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Nevin, Tyler
CM🇿🇦FIDE 14312603· Male· South Africa· Born in 2006
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Tyler Nevin, a 20-year-old South African Candidate Master, is rated 1997 — just 28 short of his peak of 2025 (Jun 2024, age 18) and sitting in the top 3% of South African players. He is rising rapidly, having gained +114 Elo over the past 12 months. 54 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Fountains Mall Open 2026 (A), EC Open 2026 (Open), and 2026 South African Junior Closed (U20 Boys). Also played 1 rapid and 1 blitz events (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently. He reached South African #27 in Apr 2024.
Awarded CM in 2024 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #5, #2, #2, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1997
Standard
Rpd1875·Blz1904
All-time high
2025
−28 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 18
Jun 2024 · age 18
Activity
47
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
54 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#57 · South African players · of 1,804
Career timeline
16 entries2026
5th South African U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1997
Jun 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+228 Elo)
1797 → 2025
Jun 2024
All-time peak 2025
at age 18 · −28 from today
Jun 2024
Peak South African rank: #27
at age 18 · rated 2021
Apr 2024
2nd South African U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2021
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+114
1883 → 1997
Tournaments
9
58 games
Score
47/ 5881.0%
43W8D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 5/3 | #1 | 2342 | +5.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/6 | #6 | 2073 | +1.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 8/9 | #1 | 2118 | +24.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #5 | 1866 | -9.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/6 | #1 | 2426 | +15.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/5 | #1 | — | -3.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/5 | #1 | 2422 | +15.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/4 | #1 | — | +27.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/11 | #22 | 2028 | +37.4 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsIsmaeel Lagardien
🇿🇦RSA·1854
+10 −2 =1
13 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsNeathan PeterCM
🇿🇦RSA·1978
+10 −2 =1
13 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsVianco Freeman
🇿🇦RSA·1806
+6 −1 =0
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsSebastian Kapp
🇿🇦RSA·1618
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsReegan PalmerCM
🇿🇦RSA·2090
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
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South Africa
#57
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#666
in continent
World
#27,972
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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