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Watson, Sean

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FIDEFIDE 14384906· Male· South Africa· Born in 2011

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Sean Watson, a 15-year-old South African player, is rated 1561 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +30 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year. Recent appearance: FUNDRAISER 2026 (A).

Current rating

1561

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1561

at best
Apr 2026 · age 15

Activity

56

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#161,173

#161,173 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

6 entries
2026
Best 12-month gain (+30 Elo)
1531 → 1561
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1561
at age 15
Apr 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Mar 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 15
Mar 2026
Crossed 1200
at age 15
Mar 2026
First FIDE rating
1531 · at age 15
Mar 2026

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Pedro Caleb Stuurman 1,487
FUNDRAISER 2026 (A) · Feb 2026 · +17.5 Elo
Evolution
+30
1531 → 1561
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
3.5/ 658.3%
3W1D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsPedro Caleb Stuurman1,487·FUNDRAISER 2026 (A)·R6·+17.5
2.[W]vsLavanya Maziena1,482·FUNDRAISER 2026 (A)·R1·+17.2
3.[W]vsLavanya Maziena1,482·FUNDRAISER 2026 (A)·R4·+17.2
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsPedro Caleb Stuurman1,487·FUNDRAISER 2026 (A)·R3·-22.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
FUNDRAISER 2026 (A)
Swiss
Feb 20263.5/4#115330.0

Rankings

/
South Africa
#1,099
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#6,711
in continent
World
#161,155
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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9
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10
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1099🇿🇦Watson, Sean1,561
Africa
1
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2,627
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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8
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9
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10
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6711🇿🇦Watson, Sean1,561
World
1
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2
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3
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