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Puran, Madhav
🇿🇦FIDE 534000941· Male· South Africa· Born in 2012
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Madhav Puran, a 14-year-old South African player, is rated 1841 — his current career high and ranked 4th among South African players under 14. He is on a steady climb with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 KZN Open Chess Championships (A) and 2026 South African Junior Closed (U14 Boys). Also played 1 rapid (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Rapid Open Section) and 2 blitz events (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Blitz Open Section) recently.
At junior level, he reached #4 nationally in U14.
Current rating
1841
Standard
Rpd1845·Blz1659
All-time high
1841
at best
Jun 2026 · age 14
Jun 2026 · age 14
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#4
#4 · South African players under 14 · of 214
Career timeline
6 entries2026
4th South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1841
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1841
at age 14
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 14
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 13
Jun 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 13
Jun 2025
First FIDE rating
1814 · at age 13
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U14 Boys)perf 2029 (+188) · 7/8 · #6
Top opponent
Evolution
+53
1788 → 1841
Tournaments
3
25 games
Score
16.5/ 2566.0%
15W3D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 7/8 | #6 | 2029 | +37.2 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/7 | #29 | 1813 | -4.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/9 | #5 | 1827 | +20.8 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#180
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#2,059
in continent
World
#63,966
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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