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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 1643 — just 9 short of his peak of 1652 (May 2026, age 17). He is rising rapidly, having gained +131 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (U18), 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U18 Open), and 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship). 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
1643
Standard
Rpd1593·Blz1578
All-time high
1652
−9 pts below
May 2026 · age 17
May 2026 · age 17
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#130,811
#130,811 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
90th South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1652
May 2026
All-time peak 1652
at age 17 · −9 from today
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+132
1511 → 1643
Tournaments
4
27 games
Score
17/ 2763.0%
12W10D5L
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
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/4 | #3 | 1801 | -9.2 |
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 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#720
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#5,268
in continent
World
#130,805
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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