RSA · 65 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1760 (By May 2024)
Best performance: 1746 at 4th Curro Durbanville Rapid Open 2025 (Advanced)(Best of 2025)
Rapid rating
1759
FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.
On FIDE’s list since May 2024 · Inactive on FIDE’s list
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Rapid
Rapid rating unchanged at 1759 over the last 12 months; peak 1760 by May 2024.
Official rating by month
Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.
| List | Classical | Rapid | Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 1653, -31, 13 games | 1759, 0, 0 games | 1755, 0, 0 games |
| Oct 2026 | 1684, 0, 0 games | 1759, 0, 0 games | 1755, 0, 0 games |
| Sep 2026 | 1684, 0, 0 games | 1759, 0, 0 games | 1755, 0, 0 games |
| Aug 2026 | 1684, -42, 8 games | 1759, 0, 0 games | 1755, 0, 0 games |
| Jul 2026 | 1726, -4, 6 games | 1759, 0, 0 games | 1755, 0, 0 games |
| Jun 2026 | 1730, -29, 4 games | 1759, 0, 0 games | 1755, 0, 0 games |
| May 2026 | 1759, 0, 0 games | 1759, 0, 0 games | 1755, 0, 0 games |
| Apr 2026 | 1759, +8, 6 games | 1759, 0, 0 games | 1755, 0, 0 games |
| Mar 2026 | 1751, 0, 0 games | 1759, 0, 0 games | 1755, 0, 0 games |
| Feb 2026 | 1751, 0, 0 games | 1759, 0, 0 games | 1755, 0, 0 games |
| Jan 2026 | 1751, 0, 0 games | 1759, 0, 0 games | 1755, 0, 0 games |
| Dec 2025 | 1751, 0, 0 games | 1759, 0, 0 games | 1755, 0, 0 games |
Form · Rapid
Unbeaten in the last 4 games (3 wins, 1 draw), since Jul 19, 2025.
From 14 rapid games on record, the latest on Jul 19, 2025.
No rated rapid games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Show games | Last played | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 4th Curro Durbanville Rapid Open 2025 (Advanced)Jul 19, 2025TPR 1746 | 4½/7 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
Best wins · Rapid
From 13 rated rapid games against rated opponents, 2024–2025
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | Thomas Jaars, Apr 2024 · Hermanus Chess Club Open 2024 (Advanced) | , 1665* |
| 2, | Argon Poorun, Apr 2024 · Hermanus Chess Club Open 2024 (Advanced) | , 1659* |
| 3, | Evgeniy Rogov, Jul 2025 · 4th Curro Durbanville Rapid Open 2025 (Advanced) | , 1635 |
| 4, | Ammen Mohammed De Villiers, Jul 2025 · 4th Curro Durbanville Rapid Open 2025 (Advanced) | , 1631 |
| 5, | Logan Priestley, Apr 2024 · Hermanus Chess Club Open 2024 (Advanced) | , 1565* |
| 6, | Zion Smith, Jul 2025 · 4th Curro Durbanville Rapid Open 2025 (Advanced) | , 1502* |
| 7, | Danielle-Ann Stevens, Jul 2025 · 4th Curro Durbanville Rapid Open 2025 (Advanced) | , 1484 |
* No rapid rating yet, so FIDE rates the game at the player's classical rating.
Performance rating by year
| Year | Games | Score | Avg opp | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 4½ | 1553 | 1746 |
| 2024 | 7 | 4 | 1663 | 1713 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- Jul 2025Swissfederation sourceBest of 2025Score 4½/7Opp avg 1553Start 1760
- Apr 2024Swissfederation sourceBest of 2024Score 4/7Opp avg 1663Start 1770
- 4th Curro Durbanville Rapid Open 2025 (Advanced) · Jul 2025 · 4½/7
- Hermanus Chess Club Open 2024 (Advanced) · Apr 2024 · 4/7
World
- #=145289James Welsh1759
- #=145289T G Yenura Chanul Wijesooriya1759
- #=145289Roland C. Willenberg1759
- #=145289Niklas Wilmes1759
- #=145289Solomon Wright1759
South Africa
- #=232Dumiso Mithi1763
- #234Tashil Naidoo1760
- #=235Roland C. Willenberg1759
- #=235Vuyani Kula1759
- #237Vukile Buba1758
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.