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Goaseb, Branden
🇳🇦FIDE 15201163· Male· Namibia· Born in 2000
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Branden Goaseb, a 26-year-old player, is rated 1615. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 46-month break between Dec 2019 and Nov 2023 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia National Chess Championship - B-Section. Also played 1 rapid (including Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia National Rapid Chess Championship - Open Section (Closed)) and 1 blitz events (including Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia National Blitz Chess Championship - Open Section (Closed)) recently. His peak of 1659 was reached at age 24 (Mar 2024); he also reached #28 nationally in Oct 2020.
At junior level, he reached #4 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1615
Standard
Rpd1658·Blz1746
All-time high
1659
−44 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 24
Mar 2024 · age 24
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#140,684
#140,684 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+225 Elo)
1432 → 1657
Nov 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 24
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 24
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1659
at age 24 · −44 from today
Mar 2024
2020
Peak national rank: #28
at age 20 · rated 1459
Oct 2020
4th U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 1459
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia National Chess Championship - B-Sectionperf 2450 (+835) · 5.5/5 · #14
Top opponent
Evolution
-42
1657 → 1615
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
5W1D3L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsPinehas Tangeni Mweya1,560·Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia National Chess Championship - B-Section·R6·+16.9
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsBecker Stefan1,662·Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia National Chess Championship - B-Section·R8·-17.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/5 | #14 | 2450 | -42.4 |
Worst Elo result: Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia National Chess Championship - B-Section (-42.4 Elo, finished #14).
Rankings
/
Namibia
#71
out of 156 players
Africa
#5,698
in continent
World
#140,675
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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