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KJ
Kingon, Jonah
🇿🇦FIDE 534011587· Male· South Africa· Born in 2011
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Jonah Kingon, a 15-year-old South African player, is rated 1612 — just 10 short of his peak of 1622 (Apr 2026, age 15). He is progressing steadily with +32 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include EC Open 2026 (U16-U20 Boys), 2026 Buffalo City Chess Trials 3 (U16), and 2026 Buffalo City Chess Trials #1 (U16). Also played 1 rapid event (including Buffalo City Open 2025 (B)) recently.
At junior level, he reached #73 and #58 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1612
Standard
Rpd1547·Blz—
All-time high
1622
−10 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 15
Apr 2026 · age 15
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#141,791
#141,791 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
73rd South African U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1622
Apr 2026
Best 12-month gain (+42 Elo)
1580 → 1622
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1622
at age 15 · −10 from today
Apr 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Mar 2026
2025
58th South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1580
Oct 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Oct 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+32
1580 → 1612
Tournaments
5
34 games
Score
19/ 3455.9%
21W4D9L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsSibonelo Mangala1,570·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U16 Open Championship)·R5·+19.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJoshua Haupt1,412·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U16 Open Championship)·R3·-29.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/3 | #27 | 2358 | -10.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/1 | #8 | 2278 | +15.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/2 | #4 | 2398 | +24.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 4/3 | #26 | 2291 | +1.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/3 | #24 | 1439 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#861
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#5,754
in continent
World
#141,781
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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