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Martin, Nico
🇿🇦FIDE 14334224· Male· South Africa· Born in 2002
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Nico Martin, a 24-year-old South African player, is rated 1906 — just 28 short of his peak of 1934 (Mar 2024, age 22). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A). He reached South African #55 in Jan 2024.
At junior level, he reached #3 and #12 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1906
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1845
All-time high
1934
−28 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 22
Mar 2024 · age 22
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#46,659
#46,659 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
All-time peak 1934
at age 22 · −28 from today
Mar 2024
Peak South African rank: #55
at age 22 · rated 1890
Jan 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 21
Oct 2023
2022
3rd South African U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1840
Nov 2022
Best 12-month gain (+204 Elo)
1636 → 1840
Nov 2022
Crossed 1800
at age 20
Oct 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-23
1929 → 1906
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
1/ 425.0%
1W0D3L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jul 2025 | 1/4 | #120 | 1661 | -23.4 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#104
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#1,349
in continent
World
#46,658
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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