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Clainos, Spiro
🇿🇦FIDE 14360934· Male· South Africa· Born in 2011
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Spiro Clainos, a 15-year-old South African player, is rated 1621. He has slipped back 51 Elo over the past 12 months. 68 rated games in the past year (≈44/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Under 16, Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (B), and 2026 South African Junior Closed (U16 Boys). His peak of 1710 was reached at age 14 (Oct 2025).
At junior level, he reached #22 and #17 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1621
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1710
−89 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 14
Oct 2025 · age 14
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#139,001
#139,001 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
100 career games
at age 15
Jun 2026
22nd South African U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1710
Jan 2026
2025
17th South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1710
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1710
at age 14 · −89 from today
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 14
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+340 Elo)
1298 → 1638
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-55
1676 → 1621
Tournaments
8
55 games
Score
30.5/ 5555.5%
18W25D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/9 | #21 | 1601 | -54.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/8 | #84 | 1649 | -33.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #8 | 1763 | +32.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/4 | #12 | 1745 | +6.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/5 | #3 | 1733 | -15.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2.5/4 | #42 | 1813 | -25.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/5 | #3 | 2376 | +33.6 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/5 | #6 | 1917 | +4.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJared CHIPUNZA
🇿🇦RSA·1777
+4 −1 =10
15 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsBenjamin Banda
🇿🇦RSA·1637
+4 −0 =6
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsSchalk Coetzee
🇿🇦RSA·1510
+8 −0 =1
9 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsSibonelo Mangala
🇿🇦RSA·1707
+3 −1 =3
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsDeacon Dugmore
🇿🇦RSA·1641
+1 −0 =5
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
South Africa
#823
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#5,683
in continent
World
#138,993
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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