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JL
Johnson, Lakeisha
🇿🇦FIDE 14339781· Female· South Africa· Born in 2009
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Lakeisha Johnson, a 17-year-old South African player, is rated 1409 — just 12 short of her peak of 1421 (Mar 2024, age 15). She plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and took a 72-month break between Jan 2020 and Feb 2026. Recent appearance: 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Girls Championship).
At junior level, she reached #12 nationally in U12.
Current rating
1409
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1420
All-time high
1421
−12 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 15
Mar 2024 · age 15
Activity
—
1 past 12 mo
classical only
classical only
Signature stat
#215,907
#215,907 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2024
Crossed 1400
at age 15
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 15
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1421
at age 15 · −12 from today
Mar 2024
2021
12th South African U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1035
Feb 2021
2020
Inactive for 72 months
paused at 1035 → returned at 1409
Jan 2020
First FIDE rating
1035 · at age 11
Jan 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-12
1421 → 1409
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
3.5/ 570.0%
3W1D1L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsKayla Butler1,582·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Girls Championship)·R3·-11.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 3.5/1 | #39 | 2382 | -11.6 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,756
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#9,156
in continent
World
#215,340
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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