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Kgatla, Daniel

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FIDEFIDE 14357852· Male· South Africa· Born in 2002

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Daniel Kgatla, a 24-year-old South African player, is rated 1700 — just 1 short of his peak of 1701 (Oct 2025, age 23). He is rising rapidly, having gained +131 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 Alekhine Open Chess Tournament (A), 2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge-Section A, and 2025 Elise Steenkamp Open Chess Tournament (Queen).

Current rating

1700

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1701

−1 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 23

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#109,688

#109,688 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

6 entries
2025
All-time peak 1701
at age 23 · −1 from today
Oct 2025
Best 12-month gain (+146 Elo)
1519 → 1665
Jul 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 23
Jun 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 22
Jun 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 22
Jun 2024
First FIDE rating
1519 · at age 22
Jun 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2025 Elise Steenkamp Open Chess Tournament (Queen)
perf 2346 (+681) · 6/6 · #2
Top opponent
vs Shepard Sarakusebwa 1,868
2025 Alekhine Open Chess Tournament (A) · Sep 2025 · +28.9 Elo
Evolution
+97
1603 → 1700
Tournaments
3
19 games
Score
13/ 1968.4%
13W0D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 Alekhine Open Chess Tournament (A)
Swiss
Sep 20253/5#101885+66.8
2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge-Section A
Open Swiss
Jul 20254/2#422543-31.2
2025 Elise Steenkamp Open Chess Tournament (Queen)
Swiss
Jun 20256/6#22346+60.8
Worst Elo result: 2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge-Section A (-31.2 Elo, finished #42).

Rankings

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South Africa
#500
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#4,156
in continent
World
#109,686
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
South Africa
1
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2
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2,382
3
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2,312
4
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2,293
4
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2,293
6
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2,291
7
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2,270
8
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2,258
9
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2,256
10
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2,245
...
500🇿🇦Kgatla, Daniel1,700
Africa
1
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2,627
2
🇪🇬Adly, AhmedFollow Ahmed AdlyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,580
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,467
6
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2,453
7
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2,442
8
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2,441
9
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2,414
10
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2,412
...
4156🇿🇦Kgatla, Daniel1,700
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
...
109686🇿🇦Kgatla, Daniel1,700