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Booysen, Jait
🇿🇦FIDE 14369524· Male· South Africa· Born in 2008
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Jait Booysen, a 18-year-old South African player, is rated 1707 — just 21 short of his peak of 1728 (Jul 2025, age 17). He has fluctuated between 1677 and 1728 over the past 2 years. 30 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U18 Boys), 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U18 Open), and Eastern Cape Closed 2025 (U18 Open).
At junior level, he reached #39 nationally in U18.
Current rating
1707
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1728
−21 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 17
Jul 2025 · age 17
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#107,429
#107,429 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2025
39th South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1728
Jul 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Jul 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 17
Jul 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 17
Jul 2025
All-time peak 1728
at age 17 · −21 from today
Jul 2025
First FIDE rating
1728 · at age 17
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-21
1728 → 1707
Tournaments
4
26 games
Score
16/ 2661.5%
15W2D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/9 | #14 | 1712 | +8.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/5 | #9 | 1993 | +22.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/4 | #26 | 1938 | -46.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/3 | #14 | — | -4.8 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#464
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#4,056
in continent
World
#107,426
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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