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Khalife, Arham
🇿🇦FIDE 534024301· Male· South Africa· Born in 2012
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Arham Khalife, a 14-year-old South African player, is rated 1630. He has slipped back 74 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 Mid Gauteng Open Chess Tournament (A), 2026 Chris Greyling Tournament (A), and 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U14 Open Championship). Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently. His peak of 1704 was reached at age 14 (Mar 2026).
At junior level, he reached #17 nationally in U14.
Current rating
1630
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1625
All-time high
1704
−74 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 14
Mar 2026 · age 14
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#135,168
#135,168 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
17th South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1704
Mar 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Mar 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Mar 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 14
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1704
at age 14 · −74 from today
Mar 2026
First FIDE rating
1704 · at age 14
Mar 2026
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
—
Tournaments
5
25 games
Score
15.5/ 2562.0%
15W1D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/3 | #5 | 915 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #4 | 1670 | 0.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 5/3 | #20 | 1565 | 0.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 4/1 | #38 | 684 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/1 | #45 | 731 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
South Africa
#780
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#5,431
in continent
World
#135,160
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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