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Simha, Vimal

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FIDEFIDE 14323923· Male· South Africa

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Vimal Simha, a South African player, is rated 1940 — his current career high and sitting in the top 5% of South African players. He is on a steady climb with +71 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2025 St. John's September Chess Festival- Open Championship and 2025 Canadian Open - Open Section. He reached South African #71 in Oct 2025.

Current rating

1940

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1940

at best
Oct 2025

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 5%

#85 · South African players · of 1,804

Career timeline

5 entries
2025
Peak South African rank: #71
rated 1940
Oct 2025
Best 12-month gain (+90 Elo)
1850 → 1940
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1940
Oct 2025
Crossed 1800
Jan 2025
First FIDE rating
1850
Jan 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 Canadian Open - Open Section
perf 1990 (+71) · 4.5/9 · #37
Top opponent
vs Nigel FullbrookFM 2,185
2025 Canadian Open - Open Section · Jul 2025 · +32.9 Elo
Evolution
+71
1869 → 1940
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
9/ 1464.3%
8W2D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 St. John's September Chess Festival- Open Championship
Swiss
Sep 20254.5/1#52739+21.2
2025 Canadian Open - Open Section
Open Swiss
Jul 20254.5/9#371990+49.6

Rankings

South Africa
#85
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#1,056
in continent
World
#38,759
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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6
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7
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8
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10
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85🇿🇦Simha, Vimal1,940
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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