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Botha, Chris
🇿🇦FIDE 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 +23 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
Jan 2026 · age 15
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#143,544
#143,544 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+23
1586 → 1609
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
5/ 1050.0%
5W0D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsViraak Dharampall1,791·Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U16 Championship)·R1·-10.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #5 | 1903 | +34.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3/3 | #4 | 2460 | +39.2 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#877
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#5,920
in continent
World
#143,533
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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