Top U16 Standard Chess Players in South Africa 🇿🇦
576 U16 active players in South Africa by Standard rating. #1 Caleb Levi Levitan leads with 2,295 — 2 pts ahead of Raphael Felix (2,293). This month's standout moves (top 50): Yu Bo (David) Weng led all gainers at +90 pts, while Sibonelo Mangala saw the steepest fall at -80 pts.
Biggest Movers · 1 month
Among top 50 players
Top Movers
Weng, Yu Bo (David)Follow Yu Bo (David) WengTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.1,883
+90Manning, CallanFollow Callan ManningTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.1,767
+76Rogov, EvgeniyFollow Evgeniy RogovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.1,783
+65Flop Movers
Mangala, SiboneloFollow Sibonelo MangalaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.1,707
-80Levitan, Judah NathanFMFollow Judah Nathan LevitanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,115
-77Opperman, Connor GavinFollow Connor Gavin OppermanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.1,760
-60RECENT SOUTH AFRICA #1 · 2021 → 2026
21 distinct leaders across 24 years
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20212022202420252026
- ModiJan 2021 → Dec 20211y
- LevitanJan 2022 → Apr 20224mo
- KarstenMay 2022 → May 20221mo
- SimpsonJun 2022 → Jun 20221mo
- KarstenJul 2022 → Jul 20221mo
- SimpsonAug 2022 → Aug 20221mo
- LevitanSep 2022 → Oct 20222mo
- KarstenNov 2022 → Oct 20231y
- LevitanNov 2023 → Jan 20243mo
- KarstenFeb 2024 → Nov 202410mo
- LevitanDec 2024 → Oct 202511mo
- FelixNov 2025 → May 20267mo
- LevitanJun 2026 → Jun 20261mo
Karsten2y · 4 reignsLevitan2y · 5 reignsModi1yFelix7moSimpson2mo · 2 reigns
Avg. top 10
Standard · Active · U16 · vs 1 month
2,052-12
Avg. top 100
Standard · Active · U16 · vs 1 month
1,750+3
Active players
Active · U16 · vs 1 month
576+33
Rankings
Standard · Active · vs 1 month · U16
# | Player | Standard↓ | Rapid | Blitz | Δ 1M | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1▲5 | Levitan, Caleb LeviIM · 16 yrsFollow Caleb Levi LevitanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2295 | 2219 | 2155 | +4 | 9 |
2▲3 | Felix, RaphaelFM · 16 yrsFollow Raphael FelixTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2293 | 1897 | 1928 | 0 | 0 |
3▲12 | Levitan, Judah NathanFM · 16 yrsFollow Judah Nathan LevitanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2115 | 2173 | 1881 | −77 | 17 |
4▲35 | Claassen, Raynier · 16 yrsFollow Raynier ClaassenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2043 | 1966 | 1947 | +3 | 9 |
5▲41 | Salimu, Chase · 15 yrsFollow Chase SalimuTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2024 | 1942 | 1971 | 0 | 16 |
6▲48 | Tak, Rannveer · 13 yrsFollow Rannveer TakTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2012 | 1812 | 1840 | +10 | 8 |
7▲41 | Singh, Shaurya · 14 yrsFollow Shaurya SinghTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1990 | 1650 | 1810 | −32 | 16 |
8▲86 | Mungal, Ethan · 16 yrsFollow Ethan MungalTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1924 | 1642 | 1889 | 0 | 0 |
9▲86 | Conradie, Dirk Cornelis Uys · 13 yrsFollow Dirk Cornelis Uys ConradieTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1923 | — | 1948 | 0 | 0 |
10▲82 | Combrink, Juan-Louis · 16 yrsFollow Juan-Louis CombrinkTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1897 | 1897 | 1826 | −28 | 9 |
11▲107 | Deysel, Kaleb · 15 yrsFollow Kaleb DeyselTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1891 | — | 1791 | 0 | 5 |
12▲240 | Weng, Yu Bo (David) · 16 yrsFollow Yu Bo (David) WengTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1883 | — | 1710 | +90 | 7 |
13▲157 | Dharampall, Viraak · 15 yrsFollow Viraak DharampallTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1875 | 1880 | 1835 | +31 | 7 |
14▲144 | Sgudhla, Bafana · 15 yrsFollow Bafana SgudhlaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1872 | 1799 | 1849 | +21 | 15 |
15▲150 | Devine, Cody · 16 yrsFollow Cody DevineTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1846 | — | 1742 | 0 | 0 |
16▲211 | Puran, Madhav · 14 yrsFollow Madhav PuranTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1841 | 1845 | 1659 | +33 | 15 |
17▲185 | Badenhorst, Daniel · 11 yrsFollow Daniel BadenhorstTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1824 | 1804 | 1752 | 0 | 0 |
18▲285 | Mathebe, Ababalwe · 16 yrsFollow Ababalwe MathebeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1818 | — | — | +52 | 6 |
19▲197 | Naidoo, Dhiya · 15 yrsFollow Dhiya NaidooTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1814 | 1694 | 1834 | −1 | 8 |
20▲298 | Weideman, Janko X · 14 yrsFollow Janko X WeidemanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1810 | 1801 | 1751 | +52 | 9 |
21▲146 | Schwartz, Michael · 14 yrsFollow Michael SchwartzTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1803 | 1777 | 1726 | −42 | 7 |
22▲213 | Songo, Divine · 16 yrsFollow Divine SongoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1802 | — | — | −3 | 9 |
23▲217 | Bell, Luke · 14 yrsFollow Luke BellTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1800 | 1497 | 1715 | 0 | 0 |
24▲217 | Memeh, Chime · 16 yrsFollow Chime MemehTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1799 | — | 1759 | 0 | 0 |
25▲248 | Segal, Jamie Dylan · 14 yrsFollow Jamie Dylan SegalTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1789 | 1553 | 1557 | +5 | 6 |
26▲411 | Rogov, Evgeniy · 14 yrsFollow Evgeniy RogovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1783 | 1729 | 1691 | +65 | 9 |
27▲408 | Van Meersbergen, Ettienne · 15 yrsFollow Ettienne Van MeersbergenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1779 | 1653 | 1795 | +60 | 7 |
