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Salimu, Chase
🇿🇦FIDE 14343258· Male· South Africa· Born in 2011
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Chase Salimu, a 15-year-old South African player, is rated 2024 — his current career high and ranked 5th among South African players under 16. He is on a breakout run, having gained +152 Elo over the past 12 months. 43 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include STEINITZ CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 (Championship), 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U16 Open), and 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U16 Open Championship). Also played 2 rapid (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Rapid Open Section) and 1 blitz events (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Blitz Open Section) recently. He reached South African #44 in Jun 2026.
At junior level, he reached #5, #1 and #3 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2024
Standard
Rpd1942·Blz1971
All-time high
2024
at best
Apr 2026 · age 15
Apr 2026 · age 15
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#5
#5 · South African players under 16 · of 252
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Peak South African rank: #44
at age 15 · rated 2024
Jun 2026
5th South African U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2024
Apr 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 15
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2024
at age 15
Apr 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 14
Nov 2025
1st South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1862
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U16 Open Championship)perf 2438 (+522) · 6/5 · #1
Top opponent
Evolution
+152
1872 → 2024
Tournaments
7
51 games
Score
36.5/ 5171.6%
32W9D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsYaseen Ahmed Gamal El Deen1,807·2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U16 Boys)·R8·-31.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/7 | #12 | 2121 | -59.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #10 | 2147 | +59.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/6 | #2 | 2183 | +66.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/1 | #54 | 2248 | +6.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 6/5 | #1 | 2438 | +34.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/6 | #14 | 1848 | -10.8 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 6.5/9 | #11 | 1986 | +54.4 |
Worst Elo result: 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U16 Boys) (-59.6 Elo, finished #12).
Rankings
/
South Africa
#44
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#534
in continent
World
#24,014
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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