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Nel, Joshua

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FIDEFIDE 534008845· Male· South Africa· Born in 2015

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Joshua Nel, a 11-year-old South African player, is rated 1664 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +25 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (Edu-Chess U12), 2026 South African Junior Closed (U12 Boys), and 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U12 Open). Also played 1 blitz event (including COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Blitz Youth Event) recently.

At junior level, he reached #6 and #2 nationally in U12 and U10.

Current rating

1664

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1535

All-time high

1664

at best
Jun 2026 · age 11

Activity

48

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#122,926

#122,926 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
6th South African U12 player
at age 11 · rated 1664
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1664
at age 11
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 11
May 2026
2025
2nd South African U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1639
Dec 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 10
Dec 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 10
Dec 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Best result
16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 10 OPEN
perf 2321 (+719) · 6/6 · #11
Top opponent
vs Callan Manning 1,727
2026 South African Junior Closed (U12 Boys) · Mar 2026 · +25.4 Elo
Evolution
+25
1639 → 1664
Tournaments
5
44 games
Score
27/ 4461.4%
27W11D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (Edu-Chess U12)
Open Swiss
Apr 20264.5/2#22345+33.6
2026 South African Junior Closed (U12 Boys)
Open Swiss
Mar 20267/7#32325+33.2
2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U12 Open)
Open Swiss
Dec 20254.5/2#122386-5.2
16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 10 OPEN
Open Swiss
Dec 20256/6#112321-37.6
COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - U10 Open Event
Open Swiss
Nov 20255/7#715830.0
Worst Elo result: 16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 10 OPEN (-37.6 Elo, finished #11).

Rankings

/
South Africa
#621
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#4,847
in continent
World
#122,920
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
South Africa
1
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2
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3
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2,312
4
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2,295
5
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2,293
6
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2,284
7
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2,277
8
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2,268
9
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2,245
10
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2,237
...
621🇿🇦Nel, Joshua1,664
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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2,581
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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2,443
8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
...
4847🇿🇦Nel, Joshua1,664
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
...
122920🇿🇦Nel, Joshua1,664