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Akemdien, Alex
🇿🇦FIDE 534005285· Male· South Africa· Born in 2016
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Alex Akemdien, a 10-year-old South African player, is rated 1528 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +28 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (Net99 U10), CHESS ELEVATION SERIES 202605 (Level 5), and 2026 South African Junior Closed (U10 Boys). Also played 1 rapid (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Rapid Open Section) and 2 blitz events (including Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (Blitz)) recently.
At junior level, he reached #3 nationally in U10.
Current rating
1528
Standard
Rpd1499·Blz1488
All-time high
1528
at best
Jun 2026 · age 10
Jun 2026 · age 10
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#174,801
#174,801 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
All-time peak 1528
at age 10
Jun 2026
3rd South African U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1500
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 9
Nov 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 9
Nov 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 9
Nov 2025
First FIDE rating
1500 · at age 9
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+28
1500 → 1528
Tournaments
6
64 games
Score
17/ 6426.6%
40W4D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/1 | #5 | — | +1.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/4 | #16 | 1340 | -38.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7.5/2 | #4 | 2336 | +43.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #16 | 1579 | +23.2 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 1/3 | #72 | 828 | 0.0 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 0/1 | #118 | 907 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,268
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#7,422
in continent
World
#174,764
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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