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Changara, Adrian Tafara
🇿🇦FIDE 14364840· Male· South Africa· Born in 2009
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Adrian Tafara Changara, a 17-year-old South African player, is rated 1597 — just 28 short of his peak of 1625 (Oct 2025, age 16). He is on a breakout run, having gained +86 Elo over the past 12 months. 50 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Spartans Bishops Tournament 2026 (Knights), 2026 South African Junior Closed (U18 Boys), and Bojanala Closed Chess Championships 2026 (U18). Also played 3 blitz events (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently.
At junior level, he reached #59 nationally in U16.
Current rating
1597
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1628
All-time high
1625
−28 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 16
Oct 2025 · age 16
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
50 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#148,179
#148,179 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+174 Elo)
1434 → 1608
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 1625
at age 16 · −28 from today
Oct 2025
59th South African U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1624
Aug 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Aug 2025
7-month rising streak
+191 Elo
Aug 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 16
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+35
1562 → 1597
Tournaments
9
59 games
Score
30.5/ 5951.7%
25W11D23L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsIhsaan Mahomed1,494·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U20 Open Championship)·R4·-26.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 2/3 | #7 | 1687 | +18.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/9 | #35 | 1569 | -6.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/4 | #4 | 1703 | -20.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/3 | #57 | 2503 | -5.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/4 | #6 | 2397 | +18.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3/4 | #12 | 1725 | -16.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/6 | #36 | 1585 | -15.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6/8 | #78 | 1964 | +63.2 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3/7 | #10 | 1711 | +50.8 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#928
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#6,147
in continent
World
#148,166
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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