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Francis, Aaron
🇿🇦FIDE 14337762· Male· South Africa· Born in 2007
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Aaron Francis, a 19-year-old South African player, is rated 1582 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +99 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearance: 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B). Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently. He took a 17-month break between Feb 2024 and Aug 2025.
At junior level, he reached #95 and #76 nationally in U20 and U16.
Current rating
1582
Standard
Rpd1503·Blz1503
All-time high
1582
at best
Aug 2025 · age 18
Aug 2025 · age 18
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#153,883
#153,883 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
95th South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1582
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 18
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1582
at age 18
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+374 Elo)
1109 → 1483
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 17
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 17
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+99
1483 → 1582
Tournaments
1
11 games
Score
5.5/ 1150.0%
5W1D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/10 | #46 | 1759 | +98.8 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,015
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#6,445
in continent
World
#153,868
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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