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Rust, Christoph
🇿🇦FIDE 14346575· Male· South Africa· Born in 2012
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Christoph Rust, a 14-year-old South African player, is rated 1576. He is rising rapidly, having gained +129 Elo over the past 12 months. 63 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Under 14, 2026 Mid Gauteng Open Chess Tournament (B), and 2026 South African Junior Closed (U14 Boys). Also played 1 rapid (including Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Under 14 Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Under 14 Blitz) recently. His peak of 1650 was reached at age 14 (Feb 2026).
At junior level, he reached #27 and #20 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1576
Standard
Rpd1520·Blz1463
All-time high
1650
−74 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 14
Feb 2026 · age 14
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
60 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#156,265
#156,265 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
100 career games
at age 14
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 14
May 2026
27th South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1650
Feb 2026
Best 12-month gain (+231 Elo)
1419 → 1650
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1650
at age 14 · −74 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 13
Sep 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
—
Tournaments
13
75 games
Score
40/ 7553.3%
36W8D31L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/7 | #36 | 1519 | -34.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/5 | #15 | 1441 | -19.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/7 | #27 | 1916 | +34.7 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #7 | 1621 | +18.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/5 | #5 | 1724 | +39.1 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/5 | #26 | — | -56.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/4 | #12 | 1525 | -62.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/2 | #50 | 2373 | -6.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 5.5/4 | #2 | 2353 | +42.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/3 | #19 | 1545 | -15.2 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,044
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#6,562
in continent
World
#156,249
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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