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Lagardien, Ismaeel
🇿🇦FIDE 14328828· Male· South Africa· Born in 2007
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Ismaeel Lagardien, a 19-year-old South African player, is rated 1854 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +100 Elo over the past 12 months. 100 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include EC Open 2026 (U16-U20 Boys), 2026 South African Junior Closed (U20 Boys), and Fide in the Bay January 2026 (A). Also played 1 rapid and 1 blitz events (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently.
At junior level, he reached #14, #13, #12, #27 and #11 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1854
Standard
Rpd1614·Blz1753
All-time high
1854
at best
Jun 2026 · age 19
Jun 2026 · age 19
Activity
59
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
81 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#60,289
#60,289 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
14th South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1854
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1854
at age 19
Jun 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 18
Jul 2025
13th South African U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1841
Mar 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 18
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+52
1802 → 1854
Tournaments
15
111 games
Score
65/ 11158.6%
58W39D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #26 | 1890 | +13.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/7 | #2 | 1839 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/9 | #7 | 1813 | -5.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #3 | 1886 | +10.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/3 | #11 | 2346 | -0.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 4/3 | #2 | 2320 | +10.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/5 | #22 | 1855 | -19.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #2 | — | +8.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/4 | #1 | 2307 | -0.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/5 | #2 | 1839 | +5.6 |
Worst Elo result: 16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 18 OPEN (-19.2 Elo, finished #22).
Most-Played Opponents
vsNeathan PeterCM
🇿🇦RSA·1978
+4 −10 =23
37 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJames CHIPUNZA
🇿🇦RSA·1808
+8 −0 =5
13 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsTyler NevinCM
🇿🇦RSA·1997
+2 −10 =1
13 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsOthandwayo Gcwabe
🇿🇦RSA·1619
+10 −0 =3
13 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsKeaton Pienaar
🇿🇦RSA·1559
+9 −0 =1
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
South Africa
#160
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#1,890
in continent
World
#60,288
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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