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Talmarkes, Matthew
🇿🇦FIDE 14343053· Male· South Africa· Born in 1969
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Matthew Talmarkes, a 57-year-old South African player, is rated 1483. He has slipped back 129 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearances: STEINITZ CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 (Advanced) and Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (C). He took a 24-month break between Oct 2023 and Nov 2025. His peak of 1612 was reached at age 55 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1483
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1612
−129 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 55
Mar 2024 · age 55
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#192,206
#192,206 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
19th South African 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1535
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+223 Elo)
1389 → 1612
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 55
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 55
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 55
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1612
at age 55 · −129 from today
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-129
1612 → 1483
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
4/ 1428.6%
5W0D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/6 | #32 | 1378 | -52.4 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 2/7 | #14 | 1408 | -76.8 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,493
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#8,186
in continent
World
#192,129
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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