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Ali, U (Usher)
Chess SA id
1070150543FIDE id
?Date of birth
2007-09-27 (U20)Gender
MaleRegion
Cape Town (WCT)Citizen
RSATitles
Chess SA registered
NoLast active game
2025-05-31Personal details last changed
1900-01-01Junior GPX Games
33.7Junior GPX Points
1231.4| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 1229.5 | 1222.4 | 1217.4 | 1200 |
| Raw rating | 1229.5 | 1222.4 | 1217.4 | 1200 |
| Weighted rating | 1205.9 | 1192.3 | 1217.1 | 1200 |
| Weighted performance | 1206.4 | 1195.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Floor | 753.3 | 752.8 | 722.4 | 700 |
| K-factor | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
| Min/Max rating change allowed | 159 | 160.6 | 161.8 | 165.8 |
| Highest rating | 1253.32025-05-05 | 1252.82025-05-05 | 1272.12023-07-01 | 12002018-10-01 |
| Highest raw rating | 1253.32025-05-05 | 1252.82025-05-05 | 1222.42024-07-01 | 12002024-03-01 |
| Highest weighted rating | 1253.32018-10-01 | 1252.82018-10-01 | 1216.62025-08-01 | 12002018-10-01 |
| Highest weighted performance | 1234.32025-05-05 | 1230.72019-12-01 | 1272.12023-07-01 | 12002024-03-01 |
| Prediction | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
| Rating change | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New rating | 1229.5 | 1222.4 | 1217.4 | 1200 |
| Analysis | ||||
| Rating | 1229.5 | 1222.4 | 1217.4 | 1200 |
| Raw rating | 1229.5 | 1222.4 | 1217.4 | 1200 |
| Weighted rating | 1205.9 | 1192.3 | 1217.1 | |
| Weighted performance | 1206.4 | 1195.2 | 0 | |
| K-factor | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
| Floor | 753.3 | 752.8 | 722.4 | 700 |
| Max/Min rating change allowed | 159 | 160.6 | 161.8 | 165.8 |
| Games | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Score | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Expected score | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Score-Expected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Temp raw +/- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final raw +/- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New raw rating | 1229.5 | 1222.4 | 1217.4 | 1200 |
| New weighted rating | 1208.9 | 1196 | 1217.3 | 1200 |
| New weighted performance | 1198.9 | 1187.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Temp new rating | 1229.5 | 1222.4 | 1217.4 | 1200 |
| Temp new rating +/- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final new rating +/- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New rating | 1229.5 | 1222.4 | 1217.4 | 1200 |
| New K-factor | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
| New floor | 753.3 | 752.8 | 722.4 | 700 |
| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | |
| 17 | 6 | 11 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| History | 64 | 43 | 21 | 0 |
| Games since | |||||||||||||||||
| Main53 | Standard37 | Rapid16 | Blitz0 | ||||||||||||||
| Gender | Male | ||||||||||||||||
| Age group | U20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Region | Cape Town (WCT) | ||||||||||||||||
| Province | Western Cape (WC) | ||||||||||||||||
| Main | RSA | Province | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Overall | 3897 | 1295 | 513 | ||||||||||||||
| Male | 2943 | 925 | 396 | ||||||||||||||
| U20 | 266 | 99 | 38 | ||||||||||||||
| U20 Male | 202 | 80 | 30 | ||||||||||||||
| Standard | RSA | Province | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Overall | 3887 | 1110 | 452 | ||||||||||||||
| Male | 2938 | 771 | 336 | ||||||||||||||
| U20 | 274 | 95 | 36 | ||||||||||||||
| U20 Male | 204 | 76 | 29 | ||||||||||||||
| Rapid | RSA | Province | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Overall | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Male | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| U20 | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| U20 Male | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Blitz | RSA | Province | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Overall | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Male | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| U20 | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| U20 Male | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Games | Score | % | Dp | AvgOpp | Performance | |
| Main | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Standard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rapid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blitz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Games | Score | % | Dp | AvgOpp | Performance | |
