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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 1494. She has slipped back 56 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include FIDE In The West 2026 (Open), Bojanala Closed Chess Championships 2026 (U18), and 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U18 Open). 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
1494
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1488
All-time high
1571
−77 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 17
Jul 2025 · age 17
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#186,971
#186,971 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 18
Mar 2026
2025
All-time peak 1571
at age 17 · −77 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
First FIDE rating
1549 · at age 17
Mar 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-52
1546 → 1494
Tournaments
10
62 games
Score
26.5/ 6242.7%
23W11D28L
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,426
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#7,859
in continent
World
#186,899
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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