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Gosha, Samantha
🇿🇦FIDE 14398702· Female· South Africa· Born in 2010
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Samantha Gosha, a 16-year-old South African player, is rated 1428 — her current career high. She plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U16 Girls Championship), Eastern Cape Closed 2025 (U16 Girls), and Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (U16G).
Current rating
1428
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1428
at best
Feb 2026 · age 16
Feb 2026 · age 16
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#209,660
#209,660 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
4 entries2026
Crossed 1400
at age 16
Feb 2026
Crossed 1200
at age 16
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1428
at age 16
Feb 2026
First FIDE rating
1428 · at age 16
Feb 2026
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
0
1428 → 1428
Tournaments
3
16 games
Score
4/ 1625.0%
4W0D12L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #48 | 670 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/4 | #8 | 1315 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/1 | #8 | 686 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,662
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#8,762
in continent
World
#209,360
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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