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Brown, Nathan
🇿🇦FIDE 14361078· Male· South Africa· Born in 2010
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Nathan Brown, a 16-year-old South African player, is rated 1467. He has fluctuated between 1466 and 1574 over the past 2 years. 32 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U16 Open), 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U16 Open Championship), and Fide in the Bay November 2025 (A). His peak of 1574 was reached at age 15 (Aug 2025).
At junior level, he reached #93 and #58 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1467
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1515
All-time high
1574
−107 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 15
Aug 2025 · age 15
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#196,894
#196,894 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2025
93rd South African U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1574
Aug 2025
Best 12-month gain (+81 Elo)
1493 → 1574
Aug 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1574
at age 15 · −107 from today
Aug 2025
2024
58th South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1493
Aug 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 14
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (U16B)perf 2330 (+756) · 5/5 · #2
Top opponent
Evolution
+1
1466 → 1467
Tournaments
10
55 games
Score
29/ 5552.7%
23W16D16L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJared CHIPUNZA1,680·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (U16B)·R5·+25.9
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/2 | #47 | 2319 | -3.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #75 | 1771 | -33.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/4 | #12 | — | -40.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/3 | #13 | 2236 | +2.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/2 | #24 | — | -33.2 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,540
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#8,254
in continent
World
#196,780
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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