| Main | 32 | 14 | 43.75 | -53.1 | 1294.8 | 1241.7 |
| Standard | 32 | 14 | 43.75 | -53.1 | 1294.8 | 1241.7 |
| Rapid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blitz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| History | ||||||
| Games | Score | % | Dp | AvgOpp | Performance | |
| Main | 64 | 29 | 45.31 | -39.8 | 1248.5 | 1208.6 |
| Standard | 43 | 18 | 41.86 | -69.2 | 1268.5 | 1199.3 |
| Rapid | 21 | 11 | 52.38 | 20.2 | 1207.6 | 1227.8 |
| Blitz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
| 2025-11-01 | 1229.5 | 1222.4 | 1217.4 | 1200 |
| 2025-09-30 | 1229.5 | 1222.4 | 1217.4 | 1200 |
| 2025-09-01 | 1229.5 | 1222.4 | 1217.4 | 1200 |
| 2025-08-01 | 1229.5 | 1222.4 | 1217.4 | 1200 |
| 2025-07-01 | 1229.5 | 1222.4 | 1217.4 | 1200 |
| 2025-06-01 | 1253.3 | 1252.8 | 1217.4 | 1200 |
| 2025-05-01 | 1253.3 | 1252.8 | 1217.4 | 1200 |
| 2025-04-01 | 1188.8 | 1175.2 | 1217.4 | 1200 |
| 2025-03-01 | 1194.8 | 1177.7 | 1217.4 | 1200 |
| 2025-02-01 | 1177.2 | 1152.3 | 1217.4 | 1200 |
| 2025-01-01 | 1177.2 | 1149.6 | 1217.4 | 1200 |
| 2024-12-01 | 1177.2 | 1149.6 | 1217.4 | 1200 |
| 2024-11-01 | 1177.2 | 1149.6 | 1217.4 | 1200 |
| 2024-10-01 | 1175.1 | 1149.6 | 1222.4 | 1200 |
| 2024-09-01 | 1175.1 | 1149.6 | 1222.4 | 1200 |
| 2024-08-01 | 1175.1 | 1149.6 | 1222.4 | 1200 |
| 2024-07-01 | 1175.1 | 1149.6 | 1222.4 | 1200 |
| 2024-09-01 | 1162.3 | 1149.6 | 1207.6 | 1200 |
| 2024-05-01 | 1162.3 | 1149.6 | 1207.6 | 1200 |
| 2024-04-01 | 1162.3 | 1149.6 | 1207.6 | 1200 |
| 2024-03-01 | 1162.3 | 1149.6 | 1207.6 | 1200 |
| 2024-02-01 | 1175.2 | 1160 | 1207.6 | 1200 |
| 2024-01-01 | 1175.2 | 1160 | 1207.6 | 1200 |
| 2023-12-01 | 1175.2 | 1160 | 1207.6 | 1200 |
Comming soon.
Tournaments
| # | Tournament | Start | End | Type | Host | Rounds | Games | Score | Cfr | Analysis |
|---|
| # | Tournament | Start | End | Type | Host | Rounds | Games | Score | Cfr | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Town Chess Junior League 2025 (U18) | 2025-05-10 | 2025-05-31 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 5 | 1.5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 2 | Western Cape Schools Individual Championship 2025 (U19 Boys) | 2025-04-26 | 2025-04-27 | Standard | West Coast (WCU) | 6 | 6 | 3.5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 3 | Cape Town Open Chess Festival 2025 (C) | 2025-03-22 | 2025-03-23 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 6 | 3.5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 4 | Western Cape Closed 2025 (C) | 2025-03-08 | 2025-03-09 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 3 | 0 | Yes | Analysis |
| 5 | CT Metro Schools Individual Closed 2025 (U19 Open) | 2025-03-01 | 2025-03-02 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 6 | 2.5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 6 | CT Metro North Schools Chess Individual Trials 2025 (U19 Open) | 2025-02-08 | 2025-02-09 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 6 | 3 | Yes | Analysis |
Last 500 tournaments since 01 January 2018
| # | Tournament | Start | End | Type | Host | Rounds | Games | Score | Cfr | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Town Chess Junior League 2025 (U18) | 2025-05-10 | 2025-05-31 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 5 | 1.5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 2 | Western Cape Schools Individual Championship 2025 (U19 Boys) | 2025-04-26 | 2025-04-27 | Standard | West Coast (WCU) | 6 | 6 | 3.5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 3 | Cape Town Open Chess Festival 2025 (C) | 2025-03-22 | 2025-03-23 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 6 | 3.5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 4 | Western Cape Closed 2025 (C) | 2025-03-08 | 2025-03-09 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 3 | 0 | Yes | Analysis |
| 5 | CT Metro Schools Individual Closed 2025 (U19 Open) | 2025-03-01 | 2025-03-02 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 6 | 2.5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 6 | CT Metro North Schools Chess Individual Trials 2025 (U19 Open) | 2025-02-08 | 2025-02-09 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 6 | 3 | Yes | Analysis |
| 7 | Spring Slam 2024 (B) | 2024-10-05 | 2024-10-05 | Rapid | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 5 | 2 | Yes | Analysis |
| 8 | Rylib Winter Slam 2024 (Development) | 2024-06-19 | 2024-06-19 | Rapid | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 5 | 3 | Yes | Analysis |
