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Atkinson, Craig
🇿🇦FIDE 14358867· Male· South Africa· Born in 1994
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Craig Atkinson, a 32-year-old South African player, is rated 1510 — just 20 short of his peak of 1530 (Aug 2024, age 30). He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months). Also played 1 blitz event (including 3rd GreenPawn Showdown) recently.
Current rating
1510
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1462
All-time high
1530
−20 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 30
Aug 2024 · age 30
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
Occasional
Signature stat
#181,874
#181,874 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 31
Jul 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 30
Aug 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 30
Aug 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 30
Aug 2024
All-time peak 1530
at age 30 · −20 from today
Aug 2024
First FIDE rating
1530 · at age 30
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+1
1509 → 1510
Tournaments
1
14 games
Score
3/ 1421.4%
6W2D6L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/5 | #12 | 1799 | +8.4 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,356
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#7,740
in continent
World
#181,829
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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