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Braaf, Jiraan
🇿🇦FIDE 14343860· Male· South Africa· Born in 2005
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Jiraan Braaf, a 21-year-old South African player, is rated 1889. He has slipped back 40 Elo over the past 12 months. 45 rated games in the past year (≈62/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kraaifontein Open Chess Championships 2025 (Championship), COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Open Event, and 2025 African Junior Chess Championship - Open. Also played 5 rapid (including Hermanus Chess Club Open 2026 (Championship)) and 2 blitz events (including COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Blitz Open Event) recently. His peak of 1953 was reached at age 20 (Oct 2025); he also reached South African #65 in Apr 2024.
At junior level, he reached #7, #6 and #11 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1889
Standard
Rpd1957·Blz1945
All-time high
1953
−64 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 20
Oct 2025 · age 20
Activity
63
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#50,821
#50,821 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
7th South African U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1953
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1953
at age 20 · −64 from today
Oct 2025
2024
Peak South African rank: #65
at age 19 · rated 1917
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 19
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 19
Jan 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-40
1929 → 1889
Tournaments
6
52 games
Score
26/ 5250.0%
24W10D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #20 | 1836 | -13.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/5 | #8 | 1957 | +11.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/9 | #73 | 1771 | -34.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/8 | #8 | 2125 | +18.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/5 | #4 | 1977 | +5.8 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #32 | 1797 | -29.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMatfey RogovFM
🇷🇺RUS·2369
+0 −20 =0
20 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsTezihano Mnyasta
🇿🇦RSA·1997
+7 −4 =4
15 games·last met May 2026
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vsReegan PalmerCM
🇿🇦RSA·2090
+4 −8 =2
14 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsCharlton Mnyasta
🇿🇦RSA·2206
+1 −10 =2
13 games·last met May 2026
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vsEthan Samuels
🇿🇦RSA·2053
+2 −3 =5
10 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
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South Africa
#118
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#1,524
in continent
World
#50,820
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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