Nicholas STEP

Nicholas STEP is an international chess player. Their classical Elo rating is 1563 points. Rapid Elo: 1628. +134 FIDE Elo points since 2024-11.

Identity

FIDE number

14375990

Country

RSA

Elo rating

Classical

1563

Rapid

1628

• #2198 in the RSA federation in classical
• #390 in the RSA federation in rapid

Career in figures

Standard FIDE rating tracked since 03/2024: 1551 at the first record, 1563 at the latest, peaking at 1667 (10/2025).

4 tournaments listed on Grand Roque (2026). Most frequent city: Nelson Mandela Bay (2 tournaments).

Elo history

• 2026-09 → 2026-10 · 1563
• 2026-06 → 2026-08 · 1522
• 2026-05 · 1518
• 2026-04 · 1586
• 2026-03 · 1583
• 2026-02 · 1538
• 2026-01 · 1607
• 2025-10 → 2025-12 · 1667
• 2025-09 · 1613
• 2025-08 · 1610
• 2025-07 · 1624
• 2025-06 · 1616
• 2025-05 · 1489
• 2025-03 → 2025-04 · 1431
• 2025-01 → 2025-02 · 1467
• 2024-11 → 2024-12 · 1429

Tournaments played

• Eastern Cape Chess Festival 2026 (Inter-Regionals U16) · Sarah Baartman (2026)
• Eastern Cape Closed Championship 2026 (U16 Open) · Sarah Baartman (2026)
• NMB Closed 2026 (U16) · Nelson Mandela Bay (2026)
• Checkmate in Gqeberha 2026 (A) · Nelson Mandela Bay (2026)