| 9 | North District School Trials 2024 (U18 Boys) | 2024-02-03 | 2024-02-03 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 5 | 5 | 2 | Yes | Analysis |
| 10 | Rylib Summer Slam 2023 (Development) | 2023-12-12 | 2023-12-12 | Rapid | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 6 | 3 | Yes | Analysis |
| 11 | Rylib Chess Winter Slam 2023 (C) | 2023-07-06 | 2023-07-06 | Rapid | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 5 | 3 | Yes | Analysis |
| 12 | North District School Trials 2023 (U17 Boys) | 2023-02-03 | 2023-02-04 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 6 | 2 | Yes | Analysis |
Top 3 Streaks
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | TournamentCape Town Open Chess Festival 2025 | TournamentWestern Cape Schools Individual Championship 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-03-23 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result1 | date2025-04-26 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentFinini, K (Kamva) | OpponentRandelhoff, J (Jordan) | ||||||||
| 2 | 4 | TournamentRylib Chess Winter Slam 2023 | TournamentRylib Summer Slam 2023 | ||||||
| date2023-07-06 | rnd5 | typeRapid | result1 | date2023-12-12 | rnd2 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentCabane, S (Sukume) | OpponentWyngaard, S (Shiloh) | ||||||||
| 3 | 2 | TournamentCT Metro Schools Individual Closed 2025 | TournamentCT Metro Schools Individual Closed 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-03-01 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result1 | date2025-03-02 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentSabe, S (Steven) | OpponentKabuanga, A (Andre) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | TournamentCape Town Open Chess Festival 2025 | TournamentWestern Cape Schools Individual Championship 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-03-23 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result1 | date2025-04-26 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentFinini, K (Kamva) | OpponentRandelhoff, J (Jordan) | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | TournamentCT Metro Schools Individual Closed 2025 | TournamentCT Metro Schools Individual Closed 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-03-01 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result1 | date2025-03-02 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentSabe, S (Steven) | OpponentKabuanga, A (Andre) | ||||||||
| 3 | 2 | TournamentCT Metro North Schools Chess Individual Trials 2025 | TournamentCT Metro North Schools Chess Individual Trials 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-02-08 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result1 | date2025-02-08 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentBotya, I (Inathi) | OpponentMinnie, M (Murray) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | TournamentRylib Chess Winter Slam 2023 | TournamentRylib Summer Slam 2023 | ||||||
| date2023-07-06 | rnd5 | typeRapid | result1 | date2023-12-12 | rnd2 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentCabane, S (Sukume) | OpponentWyngaard, S (Shiloh) | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | TournamentSpring Slam 2024 | TournamentSpring Slam 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-10-05 | rnd5 | typeRapid | result1 | date2024-10-05 | rnd6 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentHartley, E (Ebraheem) | OpponentJohnson, B (Brian) | ||||||||
| 3 | 2 | TournamentRylib Winter Slam 2024 | TournamentRylib Winter Slam 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-06-19 | rnd5 | typeRapid | result1 | date2024-06-19 | rnd6 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentJones, T (Tasreeq) | OpponentBarends, S (Seraj) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | TournamentCape Town Open Chess Festival 2025 | TournamentWestern Cape Schools Individual Championship 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-03-23 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result1 | date2025-04-26 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentFinini, K (Kamva) | OpponentRandelhoff, J (Jordan) | ||||||||
| 2 | 4 | TournamentRylib Chess Winter Slam 2023 | TournamentRylib Summer Slam 2023 | ||||||
| date2023-07-06 | rnd5 | typeRapid | result1 | date2023-12-12 | rnd2 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentCabane, S (Sukume) | OpponentWyngaard, S (Shiloh) | ||||||||
