Top U18 Standard Chess Players in South Africa 🇿🇦
821 U18 active players in South Africa by Standard rating.
#1 Jan Karsten leads with 2,382 — 81 pts ahead of Raphael Felix (2,301).
This month's standout moves (top 100): Rannveer Tak led all gainers at +148 pts, while Vukile Pakade saw the steepest fall at -45 pts.
Age Group Leaders
U20Karsten, JanIMFollow Jan KarstenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.▲12,382U18Karsten, JanIMFollow Jan KarstenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.▲12,382U16Felix, RaphaelFMFollow Raphael FelixTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.▲32,301
Biggest Movers · 1 month
Among top 100 players
Top Movers
Tak, RannveerFollow Rannveer TakTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,002
+148Singh, ShauryaFollow Shaurya SinghTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.1,895
+136Rogov, EvgeniyFollow Evgeniy RogovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.1,718
+109Flop Movers
Pakade, VukileFollow Vukile PakadeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.1,707
-45Joya, ImkhitaFollow Imkhita JoyaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.1,714
-22Levitan, Judah NathanFMFollow Judah Nathan LevitanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,187
-17HISTORIC SOUTH AFRICA #1 · 2001 → 2026
22 distinct leaders across 25 yearsHover a segment for details
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Standard · Active · U18 · vs 1 month
Avg. top 10
2,147+11
Avg. top 100
1,810-12
Active players
821-159
Titled players — 8
Active · U18 · vs 1 month
Open
IM2
25%
FM3
38%
CM3
38%
Women
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. | 2382 | 2274 | — | −3 | 11 |
2▲3 | Felix, RaphaelFM · 16 yrsFollow Raphael FelixTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2301 | 1897 | 1934 | 0 | 0 |
3▲11 | Levitan, Caleb LeviIM · 16 yrsFollow Caleb Levi LevitanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2238 | 2219 | 2177 | +46 | 11 |
4▲9 | Levitan, Judah NathanFM · 16 yrsFollow Judah Nathan LevitanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2187 | 2172 | 1921 | −17 | 11 |
5▲18 | Jacobs, Calvin Nicholas · 17 yrsFollow Calvin Nicholas JacobsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2156 | — | 1961 | 0 | 0 |
6▲18 | Soojay, JorahFM · 18 yrsFollow Jorah SoojayTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2136 | 1732 | 1909 | 0 | 0 |
7▲37 | Claassen, Raynier · 16 yrsFollow Raynier ClaassenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2025 | 1964 | 1861 | 0 | 0 |
8▲59 | Salimu, Chase · 15 yrsFollow Chase SalimuTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2024 | 1910 | — | +67 | 6 |
9▲37 | Yan, WeilunCM · 18 yrsFollow Weilun YanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2017 | 1747 | 1862 | 0 | 0 |
10▲153 | Tak, Rannveer · 13 yrsFollow Rannveer TakTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2002 | 1812 | 1827 | +148 | 20 |
11▲57 | Potgieter, Edward · 18 yrsFollow Edward PotgieterTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1956 | — | 1685 | 0 | 0 |
12▲72 | Baruch, LiamCM · 18 yrsFollow Liam BaruchTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1935 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
13▲76 | Coetsee, Dewald · 18 yrsFollow Dewald CoetseeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1927 | 1646 | 1697 | 0 | 0 |
14▲81 | Mungal, Ethan · 16 yrsFollow Ethan MungalTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1924 | 1642 | 1889 | 0 | 0 |
15▲87 | Bulelani, Stephen · 17 yrsFollow Stephen BulelaniTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1908 | 1852 | 1935 | 0 | 0 |
16▲100 | Taljaard, Connor · 18 yrsFollow Connor TaljaardTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1895 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
17▲100 | Sehularo, Kganya · 18 yrsFollow Kganya SehularoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1895 | 1802 | 1594 | 0 | 0 |
18▲320 | Singh, Shaurya · 14 yrsFollow Shaurya SinghTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1895 | 1650 | 1642 | +136 | 9 |
19▲123 | Combrink, Juan-Louis · 16 yrsFollow Juan-Louis CombrinkTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1881 | — | 1823 | 0 | 0 |
20▲123 | Li, Zhengfei · 17 yrsFollow Zhengfei LiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1879 | 1722 | 1786 | 0 | 0 |
21▲124 | Schwartz, Michael · 14 yrsFollow Michael SchwartzTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1876 | 1777 | 1726 | 0 | 0 |
22▲146 | Sathish, Abinavah · 17 yrsFollow Abinavah SathishTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1849 | — | 1782 | 0 | 0 |
23 | Devine, Cody · 16 yrsFollow Cody DevineTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1846 | — | 1742 | — | 5 |
24▲173 | Kazadi, Elisha · 18 yrsFollow Elisha KazadiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1829 | — | 1746 | 0 | 0 |
25▲170 | Deysel, Kaleb · 15 yrsFollow Kaleb DeyselTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1829 | — | 1771 | 0 | 0 |
26▲181 | Dharampall, Viraak · 15 yrsFollow Viraak DharampallTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1825 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
27▲181 | Badenhorst, Daniel · 11 yrsFollow Daniel BadenhorstTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1824 | 1804 | 1752 | 0 | 0 |
