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Badenhorst, Junaid
🇿🇦FIDE 14387557· Female· South Africa· Born in 2008
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Junaid Badenhorst, a 18-year-old South African player, is rated 1501. She has slipped back 45 Elo over the past 12 months. 37 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Spartans Bishops Tournament 2026 (Knights), FIDE In The West 2026 (Open), and Bojanala Closed Chess Championships 2026 (U18). Also played 2 blitz events (including 2026 South African Junior Closed (Blitz)) recently. Her peak of 1571 was reached at age 17 (Jul 2025).
Current rating
1501
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1488
All-time high
1571
−70 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 17
Jul 2025 · age 17
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#185,362
#185,362 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 18
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 18
Mar 2026
2025
All-time peak 1571
at age 17 · −70 from today
Jul 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 17
Mar 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 17
Mar 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 17
Mar 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-70
1571 → 1501
Tournaments
10
61 games
Score
27/ 6144.3%
24W10D27L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsInga Danglashe1,550·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship)·R2·+23.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 4/2 | #13 | 2455 | +6.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/4 | #27 | 1647 | -10.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/4 | #3 | 1691 | +32.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/4 | #70 | 1617 | -38.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2.5/4 | #52 | 1672 | -6.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/2 | #4 | — | +3.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/3 | #7 | 2299 | +12.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/3 | #14 | 1819 | -40.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/5 | #14 | 1489 | -25.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/3 | #142 | 2455 | -4.8 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,405
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#7,901
in continent
World
#185,305
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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