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Deysel, Kaleb
🇿🇦FIDE 14341662· Male· South Africa· Born in 2011
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Kaleb Deysel, a 15-year-old South African player, is rated 1891 — his current career high and ranked 8th among South African players under 16. He is on a steady climb with +57 Elo over the past 12 months. 43 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Centurion Mall Open Chess Tournament (A), EC Open 2026 (Open), and 2026 South African Junior Closed (U16 Boys). Also played 1 blitz event (including 2026 South African Junior Closed (Blitz)) recently.
At junior level, he reached #8, #4, #7 and #1 nationally in U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1891
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1791
All-time high
1891
at best
May 2026 · age 15
May 2026 · age 15
Activity
36
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#8
#8 · South African players under 16 · of 252
Career timeline
11 entries2026
8th South African U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1891
May 2026
All-time peak 1891
at age 15
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 14
Jun 2025
Best 12-month gain (+584 Elo)
1229 → 1813
Feb 2025
4th South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1813
Jan 2025
100 career games
at age 14
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+58
1833 → 1891
Tournaments
5
64 games
Score
20/ 6431.3%
27W21D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/5 | #3 | 1888 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/5 | #9 | 2221 | +50.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 1843 | +11.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #14 | 1882 | +18.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/10 | #37 | 1795 | -21.6 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Championship) (-21.6 Elo, finished #37).
Rankings
/
South Africa
#116
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#1,503
in continent
World
#50,341
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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