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Ackerdien, Saud
🇿🇦FIDE 14361051· Male· South Africa· Born in 2010
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Saud Ackerdien, a 16-year-old South African player, is rated 1668 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +219 Elo over the past 12 months. 46 rated games in the past year (≈52/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 NMBCU Trials 3 (U18), NMBCU Trials 1 2026 (U18), and Fide in the Bay January 2026 (A).
At junior level, he reached #46 nationally in U16.
Current rating
1668
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1668
at best
May 2026 · age 16
May 2026 · age 16
Activity
49
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
46 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#121,168
#121,168 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
46th South African U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1668
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+219 Elo)
1449 → 1668
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 16
May 2026
All-time peak 1668
at age 16
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Aug 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 15
Mar 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+191
1477 → 1668
Tournaments
12
70 games
Score
42/ 7060.0%
33W27D10L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsStefan Oosthuizen1,696·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U16 Open Championship)·R5·+26.9
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 12| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 1952 | +73.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/3 | #7 | 1875 | -0.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/4 | #9 | 1932 | +32.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/4 | #39 | 1603 | -33.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 4.5/4 | #15 | 2428 | +24.4 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#612
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#4,716
in continent
World
#121,163
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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