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TWIGG, Garen

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FIDEFIDE 14347628· Male· South Africa· Born in 2011

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Garen Twigg, a 15-year-old South African player, is rated 1608 — just 12 short of his peak of 1620 (Mar 2025, age 14). He has fluctuated between 1504 and 1620 over the past 2 years. 29 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 NMBCU Trials 3 (U16), 2026 NMBCU Trials 2 (U16), and NMBCU Trials 1 2026 (U16).

At junior level, he reached #88 and #23 nationally in U16 and U14.

Current rating

1608

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1620

−12 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 14

Activity

27

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#143,324

#143,324 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
88th South African U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1608
May 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
All-time peak 1620
at age 14 · −12 from today
Mar 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 13
Aug 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Fide in the Bay August 2025 (A)
perf 1776 (+271) · 3/5 · #8
Top opponent
vs Ismaeel Lagardien 1,827
Fide in the Bay August 2025 (A) · Aug 2025 · +34.6 Elo
Evolution
+62
1546 → 1608
Tournaments
7
40 games
Score
19/ 4047.5%
20W7D13L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsCaden Bain1,431·Eastern Cape Closed 2025 (U16 Open)·R6·-25.7
2.[L]vsNathan Norris1,423·NMB Closed 2025 (U16)·R4·-24.6
3.[L]vsSanele Magwa1,500·Eastern Cape Closed 2025 (U16 Open)·R3·-21.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 NMBCU Trials 3 (U16)
Swiss
Apr 20264/5#11822+72.0
2026 NMBCU Trials 2 (U16)
Swiss
Mar 20263/3#142401-11.2
NMBCU Trials 1 2026 (U16)
Swiss
Feb 20263.5/2#92244+9.6
Fide in the Bay January 2026 (A)
Swiss
Jan 20261/3#161583+6.4
Eastern Cape Closed 2025 (U16 Open)
Swiss
Sep 20251.5/4#261425-38.4
Worst Elo result: NMB Closed 2025 (U16) (-42.4 Elo, finished #27).

Rankings

/
South Africa
#881
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#5,839
in continent
World
#143,313
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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1
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