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Nel, Charles Paul
🇿🇦FIDE 14363313· Male· South Africa· Born in 2013
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Charles Paul Nel, a 13-year-old South African player, is rated 1540. He has slipped back 111 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U14 Boys), 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U14 Open Championship), and Western Cape Women's Chess Championship 2025 (Junior U14). His peak of 1651 was reached at age 12 (Oct 2025).
At junior level, he reached #23 and #7 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1540
Standard
Rpd1544·Blz1593
All-time high
1651
−111 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 12
Oct 2025 · age 12
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#170,214
#170,214 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
23rd South African U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1639
Jan 2026
2025
7th South African U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1651
Oct 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 12
Oct 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 12
Oct 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 12
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1651
at age 12 · −111 from today
Oct 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
—
Tournaments
4
21 games
Score
13/ 2161.9%
11W4D6L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDaniel Mallach1,515·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U14 Open Championship)·R5·-26.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/6 | #49 | 1767 | -56.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3/2 | #95 | 2450 | -38.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/2 | #1 | 1495 | 0.0 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 0/1 | #150 | 922 | -16.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,207
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#7,224
in continent
World
#170,186
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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