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Philemon, Adriaan
🇿🇦FIDE 534032207· Male· South Africa· Born in 2006
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Adriaan Philemon, a 20-year-old South African player, is rated 1638 — just 2 short of his peak of 1640 (Jan 2026, age 20). He has fluctuated between 1577 and 1640 over the past 2 years. 13 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U20), West Rand Closed 2025 (U20), and West Rand Trials 2025 (U20).
At junior level, he reached #67 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1638
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1640
−2 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 20
Jan 2026 · age 20
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#132,679
#132,679 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
67th South African U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1638
May 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 20
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 20
Jan 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 20
Jan 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 20
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1640
at age 20 · −2 from today
Jan 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-2
1640 → 1638
Tournaments
3
13 games
Score
5/ 1338.5%
4W2D7L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #51 | 795 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/3 | #1 | 1580 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/1 | #6 | 1590 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
South Africa
#741
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#5,360
in continent
World
#132,673
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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