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Peter, Noah
CM🇿🇦FIDE 14323656· Male· South Africa· Born in 2009
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Noah Peter, a 17-year-old South African Candidate Master, is rated 1715 — just 3 short of his peak of 1718 (Jun 2025, age 16). He has fluctuated between 1631 and 1718 over the past 2 years. 19 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship), Eastern Cape Closed 2025 (U18 Open), and Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (U18B). He had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2017–2019), 29 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included) and 15 months (2022–2023).
Awarded CM in 2018 (age 9). At junior level, he reached #42, #16, #22, #10, #2 and #2 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
1715
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1606
All-time high
1718
−3 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 16
Jun 2025 · age 16
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#104,527
#104,527 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
42nd South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1716
Feb 2026
2025
16th South African U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1718
Jun 2025
All-time peak 1718
at age 16 · −3 from today
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+571 Elo)
1080 → 1651
Nov 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Jun 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 15
May 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (U18B)perf 2398 (+684) · 5/5 · #2
Top opponent
Evolution
+41
1674 → 1715
Tournaments
3
18 games
Score
14.5/ 1880.6%
13W3D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJade Schultz1,683·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (U18B)·R1·+18.2
3.[W]vsSandiso Jiki1,613·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (U18B)·R6·+14.3
Top 2 losses
2.[L]vsJames CHIPUNZA1,683·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (U18B)·R4·-21.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 5.5/2 | #39 | 2317 | +21.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/5 | #7 | 1805 | -20.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/5 | #2 | 2398 | +40.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#443
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#3,893
in continent
World
#104,524
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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