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Levitan, Judah Nathan
FM🇿🇦FIDE 14332639· Male· South Africa· Born in 2010
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Judah Nathan Levitan, a 16-year-old South African FIDE Master, is rated 2192 and ranked 3rd among South African players under 16, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +65 Elo over the past 12 months. 98 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 5 blitz events (including V Blitz Chess Menorca 2026) recently. His peak of 2306 was reached at age 15 (Aug 2025, South African #5 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 15) and CM in 2023 (age 13). At junior level, he reached #2, #2, #2, #2 and #2 nationally in U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
2192
Standard
Rpd2173·Blz1941
All-time high
2306
−114 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 15
Aug 2025 · age 15
Activity
89
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
98 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#3
#3 · South African players under 16 · of 249
Career timeline
17 entries2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 16
Feb 2026
2025
Peak South African rank: #5
at age 15 · rated 2306
Aug 2025
2nd South African U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2306
Aug 2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 15
Aug 2025
Crossed 2300
at age 15
Aug 2025
All-time peak 2306
at age 15 · −114 from today
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-74
2266 → 2192
Tournaments
9
94 games
Score
39.5/ 9442.0%
30W27D37L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/9 | #245 | 2219 | +5.4 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 4.5/11 | #11 | 2149 | -18.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/9 | #37 | 2272 | +17.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/9 | #42 | 2182 | -3.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/11 | #68 | 2023 | -62.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/9 | #132 | 2161 | -36.2 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 4/9 | #8 | 2196 | -18.0 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #3 | 2291 | +13.3 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #3 | 2318 | +26.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsCaleb Levi LevitanIM
🇿🇦RSA·2291
+1 −5 =3
9 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsSinisa DrazicGM
🇷🇸SRB·2230
+1 −3 =5
9 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsMikhail GusevFM
🇷🇸SRB·2322
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsAndrei Gaivoronskii
🇷🇸SRB·2192
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met May 2025
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vsSandor FaragoIM
🇭🇺HUN·2067
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2023
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Rankings
/
South Africa
#15
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#120
in continent
World
#8,599
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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