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Webster, Matthew
🇿🇦FIDE 14363496· Male· South Africa· Born in 2007
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Matthew Webster, a 19-year-old South African player, is rated 1666 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U20 Open Championship) and Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A).
At junior level, he reached #55, #71 and #58 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1666
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1666
at best
Feb 2026 · age 19
Feb 2026 · age 19
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#121,862
#121,862 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2026
55th South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1666
May 2026
All-time peak 1666
at age 19
Feb 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
71st South African U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1651
Nov 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 18
Nov 2025
Best 12-month gain (+338 Elo)
1225 → 1563
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+71
1595 → 1666
Tournaments
2
9 games
Score
7/ 977.8%
7W0D2L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 4/2 | #16 | 2374 | +14.6 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 3/2 | #106 | 2548 | +56.4 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#622
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#4,755
in continent
World
#121,857
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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