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TJ
Tseka, Junior
🇿🇦FIDE 14367572· Male· South Africa· Born in 2003
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Junior Tseka, a 23-year-old South African player, is rated 1724 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +83 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 Centurion Mall Open Chess Tournament (A) and 2025 Alekhine Open Chess Tournament (B). He took a 12-month break between Jan 2024 and Feb 2025.
At junior level, he reached #27 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1724
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1724
at best
Jun 2026 · age 23
Jun 2026 · age 23
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#101,477
#101,477 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1724
at age 23
Jun 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 23
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+258 Elo)
1426 → 1684
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 21
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 21
Mar 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1473 → returned at 1678
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+83
1641 → 1724
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
7.5/ 1075.0%
7W1D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/5 | #5 | 1771 | +19.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 1964 | +64.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#421
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#3,761
in continent
World
#101,475
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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