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Blandy, Levi
🇿🇦FIDE 14361060· Male· South Africa· Born in 2010
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Levi Blandy, a 16-year-old South African player, is rated 1749 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +263 Elo over the past 12 months. 59 rated games in the past year (≈58/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NMBCU Trials 5 2026 (U18), EC Open 2026 (U16-U20 Boys), and 2026 NMBCU Trials 2 (U18).
At junior level, he reached #25 nationally in U16.
Current rating
1749
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1749
at best
Jun 2026 · age 16
Jun 2026 · age 16
Activity
55
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
52 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#92,871
#92,871 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
25th South African U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1749
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1749
at age 16
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+288 Elo)
1413 → 1701
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 15
Oct 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Mar 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+250
1499 → 1749
Tournaments
11
60 games
Score
38/ 6063.3%
30W16D14L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsTyler Barry1,502·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (U16B)·R6·+20.4
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 5/6 | #2 | 1876 | +48.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/5 | #4 | 2483 | +74.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/5 | #6 | 1681 | -33.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 1978 | +85.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/5 | #13 | 1674 | +30.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/5 | #15 | 1807 | +38.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/3 | #68 | 1754 | -19.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/4 | #8 | — | +24.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/5 | #8 | 1661 | +4.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/3 | #10 | 2289 | -1.6 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#342
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#3,347
in continent
World
#92,869
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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