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Buckas, Abu
🇿🇦FIDE 14382679· Male· South Africa· Born in 2013
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Abu Buckas, a 13-year-old South African player, is rated 1418. He has slipped back 145 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U14 Boys), 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U14 Open), and 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U14 Open Championship). Also played 1 blitz event (including COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Blitz Youth Event) recently. His peak of 1563 was reached at age 12 (Jun 2025).
At junior level, he reached #85 and #13 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1418
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1522
All-time high
1563
−145 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 12
Jun 2025 · age 12
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#212,262
#212,262 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
85th South African U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1487
Jan 2026
2025
13th South African U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1563
Jun 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 12
Jun 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 12
Jun 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 12
Jun 2025
All-time peak 1563
at age 12 · −145 from today
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-145
1563 → 1418
Tournaments
4
30 games
Score
12.5/ 3041.7%
10W5D15L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsVictor Herman1,433·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U14 Open Championship)·R5·+16.9
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsYuv Thakur1,525·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U14 Open Championship)·R3·-17.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/6 | #66 | 1546 | -84.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/3 | #24 | 2344 | +5.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2.5/3 | #39 | 1823 | -15.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/3 | #42 | 1987 | -42.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,696
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#8,869
in continent
World
#211,897
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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