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Meise, Keagen
🇿🇦FIDE 14332566· Male· South Africa· Born in 2006
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Keagen Meise, a 20-year-old South African player, is rated 1873 — just 13 short of his peak of 1886 (Jun 2025, age 19). He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 21 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026, 2026 South African Junior Closed (U20 Boys), and 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Championship). Also played 1 rapid (including Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Rapid) and 3 blitz events (including Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #9, #9, #17, #27 and #12 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1873
Standard
Rpd1624·Blz1765
All-time high
1886
−13 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 19
Jun 2025 · age 19
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#55,025
#55,025 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
9th South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1886
Jun 2025
All-time peak 1886
at age 19 · −13 from today
Jun 2025
100 career games
at age 19
Jun 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
9th South African U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1864
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+427 Elo)
1437 → 1864
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-13
1886 → 1873
Tournaments
3
28 games
Score
14/ 2850.0%
7W14D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/9 | #34 | 1901 | +13.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #4 | 1820 | -8.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/10 | #38 | 1825 | -17.4 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Championship) (-17.4 Elo, finished #38).
Rankings
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South Africa
#135
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#1,683
in continent
World
#55,024
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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