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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 is on a steady climb with +21 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (Adults) and 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B). 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

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#144,704

#144,704 · players worldwide · of 218,279

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

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

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
2
17 games
Score
10.5/ 1761.8%
9W3D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 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

Rankings

/
South Africa
#892
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#5,972
in continent
World
#144,692
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Africa
1
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2,628
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2
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2
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8
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