Top U18 Standard Chess Players in South Africa 🇿🇦
885 U18 active players in South Africa by Standard rating. #1 Jan Karsten leads with 2,386 — 91 pts ahead of Caleb Levi Levitan (2,295). This month's standout moves (top 50): Jordan Machet led all gainers at +140 pts, while Judah Nathan Levitan saw the steepest fall at -77 pts.
Biggest Movers · 1 month
Among top 50 players
Top Movers
Machet, JordanFollow Jordan MachetTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.1,874
+140Weng, Yu Bo (David)Follow Yu Bo (David) WengTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.1,883
+90Rogov, EvgeniyFollow Evgeniy RogovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.1,783
+65Flop Movers
Levitan, Judah NathanFMFollow Judah Nathan LevitanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,115
-77Schwartz, MichaelFollow Michael SchwartzTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.1,803
-42Taljaard, ConnorFollow Connor TaljaardTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.1,855
-40RECENT SOUTH AFRICA #1 · 2021 → 2026
22 distinct leaders across 25 years
Hover a segment for details
20212022202420252026
- MhangoJan 2021 → Dec 20211y
- ModiJan 2022 → Jan 20221mo
- OosthuizenFeb 2022 → Jul 20226mo
- SimpsonAug 2022 → Aug 20221mo
- LevitanSep 2022 → Oct 20222mo
- MnyastaNov 2022 → Jan 20233mo
- KarstenFeb 2023 → Oct 20239mo
- LevitanNov 2023 → Jan 20243mo
- KarstenFeb 2024 → Nov 202410mo
- LevitanDec 2024 → Dec 20241mo
- KarstenJan 2025 → Feb 20252mo
- LevitanMar 2025 → Apr 20252mo
- KarstenMay 2025 → May 20251mo
- LevitanJun 2025 → Aug 20253mo
- KarstenSep 2025 → Jun 202610mo
Karsten3y · 5 reignsMhango1yLevitan11mo · 5 reignsOosthuizen6moMnyasta3moModi1moSimpson1mo
Avg. top 10
Standard · Active · U18 · vs 1 month
2,143-9
Avg. top 100
Standard · Active · U18 · vs 1 month
1,823+5
Active players
Active · U18 · vs 1 month
885+34
Rankings
Standard · Active · vs 1 month · U18
# | Player | Standard↓ | Rapid | Blitz | Δ 1M | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1▲1 | Karsten, JanIM · 18 yrsFollow Jan KarstenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2386 | 2277 | — | +4 | 9 |
2▲4 | Levitan, Caleb LeviIM · 16 yrsFollow Caleb Levi LevitanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2295 | 2219 | 2155 | +4 | 9 |
3▲2 | Felix, RaphaelFM · 16 yrsFollow Raphael FelixTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2293 | 1897 | 1928 | 0 | 0 |
4▲20 | Jacobs, Calvin Nicholas · 17 yrsFollow Calvin Nicholas JacobsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2156 | — | 1961 | 0 | 0 |
5▲10 | Levitan, Judah NathanFM · 16 yrsFollow Judah Nathan LevitanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2115 | 2173 | 1881 | −77 | 17 |
6▲21 | Soojay, JorahFM · 18 yrsFollow Jorah SoojayTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2100 | 1732 | 1910 | 0 | 0 |
7▲32 | Claassen, Raynier · 16 yrsFollow Raynier ClaassenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2043 | 1966 | 1947 | +3 | 9 |
8▲38 | Salimu, Chase · 15 yrsFollow Chase SalimuTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2024 | 1942 | 1971 | 0 | 16 |
9▲45 | Tak, Rannveer · 13 yrsFollow Rannveer TakTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2012 | 1812 | 1840 | +10 | 8 |
10▲40 | Yan, WeilunCM · 18 yrsFollow Weilun YanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2005 | 1747 | 1862 | −12 | 9 |
11▲37 | Singh, Shaurya · 14 yrsFollow Shaurya SinghTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1990 | 1650 | 1810 | −32 | 16 |
12▲46 | Potgieter, Edward · 18 yrsFollow Edward PotgieterTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1987 | — | 1700 | 0 | 0 |
13▲70 | Bulelani, Stephen · 17 yrsFollow Stephen BulelaniTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1980 | 1852 | 1935 | +43 | 9 |
14▲52 | Coetsee, Dewald · 18 yrsFollow Dewald CoetseeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1965 | 1646 | 1697 | 0 | 0 |
15▲71 | Baruch, LiamCM · 18 yrsFollow Liam BaruchTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1934 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
16▲78 | Mungal, Ethan · 16 yrsFollow Ethan MungalTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1924 | 1642 | 1889 | 0 | 0 |
17▲78 | Conradie, Dirk Cornelis Uys · 13 yrsFollow Dirk Cornelis Uys ConradieTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1923 | — | 1948 | 0 | 0 |
18▲118 | Li, Zhengfei · 17 yrsFollow Zhengfei LiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1919 | 1722 | 1786 | +40 | 6 |
19▲73 | Combrink, Juan-Louis · 16 yrsFollow Juan-Louis CombrinkTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1897 | 1897 | 1826 | −28 | 9 |
20▲98 | Deysel, Kaleb · 15 yrsFollow Kaleb DeyselTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1891 | — | 1791 | 0 | 5 |
21▲231 | Weng, Yu Bo (David) · 16 yrsFollow Yu Bo (David) WengTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1883 | — | 1710 | +90 | 7 |
22▲112 | Sehularo, Kganya · 18 yrsFollow Kganya SehularoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1881 | 1802 | 1665 | 0 | 0 |
23▲147 | Dharampall, Viraak · 15 yrsFollow Viraak DharampallTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1875 | 1880 | 1835 | +31 | 7 |
24▲359 | Machet, Jordan · 17 yrsFollow Jordan MachetTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1874 | — | 1635 | +140 | 14 |
25▲133 | Sgudhla, Bafana · 15 yrsFollow Bafana SgudhlaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1872 | 1799 | 1849 | +21 | 15 |
26▲126 | Vorster, Paul · 18 yrsFollow Paul VorsterTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1858 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
