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Schwartz, Michael

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FIDEFIDE 14351048· Male· South Africa· Born in 2012

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Michael Schwartz, a 14-year-old South African player, is rated 1803 and ranked 6th among South African players under 14. He has slipped back 146 Elo over the past 12 months. 42 rated games in the past year (≈73/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 KZN Open Chess Championships (A), 2026 South African Junior Closed (U14 Boys), and 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U14 Open Championship). Also played 1 rapid (including SCO and BRICS Chess Superfinal C (2010-2012)) and 1 blitz events (including VPHS_MOSCOW OPEN 2025 July BLITZ B) recently. His peak of 1949 was reached at age 13 (May 2025, South African #61 at the time).

At junior level, he reached #1 and #1 nationally in U14 and U12.

Current rating

1803

Standard

Rpd1777·Blz1726

All-time high

1949

−146 pts below
May 2025 · age 13

Activity

73

games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo

42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#6

#6 · South African players under 14 · of 214

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 14
Jan 2026
2025
Peak South African rank: #61
at age 13 · rated 1949
May 2025
1st South African U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1949
May 2025
All-time peak 1949
at age 13 · −146 from today
May 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 13
Apr 2025
Best 12-month gain (+603 Elo)
1240 → 1843
Jan 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 14 OPEN
perf 2078 (+235) · 7/8 · #2
Top opponent
vs Warimwe David James 1,874
16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 14 OPEN · Dec 2025 · +1.8 Elo
Evolution
-92
1895 → 1803
Tournaments
5
46 games
Score
26.5/ 4657.6%
27W5D14L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 KZN Open Chess Championships (A)
Swiss
May 20263/7#211735-42.4
2026 South African Junior Closed (U14 Boys)
Open Swiss
Mar 20266.5/8#121895-30.8
2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U14 Open Championship)
Team
Dec 20256/3#62406+32.8
16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 14 OPEN
Open Swiss
Dec 20257/8#22078+61.2
World Youth Chess Championship 2025 - U14
Open Swiss
Oct 20254/10#1241769-111.6
Worst Elo result: World Youth Chess Championship 2025 - U14 (-111.6 Elo, finished #124).

Rankings

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South Africa
#235
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#2,541
in continent
World
#75,449
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Africa
1
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10
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