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Mahomed, Ihsaan
🇿🇦FIDE 14389533· Male· South Africa· Born in 2007
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Ihsaan Mahomed, a 19-year-old South African player, is rated 1497. He is progressing steadily with +49 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U20 Open), 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U20 Open Championship), and Eastern Cape Closed 2025 (U20 Open). His peak of 1604 was reached at age 17 (Aug 2024).
At junior level, he reached #65 nationally in U18.
Current rating
1497
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1604
−107 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 17
Aug 2024 · age 17
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#185,874
#185,874 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+49 Elo)
1448 → 1497
May 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 19
Feb 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2024
65th South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1604
Aug 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Aug 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 17
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+62
1435 → 1497
Tournaments
7
33 games
Score
15/ 3345.5%
11W8D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsJacinto Kapp1,591·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Team Chess Championship 2025 (U20 and Open)·R5·-11.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #32 | 847 | -5.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #22 | 2348 | +14.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/4 | #4 | 1930 | +52.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 0.5/3 | #26 | 1553 | -19.2 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/4 | #7 | 2331 | +20.4 |
Worst Elo result: Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Team Chess Championship 2025 (U20 and Open) (-19.2 Elo, finished #26).
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,410
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#7,822
in continent
World
#185,808
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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