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Dharampall, Viraak
🇿🇦FIDE 14375834· Male· South Africa· Born in 2011
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Viraak Dharampall, a 15-year-old South African player, is rated 1875 — his current career high and ranked 10th among South African players under 16. He is rising rapidly, having gained +151 Elo over the past 12 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈40/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U16 Boys), 2026 Tshwane Chess Open Registration Tournament (A), and Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U16 Championship). Also played 1 rapid (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Rapid Open Section) and 2 blitz events (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Blitz Open Section) recently.
At junior level, he reached #10 and #5 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1875
Standard
Rpd1880·Blz1835
All-time high
1875
at best
Jun 2026 · age 15
Jun 2026 · age 15
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#10
#10 · South African players under 16 · of 252
Career timeline
8 entries2026
10th South African U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1875
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+151 Elo)
1724 → 1875
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1875
at age 15
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 15
Jan 2026
2025
5th South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1806
Aug 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 14
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U16 Boys)perf 2271 (+396) · 6.5/7 · #13
Top opponent
Evolution
+151
1724 → 1875
Tournaments
6
45 games
Score
31.5/ 4570.0%
32W6D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsTawfik ezzeddin Kweiri2,210·2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U16 Boys)·R4·+34.9
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/7 | #13 | 2271 | +30.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/9 | #5 | 1849 | +19.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/4 | #8 | — | +6.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 5/3 | #1 | 2375 | +27.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/4 | #11 | 2457 | -13.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/5 | #2 | 2044 | +82.0 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
South Africa
#132
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#1,658
in continent
World
#54,477
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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