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10 Best South African Chess Players From South Africa (FIDE Ranked)

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Best South African Chess Players From South Africa

In the last list of the top Chess players we published, we ranked the best Montenegrin Chess players. Now in this article, we’re ranking the best South African Chess players from South Africa from FIDE. All of the players in this list are master level players with an Elo ratings exceeding 2000 in all time controls. For more information on ratings, see the guide on how to get a FIDE rating.

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  • 10. Mohamed Ozayr Bhawooden
    • Ratings
    • Profiles
  • 9. Gordon Meyer
    • Ratings
    • Profiles
  • 8. Johannes Manyedi Mabusela
    • Ratings
    • Profiles
  • 7. Kalvin John Klaasen
    • Ratings
    • Profiles
  • 6. Banele Mhango
    • Ratings
    • Profiles
  • 5. Roland Bezuidenhout
    • Ratings
    • Profiles
  • 4. Daniel Barrish
    • Ratings
    • Profiles
  • 3. Watu Kobese
    • Ratings
    • Profiles
  • 2. Kenneth Terence Solomon
    • Ratings
    • Profiles
  • 1. Daniel Cawdery
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10. Mohamed Ozayr Bhawooden

Full Name: Mohamed Ozayr Bhawooden

Title: FIDE Master

Born: November 04, 1994

Federation: South Africa

Ratings

World ranking: 9263

Rapid: 2070

Blitz: 2153

Classical: 2182

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

Mohamed is a famous chess player from the Republic of South Africa with a FIDE master title. He has played 111 chess games, recording an overall result of Win: 41 (36.9%), Loss: 35 (31.5%), and Draw 35 (31.5%). In the games he played, he recorded a White result of Win: 20 (38.5%), Loss: 13 (25%), and Draw 19 (36.5%) in 52 games. On the other hand, he recorded a black result of Win: 21 (35.6%), Loss: 22 (37.3%), and a Draw: 16 (27.1%) in 59 games. On October 01, 2021, he recorded his highest rating after achieving a peak rating of 2168.

9. Gordon Meyer

Full Name: Gordon Meyer

Title: None

Born: August 04, 1968

Federation: South Africa

Ratings

World ranking: 8853

Rapid: 2181

Blitz: 2176

Classical: 2190

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

Gordon Meyer is a South African chess player who has played 88 chess games in his history. In these games, he recorded an overall result of Win: 24 (27.3%), Loss 41 (46.6%) and Draw 23 (26.1%). In the games, he recorded a white result of win: 13 (28.9%), Loss 19 (42.2%), and Draw 13 (28.9%) in 45 matches. On the other hand, he recorded a black result of Win 11 (25.6%), Loss 22 (51.2%), and Draw 10 (23.3%) in 43 games.

8. Johannes Manyedi Mabusela

Full Name: Johannes Manyedi Mabusela

Title: International Master

Born: June 04, 1984

Federation: South Africa

Ratings

World ranking: 8136

Rapid: 2297

Blitz: 2204

Classical: 2203

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

Johannes Manyedi Mabusela is a famous chess player from the Republic of South Africa. He currently holds an international master’s title awarded to him by FIDE. In 2002, Johannes won the African chess championship in the Junior category. In 2014, he became the best chess in his country after winning the South African open tournament. He later defended his win in 2019 when he became the winner of the tournament for the second time. In addition, Johannes also played in the Chess Olympiad. He was part of his national chess team representing his country in 2008, 2010, 2012, and the 2018 edition of the tournament.

7. Kalvin John Klaasen

Full Name: Kalvin John Klaasen

Title: FIDE master

Born: February 01, 1987

Federation: South Africa

Ratings

World ranking: 7650

Rapid: 2245

Blitz: 2270

Classical: 2212

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

Kalvin John Klaasen, aged thirty-five, is a chess player from the Republic of South Africa with a FIDE master title in his chess career. He teamed up with Johannes Mabusela and won the South African chess championships in 2017. In addition, he also represented in the Chess Olympiad games in the 2016 and 2018 editions of the tournament.

6. Banele Mhango

Full Name: Banele Mhango

Title: FIDE Master

Born: September 26, 2003

Federation: South Africa

Ratings

World ranking: 6505

Rapid: 2035

Blitz: Not Rated

Classical: 2238

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

Banele Mhango is a dedicated chess player from the Republic of South Africa. He first won a candidate master’s in his chess career in 2018. Two years later, Mhango qualified for a FIDE master title after producing an impressive result in his chess games. He was awarded the title in 2020 by the FIDE organization making him one of the top-rated chess players in his Country.

5. Roland Bezuidenhout

Full Name: Roland Bezuidenhout

Title: FIDE Master

Born: August 31, 1997

Federation: South Africa

Ratings

World ranking: 5313

Rapid: Not Rated

Blitz: Not Rated

Classical: 2262

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

Roland Bezuidenhout is a South African chess player with a great passion for his chess career. In 2012, Roland won a candidate master, the first title he was awarded in his chess history. However, in 2018, he earned his FIDE master title from FIDE after showing impressive results in his chess games, making him one of the top-rated chess players in his Country.

4. Daniel Barrish

Full Name: Daniel Barrish

Title: FIDE Master

Born: January 01, 2000

Federation: South Africa

Ratings

World ranking: 4882

Rapid: 2183

Blitz: 2095

Classical: 2283

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

Daniel Barrish is a high profiled chess player from South Africa who earned a FIDE master title in 2013. In 2019, he became the champion of his country’s national chess championships. This was after he scored 7.5/11, which made him defeat Kenny Solomon, a grandmaster holder, by half a point in the tournament. He also qualified and played in the 2021 chess world cup and was eliminated in the first round by Aryan Tari.

3. Watu Kobese

Full Name: Watu Kobese

Title: International Master

Born: March 26, 1973

Federation: South Africa

Ratings

World ranking: 3979

Rapid: 2340

Blitz: 2296

Classical: 2311

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

Watu Kobese is a high profiled chess player from South Africa. He is a three times winner of the South African championships in 1998, 2003 and 2011. He also won the South African Open tournament in 2004 and 2008. In addition, Watu has also represented his country in the Chess Olympiad games from 1992 to 2018.

2. Kenneth Terence Solomon

Full Name: Kenneth Terence Solomon

Title: Grandmaster

Born: January 01, 1979

Federation: South Africa

Ratings

World ranking: 2880

Rapid: 2408

Blitz: 2408

Classical: 2355

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

Kenneth Solomon is a top-rated South African chess player with a grandmaster title he earned from FIDE in 2014 after winning the African championships. He was the winner of the South African chess championships in 2003, making him the top-ranked chess player in his country. He also played in the South African Open tournament in 199, 2005, and 2007. He was awarded his international master’s title in 200.

1. Daniel Cawdery

Full Name: Daniel Cawdery

Title: International Master

Birth: July 20, 1982

Federation: South Africa

Ratings

World ranking: 1622

Rapid: 2357

Blitz: 2325

Classical: 2417

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

Daniel Cawdery is the top-rated chess player in south Africa who holds an international master title he earned from FIDE in 2014. He is also a two times winner of the South African championships in 2015 and 2022. In addition, he has also represented his country in the Chess Olympiad games in 1998, 2008, 2016, 2012, 2006, and 2018. He also competed in the chess world cup 2017 and was eliminated in the first round by Levon Aronia, who later became the tournament winner.

That concludes the list of the best South African Chess players. If you like list posts like this, you may also be interested in seeing the ten best Belgian Chess players or the best Bangladeshi Chess players.

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