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Dinham, Megan

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FIDEFIDE 14318601· Female· South Africa· Born in 2001

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Megan Dinham, a 25-year-old South African player, is rated 1538. She plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 19 months (2015–2017), 29 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 45 months (2022–2026). Recent appearance: Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (Ladies). Her peak of 1574 was reached at age 23 (Mar 2024).

At junior level, she reached #44, #45, #37 and #35 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

1538

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1574

−36 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 23

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#170,950

#170,950 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 23
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 23
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1574
at age 23 · −36 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 45 months
paused at 1290 → returned at 1538
Aug 2022
2020
44th South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1299
Oct 2020
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1299 → returned at 1290
Feb 2020

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (Ladies)
perf 1601 (+63) · 2.5/6 · #25
Top opponent
vs Sheila Judite Jacinto Sitoe 1,571
Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (Ladies) · Apr 2026 · +0.9 Elo
Evolution
-36
1574 → 1538
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
2.5/ 831.3%
2W1D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (Ladies)
Open Swiss
Apr 20262.5/6#251601-36.4
Worst Elo result: Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (Ladies) (-36.4 Elo, finished #25).

Rankings

/
South Africa
#1,214
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#7,245
in continent
World
#170,921
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
South Africa
1
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2,408
2
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2,386
3
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2,312
4
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2,295
5
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2,293
6
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2,284
7
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2,277
8
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2,268
9
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2,245
10
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2,237
...
1214🇿🇦Dinham, Megan1,538
Africa
1
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2,628
2
🇪🇬Adly, AhmedFollow Ahmed AdlyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,581
3
🇲🇦Hamdouchi, HichamFollow Hicham HamdouchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,502
4
🇩🇿Bellahcene, BilelFollow Bilel BellahceneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,493
5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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2,443
8
🇲🇬Rakotomaharo, Fy AntenainaFollow Fy Antenaina RakotomaharoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,437
9
🇩🇿Rizouk, AimenFollow Aimen RizoukTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,425
10
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2,412
...
7245🇿🇦Dinham, Megan1,538
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
...
170921🇿🇦Dinham, Megan1,538