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CHIPUNZA, Jared
🇿🇦FIDE 14346850· Male· South Africa· Born in 2011
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Jared Chipunza, a 15-year-old South African player, is rated 1777. He is on a breakout run, having gained +144 Elo over the past 12 months. 56 rated games in the past year (≈41/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include EC Open 2026 (U16-U20 Boys), 2026 South African Junior Closed (U16 Boys), and Fide in the Bay January 2026 (A). His peak of 1814 was reached at age 15 (Feb 2026).
At junior level, he reached #10 and #15 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1777
Standard
Rpd1628·Blz1608
All-time high
1814
−37 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 15
Feb 2026 · age 15
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#83,591
#83,591 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
100 career games
at age 15
May 2026
10th South African U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1814
Feb 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1814
at age 15 · −37 from today
Feb 2026
2025
15th South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1722
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 14
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+97
1680 → 1777
Tournaments
8
47 games
Score
35/ 4774.5%
32W6D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsNathan Brown1,470·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (U16B)·R5·-31.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/6 | #6 | 1862 | -23.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #11 | 1777 | -13.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #2 | 1825 | +28.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/3 | #11 | 2323 | +29.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 5/3 | #6 | 2360 | +34.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/5 | #4 | 2389 | +33.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/5 | #3 | 1864 | -11.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/2 | #3 | 2271 | +18.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSpiro Clainos
🇿🇦RSA·1621
+1 −4 =10
15 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsNathan Brown
🇿🇦RSA·1467
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsSchalk Coetzee
🇿🇦RSA·1510
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsBenjamin Banda
🇿🇦RSA·1637
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsSibonelo Mangala
🇿🇦RSA·1707
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
South Africa
#284
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#2,917
in continent
World
#83,589
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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