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Palmer, Reegan
CM🇿🇦FIDE 14322145· Male· South Africa· Born in 2007
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Reegan Palmer, a 19-year-old South African Candidate Master, is rated 2090 — his current career high and ranked 29th among South African players, and in the top 7% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +33 Elo over the past 12 months. 46 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include STEINITZ CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 (Championship), Kraaifontein Open Chess Championships 2025 (Championship), and Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A). Also played 2 rapid (including Hermanus Chess Club Open 2026 (Championship)) and 3 blitz events (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently. He took a 36-month break between Dec 2015 and Jan 2019. He reached South African #23 in Nov 2024.
Awarded CM in 2023 (age 16). At junior level, he reached #2, #3, #2, #7, #10, #5 and #3 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
2090
Standard
Rpd1992·Blz1911
All-time high
2090
at best
Jun 2026 · age 19
Jun 2026 · age 19
Activity
67
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
46 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#29
#29 · South African players · of 1,804
Career timeline
18 entries2026
2nd South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2090
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2090
at age 19
Jun 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
3rd South African U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2087
Jan 2025
2024
Peak South African rank: #23
at age 17 · rated 2087
Nov 2024
Crossed 2000
at age 17
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+32
2058 → 2090
Tournaments
5
47 games
Score
25.5/ 4754.3%
23W13D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #12 | 2193 | +33.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/6 | #5 | 1850 | -29.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/5 | #2 | 2255 | +37.2 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 6/10 | #14 | 2100 | +24.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6.5/11 | #7 | 1975 | -42.8 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Championship) (-42.8 Elo, finished #7).
Most-Played Opponents
vsMatfey RogovFM
🇷🇺RUS·2369
+3 −10 =3
16 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsJiraan Braaf
🇿🇦RSA·1889
+8 −4 =2
14 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsTezihano Mnyasta
🇿🇦RSA·1997
+4 −5 =2
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsTimofey Rogov
🇷🇺RUS·1983
+4 −6 =1
11 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsCharlton Mnyasta
🇿🇦RSA·2206
+2 −5 =3
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
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South Africa
#29
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#296
in continent
World
#16,353
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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