Format
EA
Ellender, Asher
🇿🇦FIDE 14371510· Male· South Africa· Born in 2015
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Asher Ellender, a 11-year-old South African player, is rated 1606 — his current career high. He returned to competition in November 2025. Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U12 Boys), STEINITZ CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 (Advanced), and 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U12 Open). He took a 15-month break between Jul 2024 and Nov 2025.
At junior level, he reached #9, #4 and #3 nationally in U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
1606
Standard
Rpd1452·Blz—
All-time high
1606
at best
May 2026 · age 11
May 2026 · age 11
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#144,100
#144,100 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2026
9th South African U12 player
at age 11 · rated 1606
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 11
May 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 11
May 2026
All-time peak 1606
at age 11
May 2026
2025
Return after 15-month break
back at 1421
Nov 2025
2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1404 → returned at 1421
Jul 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
—
Tournaments
5
43 games
Score
20/ 4346.5%
18W4D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/6 | #9 | 1541 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #56 | 1474 | -33.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/2 | #6 | 2298 | +8.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/4 | #23 | 2422 | -19.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/9 | #167 | 1332 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#897
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#5,882
in continent
World
#144,088
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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