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Karsten, Chay

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FIDEFIDE 14346729· Female· South Africa· Born in 2010

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Chay Karsten, a 16-year-old South African player, is rated 1476. She has fluctuated between 1439 and 1628 over the past 2 years. 23 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U16 Girls), 2026 Tshwane Chess Open Registration Tournament (B), and 2026 MCA Welcome Tshwane (C). Her peak of 1628 was reached at age 15 (Jan 2025).

At junior level, she reached #36 nationally in U16.

Current rating

1476

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1628

−152 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 15

Activity

29

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#193,600

#193,600 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

6 entries
2025
36th South African U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1628
Jan 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Jan 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Jan 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 15
Jan 2025
All-time peak 1628
at age 15 · −152 from today
Jan 2025
First FIDE rating
1628 · at age 15
Jan 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2026 South African Junior Closed (U16 Girls)
perf 1618 (+142) · 4.5/8 · #13
Top opponent
vs Sarah Moller 1,596
2026 South African Junior Closed (U16 Girls) · Mar 2026 · +26.6 Elo
Evolution
+9
1467 → 1476
Tournaments
6
36 games
Score
22.5/ 3662.5%
22W1D13L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 South African Junior Closed (U16 Girls)
Open Swiss
Mar 20264.5/8#131618+34.4
2026 Tshwane Chess Open Registration Tournament (B)
Swiss
Jan 20262/5#11—-14.0
2026 MCA Welcome Tshwane (C)
Swiss
Jan 20264/2#102234-2.8
Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U16 and U18 Girls)
Team
Dec 20255/1#152250+20.4
2025 Etienne Lewis CLOSED Chess Tournament (U16)
Swiss
Aug 20254/4#242360-18.4
Worst Elo result: 2025 Etienne Lewis CLOSED Chess Tournament (U16) (-18.4 Elo, finished #24).

Rankings

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South Africa
#1,502
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#8,130
in continent
World
#193,504
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
South Africa
1
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2,408
2
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2,382
3
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2,312
4
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2,293
4
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2,293
6
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2,291
7
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2,270
8
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2,258
9
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2,256
10
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2,245
...
1502🇿🇦Karsten, Chay1,476
Africa
1
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2,627
2
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2,580
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,467
6
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2,453
7
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2,442
8
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2,441
9
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2,414
10
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2,412
...
8130🇿🇦Karsten, Chay1,476
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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193504🇿🇦Karsten, Chay1,476