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Thorpe, Claire
🇿🇦FIDE 14392348· Female· South Africa· Born in 2011
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Claire Thorpe, a 15-year-old South African player, is rated 1521. She has slipped back 61 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U16 Girls), 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U16 Girls Championship), and Western Cape Women's Chess Championship 2025 (Elite). Also played 1 rapid event (including Cape Winelands Open Rapid 2026 (Advanced)) recently. Her peak of 1601 was reached at age 14 (Jan 2025).
At junior level, she reached #22 nationally in U14.
Current rating
1521
Standard
Rpd1515·Blz—
All-time high
1601
−80 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 14
Jan 2025 · age 14
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#177,513
#177,513 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2025
22nd South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1601
Jan 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Jan 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Jan 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 14
Jan 2025
All-time peak 1601
at age 14 · −80 from today
Jan 2025
First FIDE rating
1601 · at age 14
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-61
1582 → 1521
Tournaments
4
27 games
Score
11.5/ 2742.6%
13W2D12L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsSiyolise August1,430·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U16 Girls Championship)·R2·+14.9
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/6 | #24 | 1745 | -14.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3/1 | #16 | 2230 | +15.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/2 | #21 | 2606 | -18.0 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 0/2 | #110 | 745 | -44.0 |