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Gouws, Philip
🇿🇦FIDE 14395479· Male· South Africa· Born in 2016
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Philip Gouws, a 10-year-old South African player, is rated 1449 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Under 10, 2026 South African Junior Closed (U10 Boys), and 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U10 Open Championship).
At junior level, he reached #14 nationally in U10.
Current rating
1449
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1449
at best
Jun 2026 · age 10
Jun 2026 · age 10
Activity
108
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#204,343
#204,343 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
5 entries2026
14th South African U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1449
Jun 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 10
Jun 2026
Crossed 1200
at age 10
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1449
at age 10
Jun 2026
First FIDE rating
1449 · at age 10
Jun 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
0
1449 → 1449
Tournaments
3
29 games
Score
9/ 2931.0%
12W1D16L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsPamitha Binath Perer Jayawardene1,500·Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Under 10·R5·-17.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1/7 | #37 | 1206 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/1 | #16 | 1447 | 0.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/1 | #1 | 1447 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,620
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#8,698
in continent
World
#204,150
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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