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Dove, Megan
🇿🇦FIDE 14338017· Female· South Africa· Born in 2007
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Megan Dove, a 19-year-old South African player, is rated 1551 — her current career high. She is progressing steadily with +34 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U20 Girls), 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U20 Girls), and 16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 18 GIRLS. Also played 2 rapid events (including Buffalo City Open 2025 (A)) recently.
At junior level, she reached #42 nationally in U16.
Current rating
1551
Standard
Rpd1491·Blz1512
All-time high
1551
at best
May 2026 · age 19
May 2026 · age 19
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#165,899
#165,899 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1551
at age 19
May 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+404 Elo)
1108 → 1512
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 17
Jun 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 17
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1200
at age 17
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+34
1517 → 1551
Tournaments
4
30 games
Score
15.5/ 3051.7%
15W6D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/5 | #3 | 2372 | +24.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/3 | #2 | 2353 | +13.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/4 | #21 | 2500 | -18.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/4 | #9 | — | +15.6 |
Worst Elo result: 16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 18 GIRLS (-18.8 Elo, finished #21).
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,156
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#7,026
in continent
World
#165,877
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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