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Gurayah, Tharshey
🇿🇦FIDE 14371634· Male· South Africa· Born in 2013
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Tharshey Gurayah, a 13-year-old South African player, is rated 1468. He has slipped back 33 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 KZN Open Chess Championships (A) and COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - U12 Open Event. Also played 1 rapid (including SCO and BRICS Chess Superfinal B (2013-2015)) and 1 blitz events (including COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Blitz Youth Event) recently. His peak of 1504 was reached at age 13 (May 2026).
At junior level, he reached #78 and #45 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1468
Standard
Rpd1553·Blz1507
All-time high
1504
−36 pts below
May 2026 · age 13
May 2026 · age 13
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#197,642
#197,642 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 13
May 2026
All-time peak 1504
at age 13 · −36 from today
May 2026
78th South African U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1501
Jan 2026
2025
45th South African U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1501
Dec 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 12
Dec 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 12
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
—
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
5/ 1533.3%
4W2D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 0.5/6 | #42 | 1305 | -35.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/8 | #19 | 1512 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,557
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#8,412
in continent
World
#197,530
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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