| 3 | 2 | TournamentCT Metro Schools Individual Closed 2025 | TournamentCT Metro Schools Individual Closed 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-03-01 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result1 | date2025-03-02 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentSabe, S (Steven) | OpponentKabuanga, A (Andre) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | TournamentCape Town Open Chess Festival 2025 | TournamentWestern Cape Schools Individual Championship 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-03-23 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result1 | date2025-04-26 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentFinini, K (Kamva) | OpponentRandelhoff, J (Jordan) | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | TournamentCT Metro Schools Individual Closed 2025 | TournamentCT Metro Schools Individual Closed 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-03-01 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result1 | date2025-03-02 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentSabe, S (Steven) | OpponentKabuanga, A (Andre) | ||||||||
| 3 | 2 | TournamentCT Metro North Schools Chess Individual Trials 2025 | TournamentCT Metro North Schools Chess Individual Trials 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-02-08 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result1 | date2025-02-08 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentBotya, I (Inathi) | OpponentMinnie, M (Murray) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | TournamentRylib Chess Winter Slam 2023 | TournamentRylib Summer Slam 2023 | ||||||
| date2023-07-06 | rnd5 | typeRapid | result1 | date2023-12-12 | rnd2 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentCabane, S (Sukume) | OpponentWyngaard, S (Shiloh) | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | TournamentSpring Slam 2024 | TournamentSpring Slam 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-10-05 | rnd5 | typeRapid | result1 | date2024-10-05 | rnd6 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentHartley, E (Ebraheem) | OpponentJohnson, B (Brian) | ||||||||
| 3 | 2 | TournamentRylib Winter Slam 2024 | TournamentRylib Winter Slam 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-06-19 | rnd5 | typeRapid | result1 | date2024-06-19 | rnd6 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentJones, T (Tasreeq) | OpponentBarends, S (Seraj) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Top 10 opponents most often played
| # | Opponent | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gms | Score | Dp | Gms | Score | Dp | Gms | Score | Dp | Gms | Score | Dp | ||
| Aor | Prat | Aor | Prat | Aor | Prat | Aor | Prat | ||||||
| 1 | Bowers ,C (Chad) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1328.6 | 1328.6 | 1312.9 | 1328.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | Musakwa ,C (Courtney) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1262.8 | 1262.8 | 1282.4 | 1687.8 | 1187.2 | 837.8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | Sobada ,A (Anelisa) | 2 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1278.7 | 853.7 | 1315.6 | 853.7 | 1168 | 853.7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | Kalombo ,E (Edo Tshimanga) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1206.7 | 781.7 | 1200 | 781.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | Maggott ,C (Craig) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1200 | 1625 | 1200 | 1625 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | Esterhuizen ,A (Anthony Harper) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1245 | 820 | 1230.9 | 820 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | Randelhoff ,J (Jordan) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1414.2 | 1839.2 | 1392.4 | 1839.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | Mohammed ,M (Musab) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1292.8 | 867.8 | 1282.8 | 867.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | Finini ,K (Kamva) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1231.5 | 1656.5 | 1196.2 | 1656.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 10 | Sabe ,S (Steven) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1206.5 | 1631.5 | 1205.4 | 1631.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Norms
| # | Norm | Tournament | Start | End | Rounds | Games | Score | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|

