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Kekana, Neo

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FIDEFIDE 14362449· Male· South Africa· Born in 2009

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Neo Kekana, a 17-year-old South African player, is rated 1628. He is rising rapidly, having gained +117 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 KSNG Open Chess Tournament (A), 2026 Lubowski Open Chess Tournament (A), and 2026 Chris Greyling Tournament (A). His peak of 1672 was reached at age 16 (Dec 2025).

At junior level, he reached #54 and #36 nationally in U18 and U16.

Current rating

1628

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1672

−44 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 16

Activity

36

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#135,868

#135,868 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
54th South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1672
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+199 Elo)
1473 → 1672
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1672
at age 16 · −44 from today
Dec 2025
36th South African U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1668
Sep 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Aug 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 16
May 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2025 Midstream Open Chess Tournament (B)
perf 1942 (+274) · 4.5/5 · #1
Top opponent
vs Gomolemo Molobi 1,841
2026 Silver Lakes Chess Club Open (A) · Mar 2026 · +29.5 Elo
Evolution
+83
1545 → 1628
Tournaments
9
48 games
Score
26.5/ 4855.2%
25W8D15L

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 KSNG Open Chess Tournament (A)
Swiss
Apr 20261/2#111770-0.8
2026 Lubowski Open Chess Tournament (A)
Swiss
Mar 20261.5/4#111623-20.4
2026 Chris Greyling Tournament (A)
Swiss
Mar 20261.5/2#101945-10.8
2026 Silver Lakes Chess Club Open (A)
Swiss
Mar 20263/2#62634+23.2
2026 AHS Open Chess Tournament (B)
Swiss
Feb 20263.5/5#31737+10.8
Worst Elo result: 2026 Blou Bul Open Chess Tournament (B) (-42.0 Elo, finished #8).

Rankings

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South Africa
#789
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#5,466
in continent
World
#135,860
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
South Africa
1
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2,408
2
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2,382
3
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2,312
4
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2,293
4
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2,293
6
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2,291
7
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2,270
8
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2,258
9
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2,256
10
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2,245
...
789🇿🇦Kekana, Neo1,628
Africa
1
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2,627
2
🇪🇬Adly, AhmedFollow Ahmed AdlyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,580
3
🇲🇦Hamdouchi, HichamFollow Hicham HamdouchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,467
6
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2,453
7
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2,442
8
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2,441
9
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2,414
10
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2,412
...
5466🇿🇦Kekana, Neo1,628
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
...
135860🇿🇦Kekana, Neo1,628