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Solomon, Izaiah
🇿🇦FIDE 14360179· Male· South Africa· Born in 2009
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Izaiah Solomon, a 17-year-old South African player, is rated 1652 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +141 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U18 Open), 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship), and Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (B). Also played 1 rapid event (including 4th Curro Durbanville Rapid Open 2025 (Advanced)) recently.
At junior level, he reached #90, #31 and #11 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1652
Standard
Rpd1593·Blz1578
All-time high
1652
at best
May 2026 · age 17
May 2026 · age 17
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#127,013
#127,013 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2026
90th South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1652
May 2026
All-time peak 1652
at age 17
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Feb 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+306 Elo)
1255 → 1561
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 15
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+140
1512 → 1652
Tournaments
3
22 games
Score
14/ 2263.6%
10W8D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsPalo Mwelwa1,657·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship)·R2·+26.1
3.[W]vsOnako Bambela1,642·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship)·R3·+25.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/4 | #30 | 2397 | +12.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 5.5/4 | #6 | 2407 | +92.8 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 4.5/8 | #35 | 1742 | +34.8 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
South Africa
#691
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#5,027
in continent
World
#127,007
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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