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Perring, Mekhail
🇿🇦FIDE 14370875· Male· South Africa· Born in 2007
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Mekhail Perring, a 19-year-old South African player, is rated 1562. He has held steady between 1550 and 1600 for 6 months. 43 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NMBCU Trials 5 2026 (U20-Open), NMBCU Trials 4 2026 (U20-Open), and 2026 South African Junior Closed (U20 Boys). Also played 1 rapid event recently. He took a 15-month break between Jan 2024 and May 2025. His peak of 1602 was reached at age 18 (Jul 2025).
At junior level, he reached #85, #88 and #47 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1562
Standard
Rpd1552·Blz—
All-time high
1602
−40 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 18
Jul 2025 · age 18
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#161,641
#161,641 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
85th South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1595
Apr 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
88th South African U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1602
Jul 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 18
Jul 2025
All-time peak 1602
at age 18 · −40 from today
Jul 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+323 Elo)
1201 → 1524
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-40
1602 → 1562
Tournaments
8
46 games
Score
25/ 4654.3%
19W12D15L
Top 3 wins
2.[D]vsIsmaeel Lagardien1,802·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Team Chess Championship 2025 (U20 and Open)·R4·+11.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDiego Swanepoel1,481·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Team Chess Championship 2025 (U20 and Open)·R5·-25.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/4 | #6 | 1659 | -9.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/6 | #1 | 1661 | +10.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/7 | #20 | 1577 | -33.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/5 | #3 | 1866 | +34.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/3 | #4 | — | +20.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/2 | #20 | 2317 | -47.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/3 | #8 | — | +7.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/4 | #12 | 1700 | -23.6 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,103
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#6,824
in continent
World
#161,624
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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