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Felix, Raphael

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FIDEFIDE 14339544· Male· South Africa· Born in 2010

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Raphael Felix, a 16-year-old South African FIDE Master, is rated 2293 — just 14 short of his peak of 2307 (Dec 2025, age 15) and ranked 1st among South African players under 16, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +92 Elo over the past 12 months. 104 rated games in the past year (≈53/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V Open Chess Menorca 2026, X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A, and 16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 18 OPEN. Also played 2 blitz events (including V Blitz Chess Menorca 2026) recently. He reached South African #4 in Nov 2025.

Awarded FM in 2025 (age 15) and CM in 2024 (age 14). At junior level, he reached #1, #2, #2 and #2 nationally in U16, U14, U12 and U10.

Current rating

2293

Standard

Rpd1897·Blz1928

All-time high

2307

14 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 15

Activity

88

games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo

104 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#1

#1 · South African players under 16 · of 249

Career timeline

17 entries
2026
1st South African U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2301
Jan 2026
2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 15
Dec 2025
Crossed 2300
at age 15
Dec 2025
All-time peak 2307
at age 15 · −14 from today
Dec 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 15
Dec 2025
Peak South African rank: #4
at age 15 · rated 2290
Nov 2025

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Denis KadricGM 2,536
FE 27 Citta' di Trieste - A · Aug 2025 · +12.2 Elo
Evolution
+66
22272293
Tournaments
11
100 games
Score
58/ 10058.0%
50W26D24L

Last 12 months — tournaments

11 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
Apr 20264.5/9#1582222-17.2
Open Swiss
Apr 20265.5/9#1132324+9.2
Open Swiss
Dec 20257/9#32170-5.6
Open Swiss
Nov 20256/9#402319+20.8
Open Swiss
Oct 20254.5/7#382271-4.0
Open Swiss
Aug 20255/9#342219+46.0
Open Swiss
Aug 20254.5/7#232138+15.6
Open Swiss
Aug 20255/9#222229+52.4
Open Swiss
Aug 20254.5/9#1022262+69.9
Open Swiss
Jun 20256.5/11#102014-102.8
Worst Elo result: 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Championship) (-102.8 Elo, finished #10).

Rankings

/
South Africa
#4
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#48
in continent
World
#4,322
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Africa
1
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2,627
2
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2,580
3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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48🇿🇦Felix, Raphael2,293
World
1
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2
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3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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6
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7
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7
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9
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10
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4322🇿🇦Felix, Raphael2,293