RSA · 18 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1931 (Feb 2025)
Best performance: 2135 at World Blitz Tournament - Floripa 2024(Best of 2024)
Blitz rating
1910
FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.
On FIDE’s list since Feb 2020 · Inactive on FIDE’s list
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Blitz
Blitz rating 1909 to 1910 over the last 12 months; peak 1931 in February 2025.
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 | 2098, 0, 0 games | 1732, 0, 0 games | 1910, 0, 0 games |
| Oct 2026 | 2098, 0, 0 games | 1732, 0, 0 games | 1910, 0, 0 games |
| Sep 2026 | 2098, 0, 0 games | 1732, 0, 0 games | 1910, 0, 0 games |
| Aug 2026 | 2098, -2, 11 games | 1732, 0, 0 games | 1910, 0, 0 games |
| Jul 2026 | 2100, 0, 0 games | 1732, 0, 0 games | 1910, 0, 0 games |
| Jun 2026 | 2100, 0, 0 games | 1732, 0, 0 games | 1910, 0, 0 games |
| May 2026 | 2100, -36, 7 games | 1732, 0, 0 games | 1910, 0, 0 games |
| Apr 2026 | 2136, 0, 0 games | 1732, 0, 0 games | 1910, +1, 0 games |
| Mar 2026 | 2136, 0, 0 games | 1732, 0, 0 games | 1909, 0, 0 games |
| Feb 2026 | 2136, 0, 0 games | 1732, 0, 0 games | 1909, 0, 0 games |
| Jan 2026 | 2136, +36, 8 games | 1732, 0, 0 games | 1909, 0, 0 games |
| Dec 2025 | 2100, 0, 0 games | 1732, 0, 0 games | 1909, 0, 0 games |
Form · Blitz
From 88 blitz games on record, the latest on Apr 26, 2025.
No rated blitz games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Show games | Last played | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Moja Extravaganza 2025 (Blitz)Apr 26, 2025TPR 1842 | 4½/7 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
Best wins · Blitz
From 56 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2020–2025
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | IM Nathan Felipe Filgueiras, Nov 2024 · World Blitz Tournament - Floripa 2024 | , 2264 |
| 2, | Bruno Orlando Starke, Nov 2024 · World Blitz Tournament - Floripa 2024 | , 2083 |
| 3, | Charlton Mnyasta, Jan 2025 · CAPE TOWN MASTERS CHALLENGE 2025 (Blitz) | , 2069 |
| 4, | WFM Paula Sofia Hernandez Diaz, Nov 2024 · World Blitz Tournament - Floripa 2024 | , 2002 |
| 5, | Lutho Mfazwe, Jan 2025 · CAPE TOWN MASTERS CHALLENGE 2025 (Blitz) | , 2001 |
| 6, | Rodrigo Ferreira da Silva, Nov 2024 · World Blitz Tournament - Floripa 2024 | , 2000 |
| 7, | FM Stanley Badacsonyi, May 2022 · World Cadet - Youth Blitz Chess Championships - Open U14 | , 1948 |
| 8, | Ashley Christopher Vermaak, Jul 2024 · 2024 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz) | , 1881* |
| 9, | Cherwin Kleinsmidt, Jan 2023 · CWP BLITZ | , 1758 |
| 10, | Xolani Cebo Mathebula, Jul 2022 · 2022 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz) | , 1739 |
* No blitz rating yet, so FIDE rates the game at the player's classical rating.
Openings · Blitz
From the moves of 6 of 88 blitz games on record.
As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 4 of 4 games.
All openings
No opening played 3 times yet (4 games with this colour).
No opening played 3 times yet (2 games with this colour).
Performance rating by year
| Year | Games | Score | Avg opp | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 6½ | 1893 | 1922 |
| 2024 | 17 | 10½ | 1902 | 1989 |
| 2023 | 15 | 6 | 1661 | 1589 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- Apr 2025Swissfederation source#2 in 2025Score 4½/7Opp avg 1785Start 1931
- Jan 2025Swissfederation sourceBest of 2025Score 4/7Opp avg 2000Start 1900
- Nov 2024Swissfederation sourceBest of 2024Score 6/9Opp avg 2040Start 1782
- Jul 2024Swissfederation source#2 in 2024Score 6½/11Opp avg 1779Start 1730
- Jun 2023Swissfederation source#2 in 2023Score 3½/11Opp avg 1646Start 1626
- Jul 2022Swissfederation sourceBest of 2022Score 6/10Opp avg 1834Start 1493
- May 2022Swissfederation source#2 in 2022Score 5/9Opp avg 1749Start 1463
- Moja Extravaganza 2025 (Blitz) · Apr 2025 · 4½/7
- CAPE TOWN MASTERS CHALLENGE 2025 (Blitz) · Jan 2025 · 4/7
- World Blitz Tournament - Floripa 2024 · Nov 2024 · 6/9
- 2024 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz) · Jul 2024 · 6½/11
- World Youth B-16 (Blitz) Ch 2023 · Jun 2023 · 3½/11
- CWP BLITZ · Jan 2023 · 5½/7
- 2022 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz) · Jul 2022 · 6/10
- World Cadet - Youth Blitz Chess Championships - Open U14 · May 2022 · 5/9
- Chess & Pizza January Blitz 2020 · Jan 2020 · 6/11
- South African Open Chess Championships 2017 (Blitz) · Jul 2017 · 1/6
World
- #=59079Arseniy Slobodyan1910
- #=59079Bashir Somiun1910
- #=59079FM Jorah Soojay1910
- #=59079Jonathan Spiner1910
- #=59079Achileas Spirliadis1910
South Africa
- #=114Luan De Jager1911
- #=114CM Reegan Palmer1911
- #116FM Jorah Soojay1910
- #=117Mofoka Alfred Pesa1909
- #=117Nhlanhla Thabethe1909
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.