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Goliath, Brimarion
🇿🇦FIDE 14351978· Male· South Africa· Born in 2007
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Brimarion Goliath, a 19-year-old South African player, is rated 1688 — his current career high. He has fluctuated between 1647 and 1688 over the past 2 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U20 Boys), Bojanala Closed Chess Championships 2026 (U20), and 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U20 Open). Also played 1 blitz event (including Bojanala's Kings and Queens Blitz Open 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #51, #32 and #14 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1688
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1702
All-time high
1688
at best
May 2026 · age 19
May 2026 · age 19
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#114,037
#114,037 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2026
51st South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1688
May 2026
All-time peak 1688
at age 19
May 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2024
32nd South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1683
Jun 2024
Best 12-month gain (+354 Elo)
1329 → 1683
Jun 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+36
1652 → 1688
Tournaments
5
30 games
Score
17/ 3056.7%
11W12D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsEthan Van Vreede1,655·Spartan Bishops Inter-Regional Chess Championships 2025 Elite (U20)·R2·-19.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/8 | #9 | 1846 | +28.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/1 | #1 | 2701 | +9.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/2 | #19 | 2317 | +2.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/5 | #8 | 1641 | -5.2 |
Swiss | May 2025 | 3.5/2 | #6 | 2496 | -16.8 |
Worst Elo result: Spartan Bishops Inter-Regional Chess Championships 2025 Elite (U20) (-16.8 Elo, finished #6).
Rankings
/
South Africa
#547
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#4,380
in continent
World
#114,034
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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