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Daemi, Darius
🇿🇦FIDE 534035001· Male· South Africa· Born in 2009
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Darius Daemi, a 17-year-old South African player, is rated 1576. He has slipped back 80 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (B) and STEINITZ CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 (Advanced). Also played 1 blitz event (including Hermanus Chess Club November Blitz 2025 (A)) recently. His peak of 1656 was reached at age 17 (Apr 2026).
At junior level, he reached #83 nationally in U18.
Current rating
1576
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1656
−80 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 17
Apr 2026 · age 17
Activity
56
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#156,265
#156,265 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
83rd South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1656
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Apr 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 17
Apr 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 17
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1656
at age 17 · −80 from today
Apr 2026
First FIDE rating
1656 · at age 17
Apr 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-80
1656 → 1576
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
5.5/ 1439.3%
4W3D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/8 | #102 | 1448 | -80.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/6 | #12 | 1521 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,044
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#6,562
in continent
World
#156,249
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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