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Smith, Zion
🇿🇦FIDE 14351056· Male· South Africa· Born in 2011
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Zion Smith, a 15-year-old South African player, is rated 1577 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +75 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U16 Open Championship), Kraaifontein Open Chess Championships 2025 (Championship), and Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A). Also played 1 rapid event (including 4th Curro Durbanville Rapid Open 2025 (Advanced)) recently.
At junior level, he reached #27 and #13 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1577
Standard
Rpd1496·Blz—
All-time high
1577
at best
Mar 2026 · age 15
Mar 2026 · age 15
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#155,143
#155,143 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
All-time peak 1577
at age 15
Mar 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+365 Elo)
1153 → 1518
Jan 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1400
at age 13
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 13
Mar 2024
27th South African U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1153
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+75
1502 → 1577
Tournaments
3
13 games
Score
7.5/ 1357.7%
6W3D4L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsTyler Botha1,599·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U16 Open Championship)·R3·+24.0
3.[W]vsKamvalethu Sonti1,430·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U16 Open Championship)·R6·+14.5
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 5.5/3 | #16 | 2357 | +46.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/4 | #32 | 1617 | +14.8 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 1/3 | #126 | 1599 | +12.4 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,037
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#6,427
in continent
World
#155,126
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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