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Adamson, Amani
🇿🇦FIDE 14346648· Female· South Africa· Born in 2010
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Amani Adamson, a 16-year-old South African player, is rated 1511 — just 10 short of her peak of 1521 (Jul 2025, age 15). She has fluctuated between 1453 and 1521 over the past 2 years. 24 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 PBHS Open Chess Tournament (C), 2026 Mid Gauteng Open Chess Tournament (C), and 2026 South African Junior Closed (U16 Girls). Also played 2 blitz events (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently.
At junior level, she reached #87 nationally in U16.
Current rating
1511
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1490
All-time high
1521
−10 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 15
Jul 2025 · age 15
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#181,470
#181,470 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 16
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 16
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 1521
at age 15 · −10 from today
Jul 2025
87th South African U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1515
Jan 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Jan 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 15
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-10
1521 → 1511
Tournaments
8
68 games
Score
29.5/ 6843.4%
34W9D25L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/1 | #10 | 2253 | +18.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/1 | #9 | 2299 | +20.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/6 | #21 | 1712 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/2 | #27 | 2331 | -33.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3.5/3 | #1 | 2282 | +42.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/1 | #5 | 2266 | +21.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/4 | #28 | 1674 | -42.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/1 | #42 | 2237 | -24.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,349
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#7,722
in continent
World
#181,425
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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