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SJ
Sullivan, Jason
🇿🇦FIDE 14310635· Male· South Africa· Born in 1967
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Jason Sullivan, a 59-year-old South African player, is rated 1688 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (Adults and Seniors). Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently.
Current rating
1688
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1736
All-time high
1688
at best
Jan 2026 · age 59
Jan 2026 · age 59
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#114,321
#114,321 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
10th South African 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 1688
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 59
Jan 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 59
Jan 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 59
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1688
at age 59
Jan 2026
First FIDE rating
1688 · at age 59
Jan 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
—
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
4/ 580.0%
4W0D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJeffrey Commerford1,557·Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (Adults and Seniors)·R3·+12.8
2.[W]vsJackie M. Ngubeni1,543·Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (Adults and Seniors)·R2·+12.1
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsJustin James Rishworth1,579·Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (Adults and Seniors)·R1·-26.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 4/4 | #5 | 1579 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#538
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#4,417
in continent
World
#114,317
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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