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TWIGG, Garen
🇿🇦FIDE 14347628· Male· South Africa· Born in 2011
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Garen Twigg, a 15-year-old South African player, is rated 1688 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +142 Elo over the past 12 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Spartans Bishops Tournament 2026 (Bishops), NMBCU Trials 4 2026 (U16), and 2026 NMBCU Trials 3 (U16).
At junior level, he reached #37 and #23 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1688
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1688
at best
Jun 2026 · age 15
Jun 2026 · age 15
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#114,321
#114,321 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
37th South African U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1688
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+142 Elo)
1546 → 1688
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1688
at age 15
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 15
May 2026
2025
23rd South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1620
Mar 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Mar 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+184
1504 → 1688
Tournaments
8
39 games
Score
24/ 3961.5%
20W8D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 3.5/2 | #5 | 2374 | +16.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/6 | #2 | 1740 | +63.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #1 | 1822 | +72.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/3 | #14 | 2401 | -11.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/2 | #9 | 2244 | +9.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/3 | #16 | 1583 | +6.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/4 | #26 | 1425 | -38.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/5 | #8 | 1776 | +65.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSebastian Kapp
🇿🇦RSA·1618
+1 −5 =2
8 games·last met Apr 2026
View head-to-head →
vsBenjamin Banda
🇿🇦RSA·1637
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJared CHIPUNZA
🇿🇦RSA·1777
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Sep 2025
View head-to-head →
vsDeacon Dugmore
🇿🇦RSA·1641
+0 −1 =4
5 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
/
South Africa
#538
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#4,417
in continent
World
#114,317
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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