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Kalimashe, Tshireletso
🇿🇦FIDE 14377276· Male· South Africa· Born in 2012
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Tshireletso Kalimashe, a 14-year-old South African player, is rated 1768 — his current career high and ranked 10th among South African players under 14. He is climbing fast, having gained +126 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include West Rand goes to Monnas 2026 (Open), 2026 South African Junior Closed (U14 Boys), and West Rand Open 2026 (Open). Also played 2 blitz events (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently.
At junior level, he reached #10 and #15 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1768
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1671
All-time high
1768
at best
Jun 2026 · age 14
Jun 2026 · age 14
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#10
#10 · South African players under 14 · of 214
Career timeline
8 entries2026
10th South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1768
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1768
at age 14
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+140 Elo)
1616 → 1756
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 13
Jan 2025
2024
15th South African U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1584
Jun 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 12
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+126
1642 → 1768
Tournaments
8
49 games
Score
35/ 4971.4%
34W11D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/2 | #8 | 2584 | +12.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 1823 | +62.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/3 | #17 | 2359 | -17.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 4.5/3 | #1 | 2447 | +35.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/2 | #1 | — | +24.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/2 | #1 | 2279 | +0.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/4 | #8 | 1690 | +12.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/2 | #4 | 2298 | +25.6 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#299
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#3,042
in continent
World
#86,511
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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