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Gounder, Arun
🇿🇦FIDE 14362457· Male· South Africa· Born in 2009
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Arun Gounder, a 17-year-old South African player, is rated 1579 — just 13 short of his peak of 1592 (Aug 2024, age 15). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: 2025 Midstream Open Chess Tournament (B).
At junior level, he reached #49 and #18 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1579
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1457
All-time high
1592
−13 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 15
Aug 2024 · age 15
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#154,380
#154,380 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+394 Elo)
1189 → 1583
Sep 2024
49th South African U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1592
Aug 2024
All-time peak 1592
at age 15 · −13 from today
Aug 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 15
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1200
at age 14
Nov 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-1
1580 → 1579
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
2.5/ 550.0%
2W1D2L
Top 2 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/5 | #5 | 1571 | -0.4 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,028
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#6,392
in continent
World
#154,364
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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