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Botha, Tyler
🇿🇦FIDE 14351137· Male· South Africa· Born in 2010
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Tyler Botha, a 16-year-old South African player, is rated 1666 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +137 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Buffalo City Chess Trials 2 (U18 Boys), 2026 Buffalo City Chess Trials #1 (U18), and 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U16 Open).
At junior level, he reached #53 and #11 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1666
Standard
Rpd1577·Blz1568
All-time high
1666
at best
Apr 2026 · age 16
Apr 2026 · age 16
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#122,164
#122,164 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+137 Elo)
1529 → 1666
Jun 2026
53rd South African U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1666
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1666
at age 16
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 16
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 15
Aug 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 14
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+137
1529 → 1666
Tournaments
8
43 games
Score
29.5/ 4368.6%
29W4D10L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsRenier Horn1,641·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U16 Open Championship)·R4·+22.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsZion Smith1,515·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U16 Open Championship)·R3·-24.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/1 | #3 | 2263 | +10.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/1 | #8 | 2384 | +14.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/4 | #12 | 2370 | +33.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 5/3 | #32 | 2329 | +8.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #24 | 798 | -20.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/3 | #14 | 2353 | +11.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/3 | #1 | 2247 | +60.8 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3/2 | #4 | 2546 | +16.8 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#612
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#4,813
in continent
World
#122,158
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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