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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 1693 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +216 Elo over the past 12 months. 57 rated games in the past year (≈58/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NMBCU Trials 5 2026 (U18), NMBCU Trials 4 2026 (U18), and 2026 NMBCU Trials 3 (U18).
At junior level, he reached #35 nationally in U16.
Current rating
1693
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1693
at best
Jun 2026 · age 16
Jun 2026 · age 16
Activity
54
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
54 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#112,544
#112,544 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
35th South African U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1693
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1693
at age 16
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+219 Elo)
1449 → 1668
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 16
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Aug 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 15
Mar 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+210
1483 → 1693
Tournaments
12
63 games
Score
42/ 6366.7%
30W24D9L
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
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/5 | #5 | 1569 | -25.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/6 | #1 | 1754 | +50.0 |
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 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/5 | #5 | — | -6.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/4 | #10 | 2385 | +28.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/4 | #7 | 1873 | +10.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNathan Brown
🇿🇦RSA·1467
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsDeacon Dugmore
🇿🇦RSA·1641
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsKamvalethu Sonti
🇿🇦RSA·1477
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsJoshua Hall
🇿🇦RSA·1443
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsShaunwin Cona
🇿🇦RSA·1403
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
/
South Africa
#518
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#4,312
in continent
World
#112,540
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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