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Bownes, Fabian
🇿🇦FIDE 14393301· Male· South Africa· Born in 2013
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Fabian Bownes, a 13-year-old South African player, is rated 1696 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +249 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include NMBCU Trials 5 2026 (U14), NMBCU Trials 4 2026 (U14), and 2026 NMBCU Trials 3 (U14). Also played 1 rapid event recently.
At junior level, he reached #16 and #48 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1696
Standard
Rpd1433·Blz—
All-time high
1696
at best
Jun 2026 · age 13
Jun 2026 · age 13
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#111,386
#111,386 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
16th South African U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1696
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+249 Elo)
1447 → 1696
Jun 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 13
Jun 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 13
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1696
at age 13
Jun 2026
2025
48th South African U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1447
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+249
1447 → 1696
Tournaments
13
72 games
Score
43/ 7259.7%
40W6D26L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsAaron George1,438·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (U14B)·R6·-20.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/4 | #2 | 1484 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/2 | #4 | 1533 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/2 | #10 | 1458 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/1 | #5 | 746 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/3 | #11 | 1434 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/2 | #4 | 1577 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #21 | 1467 | -13.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 4/1 | #118 | 2467 | -7.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/3 | #21 | 1575 | -58.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/1 | #10 | 2206 | +17.6 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#502
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#4,254
in continent
World
#111,383
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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