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Rehse, Nathan
🇿🇦FIDE 534004912· Male· South Africa· Born in 2017
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Nathan Rehse, a 9-year-old South African player, is rated 1556 — just 1 short of his peak of 1557 (May 2026, age 9). He is climbing fast, having gained +109 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (Net99 U10), 2026 South African Junior Closed (U10 Boys), and 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U10 Open). Also played 1 blitz event (including COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Blitz Youth Event) recently.
At junior level, he reached #3 nationally in U10.
Current rating
1556
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1463
All-time high
1557
−1 pts below
May 2026 · age 9
May 2026 · age 9
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#163,974
#163,974 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
3rd South African U10 player
at age 9 · rated 1557
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+110 Elo)
1447 → 1557
May 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 9
May 2026
All-time peak 1557
at age 9 · −1 from today
May 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 9
Mar 2026
Crossed 1200
at age 9
Mar 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
—
Tournaments
5
48 games
Score
25.5/ 4853.1%
32W3D13L
Top 1 win
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/1 | #6 | 2323 | -1.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/1 | #12 | 2232 | +14.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/1 | #1 | 1427 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7/4 | #3 | 1443 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/3 | #21 | 696 | 0.0 |
Rankings
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South Africa
#1,140
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#6,941
in continent
World
#163,955
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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