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Naidoo, Kirthan
🇿🇦FIDE 14339617· Male· South Africa· Born in 2009
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Kirthan Naidoo, a 17-year-old South African player, is rated 1771. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 6 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U18 Boys), 16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 16 OPEN, and COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Open Event. Also played 1 rapid (including FIDE World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Torneo Mundialista de Blitz 2025) recently. His peak of 1803 was reached at age 16 (Dec 2025).
At junior level, he reached #19 and #9 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1771
Standard
Rpd1800·Blz1734
All-time high
1803
−32 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 16
Dec 2025 · age 16
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#85,529
#85,529 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
19th South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1767
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+260 Elo)
1543 → 1803
Dec 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1803
at age 16 · −32 from today
Dec 2025
9th South African U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1790
Jun 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-19
1790 → 1771
Tournaments
3
27 games
Score
14.5/ 2753.7%
11W7D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsPatil vijaykumar Shivasai1,578·16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 16 OPEN·R2·-29.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/8 | #12 | 1814 | +3.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/7 | #5 | 1925 | -36.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/9 | #72 | 1859 | +13.2 |
Worst Elo result: 16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 16 OPEN (-36.4 Elo, finished #5).
Rankings
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South Africa
#294
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#3,007
in continent
World
#85,527
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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