27▲89 | Taljaard, Connor · 18 yrsFollow Connor TaljaardTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1855 | — | — | −40 | 7 |
28▲127 | Glass, Aharon · 17 yrsFollow Aharon GlassTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1855 | — | 1479 | 0 | 0 |
29▲131 | Sathish, Abinavah · 17 yrsFollow Abinavah SathishTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1849 | — | 1782 | 0 | 0 |
30▲135 | Devine, Cody · 16 yrsFollow Cody DevineTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1846 | — | 1742 | 0 | 0 |
31▲196 | Puran, Madhav · 14 yrsFollow Madhav PuranTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1841 | 1845 | 1659 | +33 | 15 |
32▲170 | Badenhorst, Daniel · 11 yrsFollow Daniel BadenhorstTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1824 | 1804 | 1752 | 0 | 0 |
33▲172 | Mngadi, Fredrick · 17 yrsFollow Fredrick MngadiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1822 | 1771 | — | 0 | 0 |
34▲179 | Retief, Matthew · 18 yrsFollow Matthew RetiefTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1818 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
35▲268 | Mathebe, Ababalwe · 16 yrsFollow Ababalwe MathebeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1818 | — | — | +52 | 6 |
36▲180 | Naidoo, Dhiya · 15 yrsFollow Dhiya NaidooTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1814 | 1694 | 1834 | −1 | 8 |
37▲180 | Mduli, Siyabonga · 18 yrsFollow Siyabonga MduliTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1814 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
38▲280 | Weideman, Janko X · 14 yrsFollow Janko X WeidemanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1810 | 1801 | 1751 | +52 | 9 |
39▲191 | CHIPUNZA, James · 18 yrsFollow James CHIPUNZATrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1808 | 1602 | 1551 | 0 | 0 |
40▲127 | Schwartz, Michael · 14 yrsFollow Michael SchwartzTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1803 | 1777 | 1726 | −42 | 7 |
41▲194 | Songo, Divine · 16 yrsFollow Divine SongoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1802 | — | — | −3 | 9 |
42▲198 | Bell, Luke · 14 yrsFollow Luke BellTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1800 | 1497 | 1715 | 0 | 0 |
43▲198 | Memeh, Chime · 16 yrsFollow Chime MemehTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1799 | — | 1759 | 0 | 0 |
44▲205 | Masoka, Ayema · 18 yrsFollow Ayema MasokaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1795 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
45▲228 | Segal, Jamie Dylan · 14 yrsFollow Jamie Dylan SegalTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1789 | 1553 | 1557 | +5 | 6 |
46▲359 | Jaffray, Joseph · 18 yrsFollow Joseph JaffrayTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1784 | — | — | +55 | 10 |
47▲390 | Rogov, Evgeniy · 14 yrsFollow Evgeniy RogovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1783 | 1729 | 1691 | +65 | 9 |
48▲226 | Dukhan, Kashvir · 18 yrsFollow Kashvir DukhanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1781 | — | 1766 | 0 | 0 |
49▲386 | Van Meersbergen, Ettienne · 15 yrsFollow Ettienne Van MeersbergenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1779 | 1653 | 1795 | +60 | 7 |
50▲365 | Jugree, Arav · 17 yrsFollow Arav JugreeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1779 | 1617 | 1703 | +53 | 7 |
Rating distribution
Standard · Active · U18
12-month evolution
Standard · Active · U18
Titled players — 8
Active · U18 · vs 1 month
Open
IM2
25%
FM3
38%
CM3
38%
Women
AGE PYRAMID · SOUTH AFRICA ACTIVE PLAYERS
Active players by age band · Open vs Women
Open
Women
843U20179
020-340
035-490
050-640
065+0
843 open players179 women players
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Africa — By Average Top 10
| Federation | Avg top 10 | |
|---|---|---|
1▼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. | 2,260 |
3▼2 | 🇿🇦South AfricaFollow South AfricaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,143 |
4▲5 | 🇳🇬NigeriaFollow NigeriaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,046 |
5▲2 | 🇰🇪KenyaFollow KenyaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 1,960 |
6▲1 | 🇹🇳TunisiaFollow TunisiaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 1,947 |
7▲3 | 🇺🇬UgandaFollow UgandaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 1,936 |
8▲3 | 🇲🇦MoroccoFollow MoroccoTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 1,933 |
9· | 🇿🇲ZambiaFollow ZambiaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 1,920 |
10▼1 | 🇩🇿AlgeriaFollow AlgeriaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 1,885 |
World — By Average Top 10
| Federation | Avg top 10 | |
|---|---|---|
1· | 🇺🇸United StatesFollow United StatesTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,498 |
2· | 🇮🇳IndiaFollow IndiaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,489 |
3· | 🇹🇷TurkeyFollow TurkeyTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,486 |
4· | 🇨🇳ChinaFollow ChinaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,473 |
5· | FIDEFollow FIDETrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,454 |
6· | 🇰🇿KazakhstanFollow KazakhstanTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,443 |
7▲2 | 🇵🇱PolandFollow PolandTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,434 |
8· | 🇩🇪GermanyFollow GermanyTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,434 |
9▼2 | 🇷🇺RussiaFollow RussiaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,429 |
10· | 🇮🇷IranFollow IranTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,416 |
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| 58 | 🇿🇦South AfricaFollow South AfricaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,143 |