RSA · 38 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1807 (Mar 2024, includes FIDE’s rating adjustment)
Best performance: 1796 at South African Club Chess Championship 2015(Best of 2015)
Classical rating
1657
FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.
On FIDE’s list since Nov 2015 · Inactive on FIDE’s list
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Classical
Classical rating 1658 to 1657 over the last 12 months; peak 1807 in March 2024.
Official rating by month
Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.
| List | Classical |
|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 1657, 0, 0 games |
| Oct 2026 | 1657, 0, 0 games |
| Sep 2026 | 1657, 0, 0 games |
| Aug 2026 | 1657, 0, 0 games |
| Jul 2026 | 1657, 0, 0 games |
| Jun 2026 | 1657, 0, 0 games |
| May 2026 | 1657, 0, 0 games |
| Apr 2026 | 1657, -1, 0 games |
| Mar 2026 | 1658, 0, 0 games |
| Feb 2026 | 1658, +1, 0 games |
| Jan 2026 | 1657, 0, 0 games |
| Dec 2025 | 1657, -1, 0 games |
Form · Classical
Unbeaten in the last 3 games (1 win, 2 draws), since Apr 30, 2025.
From 44 classical games on record, the latest on May 1, 2025.
No rated classical games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Show games | Last played | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 KZN Open (FIDE) A-SectionMay 2, 2025 – May 4, 2025 | 0/1 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
Best wins · Classical
From 32 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2015–2025
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | Roland C. Willenberg, Oct 2015 · South African Club Chess Championship 2015 | , 1770 |
| 2, | Mbusiswa Zuma, Oct 2015 · South African Club Chess Championship 2015 | , 1751 |
| 3, | Mahlodi Joe Mahomole, Jul 2024 · 2024 South African Open Chess Championships (Championship) | , 1722 |
| 4, | Kganya Sehularo, Jun 2024 · 2024 South African Open Chess Championships (Championship) | , 1638 |
| 5, | Ernestus Jacobus Vermeulen, Jul 2015 · South African Open Chess Championships 2015 | , 1635 |
| 6, | Keith V Cavanagh, Apr 2025 · Moja Extravaganza 2025 (B) | , 1614 |
| 7, | FM Yashil Modi, Jul 2017 · South African Open Chess Championships 2017 (A-Section) | , 1599 |
| 8, | Eli Jordan Govender, Oct 2015 · South African Club Chess Championship 2015 | , 1452 |
Performance rating by year
| Year | Games | Score | Avg opp | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 2½ | 1751 | 1610 |
| 2024 | 9 | 3 | 1704 | 1579 |
| 2017 | 6 | 2 | 1604 | 1479 |
| 2015 | 9 | 4½ | 1772 | 1772 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- Apr – May 2025Swissfederation sourceBest of 2025Score 3/9Opp avg 1751Start 1696
- Jun – Jul 2024Swissfederation sourceBest of 2024Score 4/11Opp avg 1704Start 1807
- Jul 2017Swissfederation sourceBest of 2017Score 3½/10Opp avg 1604Start 1772
- Oct 2015Individualfederation sourceBest of 2015Score 3½/7Opp avg 1796
- Jul 2015Swissfederation sourceScore 4/10Opp avg 1689
- 2025 KZN Open (FIDE) A-Section · May 2025 · 0/1
- Moja Extravaganza 2025 (B) · Apr – May 2025 · 3/9
- 2024 South African Open Chess Championships (Championship) · Jun – Jul 2024 · 4/11
- South African Open Chess Championships 2017 (A-Section) · Jul 2017 · 3½/10
- South African Club Chess Championship 2015 · Oct 2015 · 3½/7
- South African Open Chess Championships 2015 · Jul 2015 · 4/10
World
- #=333451Tomasz Niewolik1657
- #=333451Nimesh Ramoliya1657
- #=333451Mndeni Njapha1657
- #=333451Nathalie Noelle1657
- #=333451Yaiza Violeta Noriega Avilez1657
South Africa
- #=1480Jandre Neethling1658
- #=1480Joshua Logan Hough1658
- #=1488Mndeni Njapha1657
- #=1488Kyle Rensburg1657
- #=1488Albert Smit1657
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.