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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 1695 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +43 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Spartans Bishops Tournament 2026 (Rooks), 2026 South African Junior Closed (U20 Boys), and Bojanala Closed Chess Championships 2026 (U20). Also played 1 blitz event (including Bojanala's Kings and Queens Blitz Open 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #43, #32 and #14 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1695
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1702
All-time high
1695
at best
Jun 2026 · age 19
Jun 2026 · age 19
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#111,772
#111,772 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
43rd South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1695
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1695
at age 19
Jun 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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+43
1652 → 1695
Tournaments
5
28 games
Score
16.5/ 2858.9%
11W11D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 3/1 | #1 | 2370 | +6.8 |
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 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
South Africa
#507
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#4,269
in continent
World
#111,769
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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