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Marimuthu, Shaylen
🇿🇦FIDE 14387719· Male· South Africa· Born in 2009
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Shaylen Marimuthu, a 17-year-old South African player, is rated 1611 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +115 Elo over the past 12 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include FIDE In The West 2026 (Open), 2026 South African Junior Closed (U18 Boys), and 2026 MCA Welcome Tshwane (B).
At junior level, he reached #88 nationally in U16.
Current rating
1611
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1508
All-time high
1611
at best
May 2026 · age 17
May 2026 · age 17
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#142,777
#142,777 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+115 Elo)
1496 → 1611
Jun 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 17
May 2026
All-time peak 1611
at age 17
May 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 17
Feb 2026
2025
88th South African U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1514
Jan 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+115
1496 → 1611
Tournaments
6
41 games
Score
20/ 4148.8%
19W8D14L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsNathan Marais1,598·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U20 Open Championship)·R1·+26.7
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/5 | #6 | 1675 | +22.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/9 | #36 | 1590 | -5.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/4 | #2 | 2345 | +75.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/4 | #37 | 2515 | +43.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3.5/4 | #21 | 1911 | +0.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/4 | #29 | 1399 | -19.6 |
Worst Elo result: Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U18 Championship) (-19.6 Elo, finished #29).
Rankings
/
South Africa
#863
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#5,873
in continent
World
#142,767
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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