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Sinden, Reginald
🇿🇦FIDE 14321777· Male· South Africa· Born in 1959
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Reginald Sinden, a 67-year-old South African player, is rated 1647. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 12 months (2015–2016), 12 months (2016–2017), 12 months (2017–2018), 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2023–2024). Recent appearances: STEINITZ CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 (Advanced) and Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (C). His peak of 1717 was reached at age 56 (Aug 2015).
Current rating
1647
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1717
−70 pts below
Aug 2015 · age 56
Aug 2015 · age 56
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#129,345
#129,345 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2025
9th South African 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1663
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+172 Elo)
1530 → 1702
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 65
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1504 → returned at 1663
Oct 2023
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 63
Nov 2022
2020
3rd South African 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1640
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-16
1663 → 1647
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
9.5/ 1659.4%
8W3D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #27 | 1876 | +6.4 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 7/5 | #29 | 2446 | -22.4 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#696
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#5,182
in continent
World
#129,339
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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