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Memeh, Chime
🇿🇦FIDE 534005781· Male· South Africa· Born in 2010
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Chime Memeh, a 16-year-old South African player, is rated 1799 — just 1 short of his peak of 1800 (Oct 2025, age 15). He is progressing steadily with +45 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 MCA Welcome Tshwane (A) and 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B). Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently.
At junior level, he reached #11 and #10 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1799
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1759
All-time high
1800
−1 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 15
Oct 2025 · age 15
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#76,691
#76,691 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 16
Feb 2026
11th South African U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1799
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+94 Elo)
1706 → 1800
Oct 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1800
at age 15 · −1 from today
Oct 2025
2024
10th South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1706
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+45
1754 → 1799
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
10.5/ 1665.6%
10W1D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/5 | #21 | 1798 | -1.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 8/11 | #3 | 1829 | +45.6 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#242
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#2,590
in continent
World
#76,690
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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