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Pillay, Diveshan

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FIDEFIDE 14344084· Male· South Africa· Born in 2005

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Diveshan Pillay, a 21-year-old South African player, is rated 1606 — just 10 short of his peak of 1616 (Nov 2024, age 19). He has fluctuated between 1579 and 1616 over the past 2 years. 22 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (Adults), 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B), and Spartan Bishops Inter-Regional Chess Championships 2025 Elite (Championship). Also played 2 blitz events (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently. He took a 44-month break between Feb 2020 and Nov 2023 (COVID-19 included).

At junior level, he reached #47, #52 and #61 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

1606

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1660

All-time high

1616

−10 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 19

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#144,100

#144,100 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 21
Jan 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 20
Jun 2025
2024
47th South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1616
Nov 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 19
Nov 2024
All-time peak 1616
at age 19 · −10 from today
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+391 Elo)
1208 → 1599
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B)
perf 1947 (+368) · 5.5/7 · #104
Top opponent
vs Christopher Yoko 1,762
2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B) · Jun 2025 · +14.8 Elo
Evolution
+21
1585 → 1606
Tournaments
3
22 games
Score
13.5/ 2261.4%
12W3D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (Adults)
Team
Dec 20255/4#132440+26.8
2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B)
Open Swiss
Jun 20255.5/7#1041947-5.8
Spartan Bishops Inter-Regional Chess Championships 2025 Elite (Championship)
Swiss
May 20253/3#102598+7.6

Rankings

/
South Africa
#897
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#5,882
in continent
World
#144,088
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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10
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