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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 1599. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 46-month break between Dec 2019 and Nov 2023 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearances: 2026 April Chess Challenge 2nd Edition - GRIT Swiss Open and 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
1599
Standard
Rpd1658·Blz1746
All-time high
1659
−60 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 24
Mar 2024 · age 24
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#147,408
#147,408 · players worldwide · of 218,279
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 · −60 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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia National Chess Championship - B-Sectionperf 2450 (+835) · 5.5/5 · #14
Top opponent
Evolution
-58
1657 → 1599
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
8/ 1457.1%
7W2D5L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsPinehas Tangeni Mweya1,560·Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia National Chess Championship - B-Section·R6·+16.9
2.[D]vsTuhafifa Pomwene Haipinge1,730·2026 April Chess Challenge 2nd Edition - GRIT Swiss Open·R3·+7.2
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsBecker Stefan1,662·Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia National Chess Championship - B-Section·R8·-17.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/2 | #13 | 2455 | -15.6 |
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
#81
out of 163 players
Africa
#6,107
in continent
World
#147,395
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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