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Radien, Ganief

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FIDEFIDE 534011480· Male· South Africa· Born in 1976

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Ganief Radien, a 50-year-old South African player, is rated 1567 — just 30 short of his peak of 1597 (Nov 2025, age 49). He has held steady between 1550 and 1600 for 14 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (Seniors), UCT OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (Advanced), and Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (C).

Current rating

1567

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1597

−30 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 49

Activity

21

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#159,676

#159,676 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 50
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+86 Elo)
1511 → 1597
Apr 2026
2025
24th South African 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 1597
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1597
at age 49 · −30 from today
Nov 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 49
Feb 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 49
Feb 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Best result
Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (B)
perf 1879 (+282) · 5/6 · #37
Top opponent
vs Daniel Frank 1,758
Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (C) · Jul 2025 · +8.7 Elo
Evolution
-18
1585 → 1567
Tournaments
4
21 games
Score
11.5/ 2154.8%
11W1D9L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (Seniors)
Open Swiss
Apr 20261/4#151455-30.4
UCT OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (Advanced)
Swiss
Oct 20253/4#381851-24.0
Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (C)
Team
Jul 20252.5/2#252485+30.8
Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (B)
Team
Jul 20255/6#371879+4.8
Worst Elo result: Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (Seniors) (-30.4 Elo, finished #15).

Rankings

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South Africa
#1,081
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#6,734
in continent
World
#159,659
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Africa
1
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2
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10
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