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Simon, Riley
🇿🇦FIDE 534016155· Male· South Africa· Born in 2013
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Riley Simon, a 13-year-old South African player, is rated 1554 — just 14 short of his peak of 1568 (Feb 2026, age 13). He is currently in the 1550–1600 range. 18 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U14 Boys), 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U14 Open), and 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U14 Open Championship). Also played 1 rapid (including Knysna Oyster Festival Rapid 2025 (Scholars)) and 2 blitz events (including 2026 South African Junior Closed (Blitz)) recently.
At junior level, he reached #60 nationally in U14.
Current rating
1554
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1516
All-time high
1568
−14 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 13
Feb 2026 · age 13
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#164,719
#164,719 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
60th South African U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1568
Feb 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 13
Feb 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 13
Feb 2026
Crossed 1200
at age 13
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1568
at age 13 · −14 from today
Feb 2026
First FIDE rating
1568 · at age 13
Feb 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
—
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
10/ 2147.6%
8W4D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/9 | #18 | 1541 | -14.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/4 | #26 | 1478 | 0.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3/5 | #24 | 1548 | 0.0 |
Rankings
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South Africa
#1,146
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#6,969
in continent
World
#164,698
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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