Donald Van der Westhuizen

RSA · 25 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1760 (Nov 2024)

Best performance: 1790 at Ethekwini Open (A-Section)(Best of 2017)

World #=91242 live1726#89,516 publishedSouth Africa #=349

OCT26 Rating

1760

Live Rating

1760.0

Change

0.0

Games Played

Rating History · Classical

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Classical games since the October list

No rated standard games this rating periodsince the OCT26 list (Oct 1, 2026)

	Last played	Score	TPR
	Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (B)Jul 26, 2025 – Sep 27, 2025TPR 1757	2/3	1757

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Event timeline · Classical

27 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (B)1757
Jul – Sep 2025Teamfederation source
Best of 2025Score 2/3Opp avg 1632Start 1760
Chess Western Province League 2024 (B)—(2)
Jul – Sep 2024Teamfederation source
Score 1½/2Opp avg 1779Start 1748
2023 USSA Championships (Open)—(2)
Dec 2023Swissfederation source
Score 5½/9Opp avg 1415Start 1599
Chess Western Province League 2023 (B)1415
Jul – Sep 2023Teamfederation source
#2 in 2023Score 1½/3Opp avg 1415Start 1627
Chess Western Province League 2023 (Premier)—(1)
Jul – Sep 2023Teamfederation source
Score 1/2Opp avg 1473Start 1627
Cape of Good Hope 2023 (Championship)1607
Jan 2023Swissfederation source
Best of 2023Score 2/6Opp avg 1732Start 1638
2022 USSA Chess Championship (Open)1554
Dec 2022Swissfederation source
Best of 2022Score 6/9Opp avg 1679Start 1638
2022 WP League (C)—(2)
Aug – Oct 2022Teamfederation source
Score 2½/5Opp avg 1573Start 1652
2020 Inter Regional Championship1546
Jan 2020Teamfederation source
Best of 2020Score 3/6Opp avg 1618Start 1686
2019 South African Junior Team Championships (U20A)—(1)
Jan 2020Teamfederation source
Score 5/6Opp avg 1451Start 1686
Capablanca Chess Festival (Round Robin C)1750
Apr 2019Round robinfederation source
Best of 2019Score 5½/9Opp avg 1670Start 1624
South African Junior Closed Chess Championships 2019 (u18 Open)1695
Mar 2019Swissfederation source
#2 in 2019Score 4½/9Opp avg 1695Start 1582
2018 South African Junion Chess Championships (u18A)—(2)
Dec 2018Swissfederation source
Score 5½/7Opp avg 1229Start 1569
2018 Capablanca Chess Festival (Swiss A)1424
Apr 2018Swissfederation source
Best of 2018Score 4/7Opp avg 1496Start 1694
2018 South African Junior Closed Championships (U18 Boys)896
Apr 2018Swissfederation source
Score 3/10Opp avg 1696Start 1694
WORLD YOUTH U-16 CHESS OLYMPIAD 20171740
Dec 2017Teamfederation source
#4 in 2017Score 2½/7Opp avg 1980Start 1704
2017 Etienne Lewis Tshwane Chess Trails (Open)1749
Sep 2017Swissfederation source
#3 in 2017Score 3½/5Opp avg 1654Start 1690
Commonwealth Chess Championship Under - 16 - 20171770
Jul 2017Swissfederation source
#2 in 2017Score 3½/7Opp avg 1827Start 1684
2017 Gauteng Closed ( U16-18 Open and Girls)1667
May 2017Swissfederation source
#5 in 2017Score 4½/6Opp avg 1474Start 1587
2017 Capablanca Chess Festival (Fide RR E)1665
Apr – May 2017Round robinfederation source
#6 in 2017Score 6/9Opp avg 1540Start 1505
South African Junior Closed 2017 (u16 Open)1577
Apr 2017Swissfederation source
#7 in 2017Score 6½/11Opp avg 1577Start 1505
Ethekwini Open (A-Section)1790
Mar 2017Swissfederation source
Best of 2017Score 4/7Opp avg 1718Start 1505
World Schools Boys U151552
Dec 2016Swissfederation source
#2 in 2016Score 3½/9Opp avg 1693Start 1508
2016 Gauteng North Open1550
Oct 2016Swissfederation source
#3 in 2016Score 3/5Opp avg 1425Start 1500
Tshwane Chess Etienne Lewis Trials (u16 Boys)1568
Sep 2016Swissfederation source
Best of 2016Score 5½/7Opp avg 1473Start 1481

Rated near Donald Van der Westhuizen · Classical

World

#=91242Liliya Belaya1760.0
#=91242Flemming Larsen1760.0
#=91242Donald Van der Westhuizen1760.0
#=91242Jan Petersen1760.0
#=91242Elma Kos1760.0

South Africa

#=346Jacob Mashilo1762.0
#348Samuel Chang1761.0
#=349Donald Van der Westhuizen1760.0
#=349Melchizedek Shabangu1760.0
#=351Jacqui Grobbelaar1759.6

Live ratings projected from the OCT26 published list · Not affiliated with FIDE