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Soojay, Josiah
🇿🇦FIDE 14350629· Male· South Africa· Born in 2015
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Josiah Soojay, a 11-year-old South African player, is rated 1531 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +62 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U12 Boys), 16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 10 OPEN, and 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (U12). Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently.
At junior level, he reached #28 and #5 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1531
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1447
All-time high
1531
at best
Jun 2024 · age 9
Jun 2024 · age 9
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#173,630
#173,630 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
28th South African U12 player
at age 11 · rated 1531
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+62 Elo)
1469 → 1531
May 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 11
May 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 11
Jan 2026
2024
5th South African U10 player
at age 9 · rated 1531
Jun 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 9
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+62
1469 → 1531
Tournaments
3
23 games
Score
15/ 2365.2%
12W6D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsRenildo Valdir Hiliwanif Antonio1,531·16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 10 OPEN·R7·-18.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/6 | #8 | 2332 | +31.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/7 | #5 | 1885 | +72.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2.5/2 | #19 | 2248 | -42.4 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,258
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#7,376
in continent
World
#173,596
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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