Levitan, Caleb Levi
IM🇿🇦FIDE 14332620· Male· South Africa· Born in 2010
Caleb Levi Levitan, a 16-year-old South African International Master, is rated 2295 and ranked 1st among South African players under 16, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has slipped back 42 Elo over the past 12 months. 97 rated games in the past year (≈57/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V Open Chess Menorca 2026, 2026 South African Closed Chess Championships (Open), and GM Mix 12 Fantastico 10-15. jan 2026 SENTA. Also played 1 rapid (including SENTA - Rapid 11 Fantastico 9.jan 2026) and 4 blitz events (including V Blitz Chess Menorca 2026) recently. His peak of 2399 was reached at age 15 (Jun 2025, South African #2 at the time); he spent 14 months in South African top 5.
Awarded IM in 2025 (age 15), FM in 2023 (age 13), and CM in 2022 (age 12). At junior level, he reached World #43 in U16, World #23 in U14, World #52 in U12 and #1 and #1 nationally in U10 and U8.
Current rating
2295
Standard
All-time high
2399
Jun 2025 · age 15
Activity
95
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#1
14 months in National top 5 (2023–2025)
Career timeline
21 entriesStandard rating history
Activity & highlights
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #8 | 2247 | +3.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #79 | 2456 | +53.0 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 7.5/11 | #2 | 2346 | +45.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/8 | #45 | 2142 | -22.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/9 | #49 | 2108 | -35.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/11 | #70 | 2074 | -64.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/9 | #141 | 2191 | -48.0 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 3.5/9 | #8 | 2311 | -22.0 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 3.5/9 | #7 | 2315 | -21.2 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #5 | 2427 | +7.4 |
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