RSA · 21 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1557 (Mar 2024, includes FIDE’s rating adjustment)
Best performance: 1585 at 2022 South African Junior Wild Card Chess Championships (U20 Open)(Best of 2022)
Classical rating
1557
FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.
On FIDE’s list since Oct 2018 · Inactive on FIDE’s list
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Classical
Classical rating unchanged at 1557 over the last 12 months; peak 1557 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 | 1557, 0, 0 games |
| Oct 2026 | 1557, 0, 0 games |
| Sep 2026 | 1557, 0, 0 games |
| Aug 2026 | 1557, 0, 0 games |
| Jul 2026 | 1557, 0, 0 games |
| Jun 2026 | 1557, 0, 0 games |
| May 2026 | 1557, 0, 0 games |
| Apr 2026 | 1557, 0, 0 games |
| Mar 2026 | 1557, 0, 0 games |
| Feb 2026 | 1557, 0, 0 games |
| Jan 2026 | 1557, 0, 0 games |
| Dec 2025 | 1557, 0, 0 games |
Form · Classical
From 91 classical games on record, the latest on Jan 14, 2024.
No rated classical games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Last played | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Gauteng Inter-Region Chess Championships (U20 Open)Jan 13, 2024 – Jan 14, 2024TPR 1361 | 3/5 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
Best wins · Classical
From 42 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2016–2024
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | Lonwabo Luvuyo Fihla, Apr 2022 · 2022 South African Junior Closed Chess Championships (U18 Open) | , 1452 |
| 2, | Calvin Nicholas Jacobs, Jun 2022 · 2022 Blou Bul Open Chess Tournament (A) | , 1439 |
| 3, | Sebastian Chang, Dec 2022 · 2022 South African Junior Wild Card Chess Championships (U20 Open) | , 1412 |
| 4, | Tiaan Benjamin Jacobs, Jun 2022 · 2022 Blou Bul Open Chess Tournament (A) | , 1293 |
| 5, | Ben Delport, Dec 2022 · 2022 South African Junior Wild Card Chess Championships (U20 Open) | , 1240 |
| 6, | Chris Boshoff, Mar 2022 · 2022 South African Junior Closed Chess Championships (U18 Open) | , 1226 |
| 7, | Gomolemo Mokone, Dec 2022 · 2022 South African Junior Wild Card Chess Championships (U20 Open) | , 1224 |
| 8, | Gerhardus Du Toit, Mar 2022 · 2022 South African Junior Closed Chess Championships (U18 Open) | , 1199 |
| 9, | Andrej Ristic, Sep 2021 · 2021 Etienne Lewis (U18-U20) | , 1166 |
| 10, | Yi-Tao Liang, Aug 2018 · 2018 Alekhine Open (C) | , 1051 |
Performance rating by year
| Year | Games | Score | Avg opp | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 1361 | 1361 |
| 2023 | 7 | 2 | 1359 | 1201 |
| 2022 | 19 | 10 | 1357 | 1378 |
| 2021 | 4 | 2 | 1542 | 1542 |
| 2017 | 3 | ½ | 1405 | 1132 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1466 | — |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- Jan 2024Swissfederation sourceBest of 2024Score 3/5Opp avg 1361Start 1263
- Mar – Apr 2023Swissfederation sourceBest of 2023Score 2½/8Opp avg 1359Start 1303
- Dec 2022Swissfederation sourceBest of 2022Score 4½/7Opp avg 1249Start 1226
- Dec 2022Teamfederation sourceScore 6/7Opp avg 1352Start 1226
- Jun 2022Swissfederation source#2 in 2022Score 2½/5Opp avg 1350Start 1189
- Mar – Apr 2022Swissfederation source#3 in 2022Score 5/10Opp avg 1416Start 1139
- Sep 2021Swissfederation sourceBest of 2021Score 4½/7Opp avg 1542Start 1085
- Aug – Sep 2018Swissfederation sourceScore 3/7Opp avg 1311
- 2024 Gauteng Inter-Region Chess Championships (U20 Open) · Jan 2024 · 3/5
- 2023 South African Junior Closed (U18 Open) · Mar – Apr 2023 · 2½/8
- 2022 South African Junior Wild Card Chess Championships (U20 Open) · Dec 2022 · 4½/7
- 2022 South African Junior Team Chess Championships (U18 Open) · Dec 2022 · 6/7
- 2022 Blou Bul Open Chess Tournament (A) · Jun 2022 · 2½/5
- 2022 South African Junior Closed Chess Championships (U18 Open) · Mar – Apr 2022 · 5/10
- 2021 Etienne Lewis (U18-U20) · Sep 2021 · 4½/7
- 2018 Tshwane Chess Etienne Lewis Trials (U14 Boys) · Aug – Sep 2018 · 3/7
- 2018 Alekhine Open (C) · Aug 2018 · 5/6
- 2018 Waterkloof Open (C) · Mar 2018 · 2½/5
- 2017 Etienne Lewis Tshwane Chess Trails (u14 Boys) · Sep 2017 · 3½/7
- 2017 Lubowski Open (D Section) · May 2017 · 3/5
- 2017 Waterkloof Open (E) · Mar 2017 · 3/5
- Tshwane Chess Etienne Lewis Trials (u12 Boys) · Sep 2016 · 4/7
World
- #=429340Manuel Enrique Valenzuela Marin1557
- #=429340Hossein Valipour1557
- #=429340Reynard Van Den Berg1557
- #=429340Peter van der Wateren1557
- #=429340Hugo Van Niekerk1557
South Africa
- #=2356Molemo Tleane1558
- #=2365Thokozile Yende1557
- #=2365Reynard Van Den Berg1557
- #=2365Malefane Botsane1557
- #=2365Hanno Bothma1557
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.