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RSA · 25 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1574 (Aug 2024)

Best performance: 1661 at Eden Chess League(Best of 2026)

World #=157084 liveSouth Africa #1037Africa #=6753among active players

NOV26 Rating

1574

Live Rating

1587.6

Change

+13.6

Games Played

3

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Classical rating unchanged at 1574 over the last 12 months; peak 1574 in August 2024.

Official rating by month

Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.

ListClassicalRapid
Nov 20261574, 0, 0 games1556, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261574, 0, 0 games1556, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261574, 0, 0 games1556, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261574, 0, 0 games1556, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261574, 0, 0 games1556, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261574, 0, 0 games1556, 0, 0 games
May 20261574, 0, 0 games1556, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261574, 0, 0 games1556, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261574, 0, 0 games1556, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261574, 0, 0 games1556, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261574, 0, 0 games1556, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251574, 0, 0 games1556, 0, 0 games

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 2 games (2 wins), since Nov 7. That is the longest unbeaten run of 2026.

From 67 classical games on record, the latest on Nov 7.

Classical games since the November list

TournamentScoreChange
Eden Chess LeagueOct 3 – Nov 7TPR 16613½/5+13.6

Best wins · Classical

From 23 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2018–2026

#OpponentRating
1, Jayson Pryse, Nov 2026 · Eden Chess League, 1673
2, Stephen Handley, Jun 2024 · SBDCU Trial 3 Open 2024 (Open), 1635
3, Thanduxolo Ndyova, Jul 2024 · SBDCU Closed Trials 2024 (Open), 1629

Event timeline · Classical

14 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.

Performance rating by year

YearGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
202641½17571670
20245315621634
20224½14981176
201831½13421342

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

Recent opponents · Classical

Johan CoetzerJayson PryseReuben DanielsLuwaydon SaaymanGheuzville Kerspuy

Rated near David April · Classical

World

  1. #=157075Isidoros Vathis1587.8
  2. #=157075Abdelaziz Hassan Ali Tahir1587.8
  3. #=157084David April1587.6
  4. #=157084Alex Brcak1587.6
  5. #=157084Hodael Hazan1587.6

South Africa

  1. #=1034Nathan Marais1588.0
  2. #=1034Omayomade Bamigboye1588.0
  3. #1037David April1587.6
  4. #=1038Anne-Belle Ellman1587.0
  5. #=1038Aditi Maharaj1587.0

Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.