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Takaindisa, Abel

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FIDEFIDE 14387069· Male· South Africa· Born in 2002

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Abel Takaindisa, a 24-year-old South African player, is rated 1714 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +43 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈50/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 KSNG Open Chess Tournament (A), 2026 Piet Robbertse Open Chess Tournament (A), and 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B).

Current rating

1714

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1714

at best
May 2026 · age 24

Activity

48

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

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

Signature stat

#104,856

#104,856 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
All-time peak 1714
at age 24
May 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 23
Jun 2025
Best 12-month gain (+151 Elo)
1517 → 1668
May 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 22
Oct 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 22
Jun 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 22
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Best result
2026 Piet Robbertse Open Chess Tournament (A)
perf 1900 (+201) · 3/5 · #5
Top opponent
vs Clive Mthunzi 1,961
2026 KSNG Open Chess Tournament (A) · Apr 2026 · +16.1 Elo
Evolution
+45
1669 → 1714
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
9/ 1560.0%
9W0D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 KSNG Open Chess Tournament (A)
Swiss
Apr 20263/2#42644+16.0
2026 Piet Robbertse Open Chess Tournament (A)
Swiss
Feb 20263/5#51900+30.8
2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B)
Open Swiss
Jun 20253/2#1412438-1.0

Most-Played Opponents

vsDivine Songo
🇿🇦RSA·1802
+5 −2 =1
8 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsStephen Bulelani
🇿🇦RSA·1980
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsThato Mashishi
🇿🇦RSA·1639
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Apr 2025
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Rankings

/
South Africa
#445
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#3,915
in continent
World
#104,853
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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445🇿🇦Takaindisa, Abel1,714
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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3
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4
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5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
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3915🇿🇦Takaindisa, Abel1,714
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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6
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7
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8
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9
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9
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104853🇿🇦Takaindisa, Abel1,714