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Lewaks, Shaundre
🇿🇦FIDE 14337851· Male· South Africa· Born in 2008
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Shaundre Lewaks, a 18-year-old South African player, is rated 1559. He has fluctuated between 1530 and 1601 over the past 2 years. 24 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U18 Boys), 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U18 Open), and 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship). Also played 1 rapid (including 4th Curro Durbanville Rapid Open 2025 (Advanced)) and 1 blitz events (including 2026 South African Junior Closed (Blitz)) recently. His peak of 1601 was reached at age 17 (Oct 2025).
At junior level, he reached #97 and #49 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1559
Standard
Rpd1621·Blz1532
All-time high
1601
−42 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 17
Oct 2025 · age 17
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#162,787
#162,787 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
97th South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1601
Oct 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1601
at age 17 · −42 from today
Oct 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+366 Elo)
1209 → 1575
Sep 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 16
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-23
1582 → 1559
Tournaments
5
26 games
Score
12.5/ 2648.1%
10W5D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJayden De Jager1,553·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship)·R3·-22.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/8 | #32 | 1593 | +27.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/4 | #56 | 1983 | -8.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/3 | #104 | 1530 | -50.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/3 | #12 | 2372 | +18.0 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 0/1 | #161 | 945 | -11.2 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship) (-50.0 Elo, finished #104).
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,121
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#6,881
in continent
World
#162,770
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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