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Botha, Chris

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FIDEFIDE 14356333· Male· South Africa· Born in 2011

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Chris Botha, a 15-year-old South African player, is rated 1609 — just 8 short of his peak of 1617 (Jan 2026, age 15). He is on a steady climb with +45 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 Silver Lakes Chess Club Open (A) and Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U16 Championship).

At junior level, he reached #53, #45 and #18 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.

Current rating

1609

Standard

Rpd1466·Blz1435

All-time high

1617

−8 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 15

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#142,952

#142,952 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 15
Apr 2026
53rd South African U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1617
Jan 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1617
at age 15 · −8 from today
Jan 2026
2025
45th South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1586
Jun 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 14
May 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Msimango Moremi Msimango 1,705
2026 Silver Lakes Chess Club Open (A) · Mar 2026 · +25.4 Elo
Evolution
+23
1586 → 1609
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
5/ 1050.0%
5W0D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Silver Lakes Chess Club Open (A)
Swiss
Mar 20262/3#51903+34.8
Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U16 Championship)
Team
Dec 20253/3#42460+39.2

Rankings

/
South Africa
#875
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#5,824
in continent
World
#142,941
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Africa
1
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2,627
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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1
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2
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3
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6
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