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Maharaj, Arya
🇿🇦FIDE 14365383· Female· South Africa· Born in 2010
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Arya Maharaj, a 16-year-old South African player, is rated 1568 — her current career high. She is progressing steadily with +78 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U16 Girls), 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U16 Girls), and 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U16 Girls Championship).
At junior level, she reached #41 nationally in U14.
Current rating
1568
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1568
at best
Jun 2026 · age 16
Jun 2026 · age 16
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#159,319
#159,319 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+78 Elo)
1490 → 1568
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1568
at age 16
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 16
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 15
Aug 2025
2024
41st South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1545
Jun 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U16 Girls)perf 2477 (+909) · 6.5/5 · #15
Top opponent
Evolution
+74
1494 → 1568
Tournaments
6
39 games
Score
24/ 3961.5%
20W8D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/5 | #15 | 2477 | +38.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/7 | #12 | 1701 | +38.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/2 | #10 | 2402 | +28.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3/1 | #51 | 2328 | -18.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #53 | 1595 | -31.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/2 | #3 | 2293 | +19.6 |
Worst Elo result: Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U16 Championship) (-31.2 Elo, finished #53).
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,079
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#6,720
in continent
World
#159,303
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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