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Dawah, Dhyan
🇿🇦FIDE 534001174· Male· South Africa· Born in 2012
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Dhyan Dawah, a 14-year-old South African player, is rated 1524. He has slipped back 161 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 KZN Open Chess Championships (A), 2026 South African Junior Closed (U14 Boys), and 2026 Umhlanga Chess Club Open (Open). Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently. His peak of 1685 was reached at age 14 (Feb 2026).
At junior level, he reached #18 nationally in U14.
Current rating
1524
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1565
All-time high
1685
−161 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 14
Feb 2026 · age 14
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#176,408
#176,408 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
18th South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1685
Feb 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Feb 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Feb 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 14
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1685
at age 14 · −161 from today
Feb 2026
First FIDE rating
1685 · at age 14
Feb 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
—
Tournaments
7
44 games
Score
21.5/ 4448.9%
15W13D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/7 | #36 | 1536 | -13.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/1 | #13 | 2293 | -28.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/9 | #21 | 1492 | -88.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/1 | #27 | 2507 | -29.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/2 | #15 | 1643 | 0.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3/3 | #35 | 1420 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2/3 | #38 | 762 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,287
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#7,491
in continent
World
#176,369
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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