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BJ
Braaf, Jordan
🇿🇦FIDE 534007318· Male· South Africa· Born in 2011
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Jordan Braaf, a 15-year-old South African player, is rated 1465 — just 20 short of his peak of 1485 (May 2025, age 14). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: STEINITZ CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 (Advanced) and 16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 14 OPEN.
At junior level, he reached #87 nationally in U14.
Current rating
1465
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1485
−20 pts below
May 2025 · age 14
May 2025 · age 14
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#197,602
#197,602 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
5 entries2025
87th South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1485
May 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 14
May 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 14
May 2025
All-time peak 1485
at age 14 · −20 from today
May 2025
First FIDE rating
1485 · at age 14
May 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-20
1485 → 1465
Tournaments
2
20 games
Score
7/ 2035.0%
11W1D8L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/2 | #40 | 2396 | +15.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/3 | #47 | 2434 | -36.4 |
Worst Elo result: 16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 14 OPEN (-36.4 Elo, finished #47).
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,550
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#8,287
in continent
World
#197,484
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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