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September, Mckenzie
🇿🇦FIDE 14338750· Female· South Africa· Born in 2006
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Mckenzie September, a 20-year-old South African player, is rated 1572 — just 11 short of her peak of 1583 (Jun 2025, age 19). She has held steady between 1550 and 1600 for 15 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Spartans Bishops Tournament 2026 (Rooks), Bojanalas Lebone II Open 2026 (Ladies), and Bojanala Closed Chess Championships 2026 (Ladies). Also played 1 blitz event (including Bojanala's Kings and Queens Blitz Open 2025) recently.
At junior level, she reached #79, #59 and #47 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1572
Standard
Rpd1482·Blz1496
All-time high
1583
−11 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 19
Jun 2025 · age 19
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#157,752
#157,752 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
79th South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1583
Jun 2025
All-time peak 1583
at age 19 · −11 from today
Jun 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 18
Jul 2024
Best 12-month gain (+351 Elo)
1202 → 1553
May 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 18
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+1
1571 → 1572
Tournaments
7
42 games
Score
28.5/ 4267.9%
26W5D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 3/1 | #4 | 2250 | +6.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/2 | #2 | 2342 | -1.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/5 | #3 | 1575 | +2.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/1 | #33 | 2244 | -3.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/1 | #19 | 2341 | +9.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6/3 | #30 | 2350 | -12.4 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/1 | #18 | 2349 | -10.8 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,060
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#6,643
in continent
World
#157,736
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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