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Allie, Ishmael Mikaeel
🇿🇦FIDE 14324008· Male· South Africa· Born in 2008
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Ishmael Mikaeel Allie, a 18-year-old South African player, is rated 1774 — his current career high. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 13 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U18 Open), 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship), and COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - U18 Open Event. Also played 1 blitz event (including COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Blitz Youth Event) recently.
At junior level, he reached #27 and #27 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1774
Standard
Rpd1763·Blz1582
All-time high
1774
at best
Feb 2026 · age 18
Feb 2026 · age 18
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#84,427
#84,427 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
All-time peak 1774
at age 18
Feb 2026
2025
27th South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1760
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+362 Elo)
1300 → 1662
Jul 2024
27th South African U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1663
Jun 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+20
1754 → 1774
Tournaments
6
35 games
Score
20/ 3557.1%
15W10D10L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsK K Dinujaya KodithuwakkuCM2,064·COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - U18 Open Event·R3·+33.8
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsJohrne Rossouw1,559·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship)·R2·-30.8
3.[L]vsMorongwa Mogodi1,660·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship)·R5·-26.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/6 | #1 | 1934 | +42.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2.5/5 | #33 | 1621 | -39.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/8 | #9 | 1943 | +6.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/4 | #11 | 2597 | +3.6 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 2.5/5 | #49 | 1655 | -26.0 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 2.5/3 | #84 | 1984 | +31.6 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship) (-39.6 Elo, finished #33).
Rankings
/
South Africa
#285
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#2,936
in continent
World
#84,426
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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