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Sathish, Abinavah
🇿🇦FIDE 14339676· Male· South Africa· Born in 2009
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Abinavah Sathish, a 17-year-old South African player, is rated 1849 and ranked 15th among South African players under 18. He has slipped back 77 Elo over the past 12 months. 31 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 MCA Welcome Tshwane (A), 2025 Lardies Open Chess Tournament (A), and 2025 Alekhine Open Chess Tournament (A). His peak of 1926 was reached at age 16 (Jun 2025, South African #76 at the time).
At junior level, he reached #11, #5, #5, #5 and #7 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1849
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1782
All-time high
1926
−77 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 16
Jun 2025 · age 16
Activity
45
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#15
#15 · South African players under 18 · of 307
Career timeline
12 entries2026
11th South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1849
Jan 2026
2025
Peak South African rank: #76
at age 16 · rated 1926
Jun 2025
5th South African U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1926
Jun 2025
All-time peak 1926
at age 16 · −77 from today
Jun 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+331 Elo)
1421 → 1752
May 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-35
1884 → 1849
Tournaments
4
22 games
Score
12/ 2254.5%
11W2D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #17 | 1838 | -0.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/5 | #8 | 1679 | -48.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/5 | #3 | 1926 | +14.8 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/7 | #12 | 1809 | -42.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsCalvin Nicholas Jacobs
🇿🇦RSA·2156
+7 −5 =2
14 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsJohannes Manyedi MabuselaIM
🇿🇦RSA·2112
+1 −7 =2
10 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsNeeke Kruger
🇿🇦RSA·1791
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsDewald Coetsee
🇿🇦RSA·1965
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsDevon Smit
🇿🇦RSA·1920
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
/
South Africa
#164
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#1,952
in continent
World
#61,759
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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