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Copley, Murray
🇿🇦FIDE 14368455· Male· South Africa· Born in 2013
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Murray Copley, a 13-year-old South African player, is rated 1420 — just 22 short of his peak of 1442 (Mar 2026, age 13). He has held steady between 1400 and 1450 for 8 months. 12 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (U14), 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U14 Open), and 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U14 Open Championship).
At junior level, he reached #64 nationally in U12.
Current rating
1420
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1442
−22 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 13
Mar 2026 · age 13
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#213,103
#213,103 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
5 entries2026
All-time peak 1442
at age 13 · −22 from today
Mar 2026
2025
64th South African U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1426
Nov 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 12
Nov 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 12
Nov 2025
First FIDE rating
1426 · at age 12
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-6
1426 → 1420
Tournaments
5
26 games
Score
13/ 2650.0%
11W4D11L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsAdiaan Vlok1,596·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U14 Open Championship)·R4·+29.9
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/1 | #30 | 2213 | -21.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/1 | #68 | 2321 | +5.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 5.5/1 | #34 | 2396 | +28.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #51 | 1631 | -19.2 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 0/5 | #98 | 855 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,715
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#9,042
in continent
World
#212,701
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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