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Barry, Tyler
🇿🇦FIDE 14370689· Male· South Africa· Born in 2011
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Tyler Barry, a 15-year-old South African player, is rated 1533 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +103 Elo over the past 12 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈47/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 NMBCU Trials 3 (U16), 2026 South African Junior Closed (U16 Boys), and 2026 NMBCU Trials 2 (U16).
At junior level, he reached #90 nationally in U14.
Current rating
1533
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1533
at best
May 2026 · age 15
May 2026 · age 15
Activity
63
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#171,996
#171,996 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+103 Elo)
1430 → 1533
May 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 15
May 2026
All-time peak 1533
at age 15
May 2026
2025
90th South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1502
Jul 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Jul 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 14
May 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+103
1430 → 1533
Tournaments
10
62 games
Score
25.5/ 6241.1%
21W17D24L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsErato Botlhole1,437·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (U16B)·R1·+20.5
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/5 | #5 | 1641 | +52.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/7 | #32 | 1726 | +32.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/4 | #13 | 1498 | -13.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/5 | #62 | 1306 | 0.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2.5/1 | #93 | 750 | 0.0 |
Worst Elo result: Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (U16B) (-48.4 Elo, finished #9).
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,244
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#7,218
in continent
World
#171,961
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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