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Talmarkes, Andrew Graham

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FIDEFIDE 14319179· Male· South Africa· Born in 1964

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Andrew Graham Talmarkes, a 62-year-old South African player, is rated 1669. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 21 months (2016–2018), 37 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 19 months (2023–2024). Recent appearances: Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (C) and Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (B). His peak of 1714 was reached at age 60 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1669

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1714

−45 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 60

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#121,100

#121,100 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

16 entries
2025
13th South African 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1705
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+182 Elo)
1523 → 1705
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 60
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1714
at age 60 · −45 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1523 → returned at 1705
Mar 2023
2020
12th South African 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1553
Oct 2020

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Wilfred Nelson 1,790
Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (C) · Jul 2025 · +3.3 Elo
Evolution
-36
1705 → 1669
Tournaments
2
9 games
Score
4/ 944.4%
3W2D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (C)
Team
Jul 20250.5/1#661790+2.4
Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (B)
Team
Jul 20253.5/8#341526-38.2
Worst Elo result: Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (B) (-38.2 Elo, finished #34).

Rankings

/
South Africa
#603
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#4,758
in continent
World
#121,094
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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1
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2
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9
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10
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