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Applegreen, Thato
🇿🇦FIDE 14341980· Male· South Africa· Born in 2001
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Thato Applegreen, a 25-year-old South African player, is rated 1826 — just 22 short of his peak of 1848 (Mar 2024, age 23). He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 29 months (2021–2023) and 14 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: Spartan Bishops Inter-Regional Chess Championships 2025 Elite (Championship). He reached South African #72 in Feb 2022.
At junior level, he reached #8 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1826
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1848
−22 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 23
Mar 2024 · age 23
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#68,349
#68,349 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+102 Elo)
1746 → 1848
Nov 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 23
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1848
at age 23 · −22 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1848 → returned at 1827
Mar 2024
2022
Peak South African rank: #72
at age 21 · rated 1768
Feb 2022
2021
8th South African U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1768
Dec 2021
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-1
1827 → 1826
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
2.5/ 550.0%
2W1D2L
Top 1 win
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2025 | 2.5/3 | #11 | 2120 | -21.6 |
Worst Elo result: Spartan Bishops Inter-Regional Chess Championships 2025 Elite (Championship) (-21.6 Elo, finished #11).
Rankings
/
South Africa
#198
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#2,228
in continent
World
#68,349
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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