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Kenny, Surprise
🇿🇦FIDE 14336278· Male· South Africa· Born in 2001
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Surprise Kenny, a 25-year-old South African player, is rated 1780 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +21 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Blou Bul Open Chess Tournament (A), 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (Adults), and 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (Adults). Also played 1 blitz event (including MIDDELBURG COUNTRY CLUB RAPID & BLITZ 2026) recently. He took a 26-month break between Oct 2023 and Jan 2026.
Current rating
1780
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1814
All-time high
1780
at best
Jun 2026 · age 25
Jun 2026 · age 25
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#82,627
#82,627 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
All-time peak 1780
at age 25
Jun 2026
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 23
Mar 2024
2023
Crossed 1500
at age 22
Oct 2023
Crossed 1400
at age 22
Oct 2023
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 1598 → returned at 1750
Oct 2023
First FIDE rating
1598 · at age 22
Oct 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+21
1759 → 1780
Tournaments
4
23 games
Score
14.5/ 2363.0%
13W3D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/5 | #4 | 2021 | +6.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/3 | #3 | 2024 | +4.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/6 | #3 | 1811 | +18.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3/6 | #14 | 1730 | -8.8 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
South Africa
#275
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#2,862
in continent
World
#82,625
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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