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Kemp, Jowan
🇿🇦FIDE 534007911· Male· South Africa· Born in 2011
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Jowan Kemp, a 15-year-old South African player, is rated 1524. He has slipped back 72 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U16 Boys), 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U16 Open), and 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U16 Open Championship). His peak of 1596 was reached at age 15 (Feb 2026).
At junior level, he reached #86 nationally in U16.
Current rating
1524
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1596
−72 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 15
Feb 2026 · age 15
Activity
45
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#175,499
#175,499 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
86th South African U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1596
Feb 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Feb 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 15
Feb 2026
Crossed 1200
at age 15
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1596
at age 15 · −72 from today
Feb 2026
First FIDE rating
1596 · at age 15
Feb 2026
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-72
1596 → 1524
Tournaments
4
30 games
Score
11.5/ 3038.3%
13W2D15L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/6 | #45 | 1657 | -72.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/2 | #48 | 1634 | 0.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/4 | #61 | 1481 | 0.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3.5/3 | #7 | 1569 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,281
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#7,356
in continent
World
#175,458
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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