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Schultz, Jade
🇿🇦FIDE 534003703· Male· South Africa· Born in 2009
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Jade Schultz, a 17-year-old South African player, is rated 1702 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +53 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U18 Boys), 2026 NMBCU Trials 2 (U18), and 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U18 Open).
At junior level, he reached #52 and #30 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1702
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1702
at best
May 2026 · age 17
May 2026 · age 17
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#108,984
#108,984 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
52nd South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1702
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+53 Elo)
1649 → 1702
May 2026
All-time peak 1702
at age 17
May 2026
2025
30th South African U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1683
Jul 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Jun 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+53
1649 → 1702
Tournaments
8
61 games
Score
27/ 6144.3%
29W8D24L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/8 | #31 | 1666 | +24.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/4 | #2 | 2440 | +66.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #63 | 2298 | -14.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #33 | 1612 | -46.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/4 | #4 | 1872 | -10.4 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#492
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#4,121
in continent
World
#108,982
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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