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Mcphail, Ryan
🇿🇦FIDE 14342316· Male· South Africa· Born in 2008
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Ryan Mcphail, a 18-year-old South African player, is rated 1710 — just 14 short of his peak of 1724 (Apr 2026, age 18). He is on a breakout run, having gained +89 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 AHS Open Chess Tournament (A), 2026 Tshwane Chess Open Registration Tournament (A), and Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U18 Championship).
At junior level, he reached #37, #41 and #44 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1710
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1560
All-time high
1724
−14 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 18
Apr 2026 · age 18
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#106,298
#106,298 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
37th South African U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1724
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1724
at age 18 · −14 from today
Apr 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 17
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+510 Elo)
1044 → 1554
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 16
May 2024
41st South African U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1552
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+87
1623 → 1710
Tournaments
4
19 games
Score
11/ 1957.9%
8W6D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/4 | #5 | 1816 | +31.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #12 | — | +53.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3.5/2 | #34 | 2334 | -13.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/4 | #9 | 1701 | +16.4 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#454
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#3,980
in continent
World
#106,295
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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