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Gosha, William
🇿🇦FIDE 14391970· Male· South Africa· Born in 1982
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William Gosha, a 44-year-old South African player, is rated 1693 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +49 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Makhanda 2026 (Open), 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (Adults), and Eastern Cape Closed 2025 (Adult).
Current rating
1693
Standard
Rpd1596·Blz—
All-time high
1693
at best
May 2026 · age 44
May 2026 · age 44
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#112,265
#112,265 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
30th South African 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 1693
May 2026
All-time peak 1693
at age 44
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+67 Elo)
1602 → 1669
Jan 2026
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 42
Aug 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 42
Aug 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 42
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+68
1625 → 1693
Tournaments
4
20 games
Score
12/ 2060.0%
12W0D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsVianco Freeman1,737·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (Open)·R2·+25.8
2.[W]vsMzwanele Phetshe1,655·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (Open)·R4·+21.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsLikhona Bonani1,632·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (Open)·R3·-20.1
3.[L]vsZimi Totose1,791·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (Open)·R5·-11.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/2 | #2 | — | +24.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3/2 | #22 | 2399 | +36.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/4 | #11 | 2440 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/5 | #8 | 1664 | +8.4 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
South Africa
#523
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#4,281
in continent
World
#112,262
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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