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Peter, Neathan
CM🇿🇦FIDE 14323648· Male· South Africa· Born in 2007
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Neathan Peter, a 19-year-old South African Candidate Master, is rated 1949 and sitting in the top 4% of South African players. He has fluctuated between 1809 and 2075 over the past 2 years. 97 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include EC Open 2026 (Open), 2026 South African Junior Closed (U20 Boys), and Fide in the Bay January 2026 (A). Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently. He took a 14-month break between Jan 2018 and Apr 2019. His peak of 2075 was reached at age 18 (Jul 2025, South African #26 at the time).
Awarded CM in 2018 (age 11). At junior level, he reached #6, #3, #11, #3 and #2 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1949
Standard
Rpd1626·Blz1763
All-time high
2075
−126 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 18
Jul 2025 · age 18
Activity
64
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
97 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#76 · South African players · of 1,773
Career timeline
17 entries2026
6th South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1955
Apr 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 18
Oct 2025
Peak South African rank: #26
at age 18 · rated 2075
Jul 2025
All-time peak 2075
at age 18 · −126 from today
Jul 2025
3rd South African U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2072
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-123
2072 → 1949
Tournaments
13
111 games
Score
61/ 11155.0%
70W23D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRomeo Tokoyi1,698·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (Open)·R6·-32.6
3.[L]vsCalvin Nicholas Jacobs1,905·2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Championship)·R8·-22.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/6 | #5 | 1959 | +7.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/8 | #6 | 1881 | -13.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/4 | #4 | 1990 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/4 | #5 | 2475 | +7.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 4/6 | #4 | 1858 | -25.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/11 | #90 | 1926 | -43.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/6 | #1 | 2091 | +21.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/4 | #9 | 2736 | +34.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/5 | #2 | — | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/6 | #2 | 1855 | -30.7 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Championship) (-83.5 Elo, finished #23).
Most-Played Opponents
vsIsmaeel Lagardien
🇿🇦RSA·1840
+10 −4 =23
37 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsTyler NevinCM
🇿🇦RSA·1992
+2 −10 =1
13 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsKeaton Pienaar
🇿🇦RSA·1586
+10 −0 =0
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsVianco Freeman
🇿🇦RSA·1707
+6 −1 =3
10 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJames CHIPUNZA
🇿🇦RSA·1808
+7 −0 =2
9 games·last met Sep 2024
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Rankings
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South Africa
#76
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#964
in continent
World
#36,905
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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