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Preston, Waylon
🇿🇦FIDE 14352419· Male· South Africa· Born in 1999
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Waylon Preston, a 27-year-old South African player, is rated 1557 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include CHESS ELEVATION SERIES 4 2026 (Level 5), CHESS ELEVATION SERIES 3 2026 (Level 4), and ROYAL ALPHAS CHESS CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 2025. Also played 3 rapid (including 4th Curro Durbanville Rapid Open 2025 (Advanced)) and 1 blitz events (including Royal Alphas Chess Club 2025 (Club Championship Blitz)) recently.
Current rating
1557
Standard
Rpd1466·Blz1586
All-time high
1557
at best
Apr 2026 · age 27
Apr 2026 · age 27
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#162,725
#162,725 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+57 Elo)
1500 → 1557
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1557
at age 27
Apr 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 26
Mar 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 26
Feb 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 26
Feb 2025
First FIDE rating
1488 · at age 26
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+57
1500 → 1557
Tournaments
3
14 games
Score
7/ 1450.0%
7W0D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/4 | #4 | 1638 | +22.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/1 | #2 | 2221 | +14.4 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2/1 | #5 | 2316 | +20.8 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,129
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#6,795
in continent
World
#162,705
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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