28▲182 | Mngadi, Fredrick · 17 yrsFollow Fredrick MngadiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1822 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
29▲243 | Opperman, Connor Gavin · 16 yrsFollow Connor Gavin OppermanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1821 | 1756 | 1786 | +32 | 6 |
30▲189 | Mduli, Siyabonga · 18 yrsFollow Siyabonga MduliTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1815 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
31▲190 | CHIPUNZA, Jared · 15 yrsFollow Jared CHIPUNZATrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1814 | 1628 | 1608 | 0 | 0 |
32▲204 | Songo, Divine · 16 yrsFollow Divine SongoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1806 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
33▲210 | Conradie, Dirk Cornelis Uys · 13 yrsFollow Dirk Cornelis Uys ConradieTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1801 | — | 1824 | 0 | 0 |
34▲205 | Bell, Luke · 14 yrsFollow Luke BellTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1800 | 1500 | 1610 | −4 | 6 |
35▲300 | Vorster, Paul · 18 yrsFollow Paul VorsterTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1800 | — | — | +40 | 10 |
36▲210 | Memeh, Chime · 16 yrsFollow Chime MemehTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1799 | — | 1759 | 0 | 0 |
37▲219 | Masoka, Ayema · 18 yrsFollow Ayema MasokaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1795 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
38▲279 | Weng, Yu Bo (David) · 16 yrsFollow Yu Bo (David) WengTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1793 | — | 1710 | +26 | 2 |
39▲220 | Dukhan, Kashvir · 18 yrsFollow Kashvir DukhanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1793 | — | 1766 | 0 | 0 |
40▲224 | Sgudhla, Bafana · 15 yrsFollow Bafana SgudhlaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1791 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
41▲232 | Puran, Madhav · 14 yrsFollow Madhav PuranTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1788 | — | 1505 | 0 | 0 |
42▲236 | Brahim, Amenallah · 18 yrsFollow Amenallah BrahimTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1786 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
43▲242 | Chang, Samuel · 16 yrsFollow Samuel ChangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1782 | — | 1642 | 0 | 0 |
44▲251 | Difotso, Lebogang · 18 yrsFollow Lebogang DifotsoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1780 | 1754 | 1769 | +4 | 4 |
45▲252 | Allie, Ishmael Mikaeel · 18 yrsFollow Ishmael Mikaeel AllieTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1774 | 1763 | 1583 | 0 | 0 |
46▲259 | Naidoo, Dhiya · 15 yrsFollow Dhiya NaidooTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1771 | 1694 | — | 0 | 10 |
47▲261 | Retief, Matthew · 18 yrsFollow Matthew RetiefTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1770 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
48▲267 | Naidoo, Kirthan · 17 yrsFollow Kirthan NaidooTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1767 | 1800 | 1730 | 0 | 0 |
49▲267 | Segal, Jamie Dylan · 14 yrsFollow Jamie Dylan SegalTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1767 | 1433 | 1406 | 0 | 0 |
50▲268 | Monteiro Correia, Maya · 17 yrsFollow Maya Monteiro CorreiaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1767 | — | 1515 | 0 | 0 |
51▲490 | Mathebe, Ababalwe · 16 yrsFollow Ababalwe MathebeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1766 | — | — | +63 | 6 |
52▲280 | Shabangu, Melchizedek · 16 yrsFollow Melchizedek ShabanguTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1760 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
53▲294 | Tieties, Beauton · 15 yrsFollow Beauton TietiesTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1757 | — | 1659 | 0 | 0 |
54▲375 | Palmer, Jesse · 17 yrsFollow Jesse PalmerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1756 | 1788 | 1797 | +24 | 7 |
55▲299 | Machet, Jordan · 17 yrsFollow Jordan MachetTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1754 | — | 1634 | 0 | 0 |
56▲301 | Mvabaza, Bayethe · 17 yrsFollow Bayethe MvabazaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1752 | — | 1772 | 0 | 0 |
57▲301 | Khan, Mohammed Zayan · 16 yrsFollow Mohammed Zayan KhanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1752 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
58▲409 | Banda, Benjamin · 15 yrsFollow Benjamin BandaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1752 | — | 1542 | +29 | 5 |
59▲310 | Maluleka, Mahlatsi · 18 yrsFollow Mahlatsi MalulekaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1748 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
60▲328 | Nkuzo, Onako · 17 yrsFollow Onako NkuzoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1744 | 1844 | 1734 | 0 | 0 |
61▲340 | Mqweba, Elam · 18 yrsFollow Elam MqwebaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1740 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
62▲343 | Rossouw, Liam · 18 yrsFollow Liam RossouwTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1739 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
63▲786 | Mmakou, Lesedi · 16 yrsFollow Lesedi MmakouTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1738 | — | — | +103 | 4 |
64▲350 | Liang, Bowie · 15 yrsFollow Bowie LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1737 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
