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Gemmell, Zac

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FIDEFIDE 14388170· Male· South Africa· Born in 2009

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Zac Gemmell, a 17-year-old South African player, is rated 1655 — just 13 short of his peak of 1668 (Sep 2024, age 15). He is on a steady climb with +47 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent appearances: Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U18 Championship) and Chess Power House Aug Open (A).

At junior level, he reached #62 and #26 nationally in U18 and U16.

Current rating

1655

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1668

−13 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 15

Activity

30

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

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

Signature stat

#125,880

#125,880 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
62nd South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1656
Jan 2026
Best 12-month gain (+52 Elo)
1604 → 1656
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 16
Sep 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 16
Jan 2025
2024
26th South African U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1668
Sep 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Sep 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Vuyani Kula 1,773
Chess Power House Aug Open (A) · Aug 2025 · +27.7 Elo
Evolution
+57
1598 → 1655
Tournaments
2
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
5W0D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U18 Championship)
Team
Dec 20253/4#31747+23.6
Chess Power House Aug Open (A)
Swiss
Aug 20252/4#191756+33.6

Rankings

/
South Africa
#675
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#4,961
in continent
World
#125,874
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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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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10
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675🇿🇦Gemmell, Zac1,655
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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World
1
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2,840
2
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