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Jones, Edward

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FIDEFIDE 14339587· Male· South Africa· Born in 2009

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Edward Jones, a 17-year-old South African player, is rated 1660 — just 9 short of his peak of 1669 (Mar 2026, age 17). He is on a steady climb with +29 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U18 Boys), 2026 Blou Bul Open Chess Tournament (A), and 2026 MCA Welcome Tshwane (A). Also played 1 blitz event (including 2026 South African Junior Closed (Blitz)) recently.

At junior level, he reached #69, #38, #24 and #12 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.

Current rating

1660

Standard

Rpd1483·Blz1484

All-time high

1669

−9 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 17

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#124,455

#124,455 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
All-time peak 1669
at age 17 · −9 from today
Mar 2026
69th South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1663
Feb 2026
2025
38th South African U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1631
Mar 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Mar 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 16
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+425 Elo)
1116 → 1541
May 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U18 Open)
perf 1715 (+86) · 4/6 · #5
Top opponent
vs Riyandre Graham 1,747
2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U18 Open) · Dec 2025 · +26.5 Elo
Evolution
+25
1635 → 1660
Tournaments
4
24 games
Score
12/ 2450.0%
11W2D11L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 South African Junior Closed (U18 Boys)
Open Swiss
Mar 20265/9#191684+8.4
2026 Blou Bul Open Chess Tournament (A)
Swiss
Feb 20261/2#101676-18.0
2026 MCA Welcome Tshwane (A)
Swiss
Jan 20262/5#281665+8.0
2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U18 Open)
Open Swiss
Dec 20254/6#51715+28.0
Worst Elo result: 2026 Blou Bul Open Chess Tournament (A) (-18.0 Elo, finished #10).

Rankings

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South Africa
#641
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#4,930
in continent
World
#124,449
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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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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Africa
1
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2,628
2
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3
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4
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5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
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4930🇿🇦Jones, Edward1,660
World
1
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2
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2
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4
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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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