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Glass, Aharon
🇿🇦FIDE 14365766· Male· South Africa· Born in 2009
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Aharon Glass, a 17-year-old South African player, is rated 1855 — his current career high and ranked 13th among South African players under 18. He is on a steady climb with +24 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 Mid Gauteng Open Chess Tournament (B) and 2026 Tshwane Chess Open Registration Tournament (B).
At junior level, he reached #13 nationally in U18.
Current rating
1855
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1479
All-time high
1855
at best
May 2026 · age 17
May 2026 · age 17
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#13
#13 · South African players under 18 · of 305
Career timeline
5 entries2026
13th South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1855
May 2026
All-time peak 1855
at age 17
May 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 17
Mar 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Mar 2026
First FIDE rating
1831 · at age 17
Mar 2026
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
—
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
9/ 1090.0%
8W2D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 1636 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/4 | #2 | 1595 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#154
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#1,879
in continent
World
#59,948
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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