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Pearson, Dane Kevin
🇿🇦FIDE 14352729· Male· South Africa· Born in 2008
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Dane Kevin Pearson, a 18-year-old South African player, is rated 1615 — just 3 short of his peak of 1618 (Mar 2026, age 18). He is on a breakout run, having gained +91 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include EC Open 2026 (U16-U20 Boys), 2026 Buffalo City Chess Trials #1 (U20 and Open), and 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U18 Open). Also played 1 rapid event (including Buffalo City Open 2025 (B)) recently. He took a 16-month break between May 2023 and Oct 2024.
At junior level, he reached #68 nationally in U16.
Current rating
1615
Standard
Rpd1514·Blz1468
All-time high
1618
−3 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 18
Mar 2026 · age 18
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#141,283
#141,283 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
All-time peak 1618
at age 18 · −3 from today
Mar 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 18
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 17
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+327 Elo)
1147 → 1474
Oct 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 16
Mar 2024
2023
68th South African U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1147
May 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+91
1524 → 1615
Tournaments
5
35 games
Score
18.5/ 3552.9%
17W11D7L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsWagheed Rosenberg1,670·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship)·R2·+25.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJohrne Rossouw1,559·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship)·R1·-20.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/4 | #20 | 2410 | -2.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/2 | #2 | 2332 | +12.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/4 | #40 | 2510 | +29.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/5 | #47 | 1604 | +2.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/5 | #9 | 1783 | +49.2 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#847
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#5,790
in continent
World
#141,274
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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