022 and Nov 2024. His peak of 2020 was reached at age 19 (Jan 2019); he also reached South African #24 in Apr 2022.
Awarded FM in 2016 (age 16). Earned a IM norm at African Youth Chess Championships 2016 (u16 Open). At junior level, he reached #4, #3, #2 and #5 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1966
Standard
Rpd1998·Blz1996
All-time high
2020
−54 pts below
Jan 2019 · age 19
Jan 2019 · age 19
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 4%
#67 · South African players · of 1,804
Career timeline
15 entries2022
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1935 → returned at 1939
Nov 2022
Peak South African rank: #24
at age 22 · rated 1976
Apr 2022
2020
4th South African U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1991
Oct 2020
2019
All-time peak 2020
at age 19 · −54 from today
Jan 2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2019
2018
3rd South African U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2009
Nov 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+27
1939 → 1966
Tournaments
1
11 games
Score
8.5/ 1177.3%
7W3D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jul 2025 | 8.5/10 | #5 | 2143 | +26.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKenneth Sean WillenbergCM
🇿🇦RSA·1899
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Aug 2025
View head-to-head →
vsCalvin John KlaasenFM
🇿🇦RSA·2171
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsLuan De Jager
🇿🇦RSA·1921
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Dec 2019
View head-to-head →
vsAron KlevanskyCM
🇿🇦RSA·1930
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Apr 2017
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Rankings
/
South Africa
#67
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#853
in continent
World
#33,426
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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