28▲249 | Chang, Samuel · 16 yrsFollow Samuel ChangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1778 | — | 1642 | 0 | 0 |
29▲250 | CHIPUNZA, Jared · 15 yrsFollow Jared CHIPUNZATrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1777 | 1628 | 1608 | 0 | 0 |
30▲412 | Joya, Imkhita · 15 yrsFollow Imkhita JoyaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1769 | 1728 | — | +55 | 9 |
31▲294 | Kalimashe, Tshireletso · 14 yrsFollow Tshireletso KalimasheTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1768 | — | 1671 | +12 | 2 |
32▲500 | Manning, Callan · 12 yrsFollow Callan ManningTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1767 | 1624 | — | +76 | 9 |
33▲276 | Shabangu, Melchizedek · 16 yrsFollow Melchizedek ShabanguTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1760 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
34▲176 | Opperman, Connor Gavin · 16 yrsFollow Connor Gavin OppermanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1760 | 1707 | 1822 | −60 | 8 |
35▲439 | Oliphant, Yomelele · 15 yrsFollow Yomelele OliphantTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1756 | — | — | +50 | 6 |
36▲362 | Dikane, Oageng · 16 yrsFollow Oageng DikaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1753 | 1723 | 1605 | +22 | 6 |
37 | Kammies, Arno · 13 yrsFollow Arno KammiesTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1750 | — | — | — | 5 |
38▲461 | Blandy, Levi · 16 yrsFollow Levi BlandyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1749 | — | — | +48 | 6 |
39 | Radha, Yugesh · 10 yrsFollow Yugesh RadhaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1741 | 1549 | — | — | 8 |
40▲334 | Liang, Bowie · 15 yrsFollow Bowie LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1737 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
41▲339 | Terblanche, Johann · 15 yrsFollow Johann TerblancheTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1735 | 1453 | 1452 | 0 | 0 |
42▲347 | Lenting, Kent · 13 yrsFollow Kent LentingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1732 | 1575 | — | 0 | 0 |
43▲398 | Thorulsley, Kairaav · 12 yrsFollow Kairaav ThorulsleyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1727 | 1796 | 1501 | +12 | 11 |
44▲370 | Rautenbach, Helen Christine · 16 yrsFollow Helen Christine RautenbachTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1726 | — | 1554 | 0 | 0 |
45▲524 | Molele, Lesedi · 15 yrsFollow Lesedi MoleleTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1711 | — | — | +29 | 3 |
46▲412 | Bain, Michael · 15 yrsFollow Michael BainTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1709 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
47▲412 | Taylor, Samuel · 13 yrsFollow Samuel TaylorTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1709 | — | 1687 | 0 | 0 |
48▲220 | Mangala, Sibonelo · 15 yrsFollow Sibonelo MangalaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1707 | 1627 | 1602 | −80 | 9 |
49▲302 | Ngwangwa, Nonhlanhla · 16 yrsFollow Nonhlanhla NgwangwaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1700 | — | — | −45 | 2 |
50▲479 | Changara, Alvis Tafadzwa · 13 yrsFollow Alvis Tafadzwa ChangaraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1699 | — | 1477 | +7 | 8 |
Rating distribution
Standard · Active · U16
12-month evolution
Standard · Active · U16
Titled players — 3
Active · U16 · vs 1 month
Open
IM1
33%
FM2
67%
Women
AGE PYRAMID · SOUTH AFRICA ACTIVE PLAYERS
Active players by age band · Open vs Women
Open
Women
544U20134
020-340
035-490
050-640
065+0
544 open players134 women players
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Africa — By Average Top 10
| Federation | Avg top 10 | |
|---|---|---|
1· | 🇬🇶Equatorial GuineaFollow Equatorial GuineaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,352 |
2▲1 | 🇪🇬EgyptFollow EgyptTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,127 |
3▼1 | 🇿🇦South AfricaFollow South AfricaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,052 |
4· | 🇳🇬NigeriaFollow NigeriaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 1,980 |
5▲1 | 🇰🇪KenyaFollow KenyaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 1,954 |
6▲7 | 🇲🇦MoroccoFollow MoroccoTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 1,898 |
7▲1 | 🇹🇳TunisiaFollow TunisiaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 1,884 |
8· | 🇺🇬UgandaFollow UgandaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 1,880 |
9▼1 | 🇩🇿AlgeriaFollow AlgeriaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 1,845 |
10▲1 | 🇲🇬MadagascarFollow MadagascarTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 1,758 |
World — By Average Top 10
| Federation | Avg top 10 | |
|---|---|---|
1· | 🇮🇳IndiaFollow IndiaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,434 |
2· | FIDEFollow FIDETrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,422 |
3· | 🇺🇸United StatesFollow United StatesTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,409 |
4· | 🇰🇿KazakhstanFollow KazakhstanTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,402 |
5▲1 | 🇮🇷IranFollow IranTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,381 |
6▼1 | 🇷🇺RussiaFollow RussiaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,380 |
7· | 🇹🇷TurkeyFollow TurkeyTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,379 |
8▲1 | 🇩🇪GermanyFollow GermanyTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,363 |
9▼1 | 🇵🇱PolandFollow PolandTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,363 |
10· | 🇨🇳ChinaFollow ChinaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,360 |
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| 57 | 🇿🇦South AfricaFollow South AfricaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,052 |