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Kapp, Sebastian
🇿🇦FIDE 14360977· Male· South Africa· Born in 2012
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Sebastian Kapp, a 14-year-old South African player, is rated 1618. He has slipped back 45 Elo over the past 12 months. 85 rated games in the past year (≈55/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NMBCU Trials 5 2026 (U16), Spartans Bishops Tournament 2026 (Bishops), and NMBCU Trials 4 2026 (U16). Also played 1 rapid and 1 blitz events (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently. His peak of 1701 was reached at age 14 (May 2026).
At junior level, he reached #15 and #10 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1618
Standard
Rpd1655·Blz1579
All-time high
1701
−83 pts below
May 2026 · age 14
May 2026 · age 14
Activity
53
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
68 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#140,090
#140,090 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1701
at age 14 · −83 from today
May 2026
100 career games
at age 14
May 2026
15th South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1697
Feb 2026
Best 12-month gain (+151 Elo)
1546 → 1697
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 13
May 2025
2024
10th South African U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1625
Jul 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-48
1666 → 1618
Tournaments
16
89 games
Score
58.5/ 8965.7%
53W11D25L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/3 | #15 | 1778 | -71.6 |
Team | May 2026 | 2/3 | #8 | 1752 | -35.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/5 | #3 | 2337 | +24.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/4 | #3 | 2382 | +40.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/9 | #14 | 1640 | -17.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/6 | #4 | 1676 | +2.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/5 | #5 | 1613 | -20.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/5 | #8 | 1649 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/2 | #22 | 2245 | -2.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 6/3 | #4 | 2325 | +37.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLiam Prinsloo
🇿🇦RSA·1421
+13 −1 =0
14 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsNicholas Step
🇿🇦RSA·1522
+5 −1 =3
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsBenjamin Banda
🇿🇦RSA·1637
+6 −2 =1
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsGaren TWIGG
🇿🇦RSA·1688
+5 −1 =2
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsTyler NevinCM
🇿🇦RSA·1997
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
South Africa
#838
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#5,729
in continent
World
#140,081
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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