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Naidoo, Shivam
🇿🇦FIDE 534001670· Male· South Africa· Born in 2012
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Shivam Naidoo, a 14-year-old South African player, is rated 1627. He is on a breakout run, having gained +200 Elo over the past 12 months. 42 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). 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 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Blitz Open Section) recently. His peak of 1695 was reached at age 14 (May 2026).
At junior level, he reached #17 nationally in U14.
Current rating
1627
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1568
All-time high
1695
−68 pts below
May 2026 · age 14
May 2026 · age 14
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#136,777
#136,777 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
17th South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1695
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+268 Elo)
1427 → 1695
May 2026
All-time peak 1695
at age 14 · −68 from today
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Apr 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1400
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 2396 (+769) · 6.5/6 · #21
Top opponent
Evolution
+200
1427 → 1627
Tournaments
6
43 games
Score
29/ 4367.4%
24W10D9L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsReinhardt Boshoff1,678·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U14 Open Championship)·R3·+32.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsTuryasingura Victor1,471·2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U14 Boys)·R4·-28.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/6 | #21 | 2396 | -10.0 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/7 | #38 | 1542 | -57.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/9 | #4 | 1784 | +90.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/4 | #9 | 2478 | +8.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/4 | #3 | 2368 | +108.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 5/3 | #9 | 2371 | +60.8 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#793
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#5,570
in continent
World
#136,769
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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