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KL
Koning, Lehan
🇿🇦FIDE 14325594· Male· South Africa· Born in 2008
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Lehan Koning, a 18-year-old South African player, is rated 1712 — just 12 short of his peak of 1724 (Jan 2026, age 18). He is progressing steadily with +79 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U18 Championship), 2025 Alekhine Open Chess Tournament (A), and 2025 Wynie Robbertse Open Chess Tournament (B).
At junior level, he reached #34, #49, #15, #6 and #4 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1712
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1724
−12 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 18
Jan 2026 · age 18
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#105,549
#105,549 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
34th South African U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1724
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1724
at age 18 · −12 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+418 Elo)
1215 → 1633
Jan 2025
2024
49th South African U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1616
Oct 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Oct 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+80
1632 → 1712
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
10/ 1566.7%
8W4D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 3.5/3 | #6 | 2445 | +34.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/5 | #5 | 1835 | +60.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/3 | #17 | 2359 | -14.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#448
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#3,945
in continent
World
#105,546
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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