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Michiel, Raidan
🇿🇦FIDE 14339609· Male· South Africa· Born in 2009
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Raidan Michiel, a 17-year-old South African player, is rated 1711 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and took a 27-month break between Oct 2019 and Feb 2022 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Western Cape Women's Chess Championship 2025 (Advanced).
At junior level, he reached #36, #11, #12, #7 and #5 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1711
Standard
Rpd1569·Blz—
All-time high
1711
at best
Mar 2025 · age 16
Mar 2025 · age 16
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#105,933
#105,933 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
36th South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1711
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 1711
at age 16
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+451 Elo)
1256 → 1707
May 2024
11th South African U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1704
Apr 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
0
1711 → 1711
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
3.5/ 658.3%
3W1D2L
Top 1 win
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/2 | #20 | 2314 | +0.4 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#449
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#3,960
in continent
World
#105,930
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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