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Froom, Gabriel
🇿🇦FIDE 14356341· Male· South Africa· Born in 2011
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Gabriel Froom, a 15-year-old South African player, is rated 1673 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +39 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U16 Open), 16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 14 OPEN, and 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (U16).
At junior level, he reached #44, #19 and #6 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1673
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1673
at best
Jun 2026 · age 15
Jun 2026 · age 15
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#119,615
#119,615 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
44th South African U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1673
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1673
at age 15
Jun 2026
2025
19th South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1634
May 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 14
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+391 Elo)
1206 → 1597
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 13
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+39
1634 → 1673
Tournaments
4
25 games
Score
18/ 2572.0%
15W6D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/2 | #10 | 2359 | +31.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/4 | #9 | 2349 | +26.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/5 | #21 | 2492 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/3 | #7 | 2364 | -11.6 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#593
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#4,695
in continent
World
#119,609
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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