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Veginati, Cherish
🇦🇺FIDE 3275248· Male· Australia· Born in 2009
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Cherish Veginati, a 17-year-old Australian player, is rated 1598 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +153 Elo over the past 12 months. 43 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Sydney International Open - Contenders, 2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Minor, and 2026 Ballarat Begonia Open. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 Hobsons Bay July Rapid) and 2 blitz events (including 2026 Melbourne International Open - Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #82 nationally in U18.
Current rating
1598
Standard
Rpd1521·Blz1574
All-time high
1598
at best
May 2026 · age 17
May 2026 · age 17
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#147,797
#147,797 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
82nd Australian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1598
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+176 Elo)
1422 → 1598
May 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 17
May 2026
All-time peak 1598
at age 17
May 2026
2024
Crossed 1400
at age 15
Apr 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 15
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+137
1461 → 1598
Tournaments
11
42 games
Score
18/ 4242.9%
15W6D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #16 | 1698 | +99.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/7 | #68 | 1514 | +7.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/6 | #123 | 1675 | +24.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/3 | #20 | 1776 | +6.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #12 | — | +5.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0.5/3 | #15 | — | -12.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #4 | — | +21.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0/3 | #26 | 896 | -26.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0/1 | #22 | — | -3.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0/1 | #21 | 862 | -9.2 |
Rankings
/
Australia
#1,174
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#24,167
in continent
World
#147,784
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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