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Somai, Ruhan
🇿🇦FIDE 14356279· Male· South Africa· Born in 2008
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Ruhan Somai, a 18-year-old South African player, is rated 1623 — just 5 short of his peak of 1628 (Sep 2024, age 16). He is on a breakout run, having gained +104 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kraaifontein Open Chess Championships 2025 (Advanced), UCT OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (Advanced), and Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A). Also played 1 rapid event (including 4th Curro Durbanville Rapid Open 2025 (Advanced)) recently.
At junior level, he reached #87 and #18 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1623
Standard
Rpd1504·Blz—
All-time high
1628
−5 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 16
Sep 2024 · age 16
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#137,687
#137,687 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2025
87th South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1623
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 17
Nov 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Sep 2024
All-time peak 1628
at age 16 · −5 from today
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+298 Elo)
1292 → 1590
Apr 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+104
1519 → 1623
Tournaments
3
18 games
Score
10.5/ 1858.3%
10W1D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/4 | #14 | 1865 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/5 | #7 | 1901 | +57.2 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 3/6 | #67 | 1670 | +47.2 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
South Africa
#814
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#5,557
in continent
World
#137,679
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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