65▲353 | Powell, Dominic · 18 yrsFollow Dominic PowellTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1736 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
66▲361 | Mittermaier, Gunther · 17 yrsFollow Gunther MittermaierTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1733 | — | 1480 | 0 | 0 |
67▲361 | Lenting, Kent · 13 yrsFollow Kent LentingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1732 | 1575 | — | 0 | 0 |
68▲363 | Mdluli, Siyabonga · 18 yrsFollow Siyabonga MdluliTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1731 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
69▲371 | Potgieter, Werne · 17 yrsFollow Werne PotgieterTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1730 | 1704 | 1644 | 0 | 0 |
70▲373 | Jaffray, Joseph · 18 yrsFollow Joseph JaffrayTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1729 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
71▲379 | Manning, Callan · 12 yrsFollow Callan ManningTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1727 | 1624 | — | 0 | 0 |
72▲388 | Van Meersbergen, Ettienne · 15 yrsFollow Ettienne Van MeersbergenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1725 | — | 1678 | 0 | 0 |
73▲393 | CHIPUNZA, James · 18 yrsFollow James CHIPUNZATrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1724 | 1602 | 1551 | 0 | 0 |
74▲482 | Mcphail, Ryan · 18 yrsFollow Ryan McphailTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1724 | — | 1560 | +25 | 4 |
75▲672 | Mazikana, Ethan · 14 yrsFollow Ethan MazikanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1724 | — | 1517 | +68 | 6 |
76▲468 | DRISCOLL, Samuel · 13 yrsFollow Samuel DRISCOLLTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1722 | 1567 | 1577 | +20 | 2 |
77▲393 | Molele, Lesedi · 15 yrsFollow Lesedi MoleleTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1722 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
78▲394 | Maroba, Mark · 17 yrsFollow Mark MarobaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1721 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
79▲402 | Seleko, Onalenna · 18 yrsFollow Onalenna SelekoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1719 | 1600 | — | 0 | 0 |
80▲885 | Rogov, Evgeniy · 14 yrsFollow Evgeniy RogovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1718 | 1732 | 1673 | +109 | 9 |
81 | Menyatsoe, Tshepo · 16 yrsFollow Tshepo MenyatsoeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1718 | — | — | — | 5 |
82▲406 | Peter, NoahCM · 17 yrsFollow Noah PeterTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1716 | — | 1606 | 0 | 0 |
83▲409 | Graham, Riyandre · 18 yrsFollow Riyandre GrahamTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1715 | 1775 | — | 0 | 0 |
84▲333 | Joya, Imkhita · 15 yrsFollow Imkhita JoyaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1714 | 1726 | — | −22 | 16 |
85▲409 | Koning, Lehan · 18 yrsFollow Lehan KoningTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1713 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
86▲410 | Rossouw, Johrne · 18 yrsFollow Johrne RossouwTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1713 | — | 1510 | 0 | 0 |
87▲411 | Weideman, Janko X · 14 yrsFollow Janko X WeidemanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1712 | 1801 | — | −1 | 3 |
88▲413 | Michiel, Raidan · 17 yrsFollow Raidan MichielTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1711 | 1569 | — | 0 | 0 |
89▲498 | Mangala, Sibonelo · 15 yrsFollow Sibonelo MangalaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1711 | 1646 | 1605 | +20 | 6 |
90▲465 | Rautenbach, Helen Christine · 16 yrsFollow Helen Christine RautenbachTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1711 | — | 1554 | +12 | 2 |
91▲411 | Jugree, Arav · 17 yrsFollow Arav JugreeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1711 | 1617 | 1703 | 0 | 0 |
92▲413 | Hibbins, Graeme · 16 yrsFollow Graeme HibbinsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1710 | 1660 | — | 0 | 0 |
93 | Gwanzura, Kevin · 16 yrsFollow Kevin GwanzuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1709 | — | — | — | 6 |
94▲415 | Elvin, David · 18 yrsFollow David ElvinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1709 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
95▲413 | Changara, Alvis Tafadzwa · 13 yrsFollow Alvis Tafadzwa ChangaraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1709 | 1405 | 1514 | 0 | 0 |
96▲264 | Pakade, Vukile · 15 yrsFollow Vukile PakadeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1707 | — | — | −45 | 10 |
97▲415 | Molosiwa, Kgotatso · 17 yrsFollow Kgotatso MolosiwaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1707 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
98▲423 | Meyambo, Unathi · 17 yrsFollow Unathi MeyamboTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1706 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
99▲803 | Oliphant, Yomelele · 15 yrsFollow Yomelele OliphantTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1706 | — | — | +85 | 4 |
100▲427 | Macheke, Nkateko · 17 yrsFollow Nkateko MachekeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1705 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Rating distribution
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12-month evolution
Standard · Active · U18