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Bain, Caden
🇿🇦FIDE 14383853· Male· South Africa· Born in 2010
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Caden Bain, a 16-year-old South African player, is rated 1525 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +56 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Fountains Mall Open 2026 (B), Spartans Bishops Tournament 2026 (Bishops), and EC Open 2026 (U16-U20 Boys). Also played 1 blitz event (including 2026 South African Junior Closed (Blitz)) recently.
Current rating
1525
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1449
All-time high
1525
at best
Jun 2026 · age 16
Jun 2026 · age 16
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#175,974
#175,974 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+56 Elo)
1469 → 1525
Jun 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1525
at age 16
Jun 2026
2025
Crossed 1400
at age 15
Jun 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 15
Jun 2025
First FIDE rating
1469 · at age 15
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+56
1469 → 1525
Tournaments
8
56 games
Score
24/ 5642.9%
24W10D22L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRohann Scholtz1,486·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U16 Open Championship)·R1·-17.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 6/4 | #3 | 2390 | +75.6 |
Team | May 2026 | 2.5/2 | #4 | 2296 | +28.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/3 | #57 | 766 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/8 | #34 | 1415 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/4 | #74 | 1581 | -30.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3.5/1 | #79 | 2286 | -17.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/4 | #22 | 1645 | +6.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/3 | #17 | 1758 | -38.4 |
Worst Elo result: Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (U16B) (-38.4 Elo, finished #17).
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,281
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#7,466
in continent
World
#175,936
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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