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Goliath, Caron
🇿🇦FIDE 14396475· Male· South Africa· Born in 2012
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Caron Goliath, a 14-year-old South African player, is rated 1626 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +28 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Spartans Bishops Tournament 2026 (Crowns), 2026 South African Junior Closed (U14 Boys), and 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U14 Open).
At junior level, he reached #35 nationally in U14.
Current rating
1626
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1626
at best
Jun 2026 · age 14
Jun 2026 · age 14
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#137,126
#137,126 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
35th South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1626
Jun 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1626
at age 14
Jun 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 13
Oct 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 13
Oct 2025
First FIDE rating
1598 · at age 13
Oct 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+28
1598 → 1626
Tournaments
6
47 games
Score
24/ 4751.1%
31W5D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 4/2 | #5 | 2373 | +38.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/7 | #30 | 1855 | +53.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/4 | #14 | 2315 | -16.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3/2 | #94 | 2390 | -45.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/2 | #16 | 1509 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/1 | #21 | 769 | 0.0 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U14 Open Championship) (-45.6 Elo, finished #94).
Rankings
/
South Africa
#798
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#5,594
in continent
World
#137,118
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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