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Koutsouvelis, Joshua
🇿🇦FIDE 14370182· Male· South Africa· Born in 2011
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Joshua Koutsouvelis, a 15-year-old South African player, is rated 1555 — just 19 short of his peak of 1574 (Aug 2025, age 14). He is rising rapidly, having gained +143 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 NMBCU Trials 2 (U16), Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (U16B), and Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Team Chess Championship 2025 (U16).
At junior level, he reached #79 and #58 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1555
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1573
All-time high
1574
−19 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 14
Aug 2025 · age 14
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#164,346
#164,346 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+143 Elo)
1412 → 1555
Jun 2026
79th South African U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1574
Jan 2026
2025
58th South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1574
Aug 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 14
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1574
at age 14 · −19 from today
Aug 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Mar 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
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Tournaments
3
13 games
Score
7/ 1353.8%
7W0D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAishwarya Ranjith1,583·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Team Chess Championship 2025 (U16)·R5·+20.5
3.[W]vsErato Botlhole1,437·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (U16B)·R3·+12.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsNathan Brown1,470·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (U16B)·R1·-25.8
3.[L]vsSchalk Coetzee1,505·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (U16B)·R2·-23.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #26 | 2388 | -19.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/3 | #13 | 1346 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/3 | #2 | 1547 | 0.0 |
Rankings
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South Africa
#1,142
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#6,953
in continent
World
#164,326
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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