RSA · 25 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1682 (Dec 2025)
Best performance: 1937 at 2025 Alekhine Open Chess Tournament (B)(Best of 2025)
Classical rating
1681
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 · Classical
Classical rating unchanged at 1681 over the last 12 months; peak 1682 in December 2025.
Official rating by month
Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.
| List | Classical | Blitz |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 1681, 0, 0 games | 1590, 0, 0 games |
| Oct 2026 | 1681, 0, 0 games | 1590, 0, 0 games |
| Sep 2026 | 1681, 0, 0 games | 1590, 0, 0 games |
| Aug 2026 | 1681, 0, 0 games | 1590, 0, 0 games |
| Jul 2026 | 1681, 0, 0 games | 1590, 0, 0 games |
| Jun 2026 | 1681, 0, 0 games | 1590, 0, 0 games |
| May 2026 | 1681, 0, 0 games | 1590, 0, 0 games |
| Apr 2026 | 1681, 0, 0 games | 1590, 0, 0 games |
| Mar 2026 | 1681, 0, 0 games | 1590, 0, 0 games |
| Feb 2026 | 1681, -1, 0 games | 1590, 0, 0 games |
| Jan 2026 | 1682, 0, 0 games | 1590, 0, 0 games |
| Dec 2025 | 1682, +1, 0 games | 1590, 0, 0 games |
Form · Classical
Unbeaten in the last 7 games (5 wins, 2 draws), since Apr 20, 2024.
From 61 classical games on record, the latest on Sep 7, 2025.
No rated classical games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Last played | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Alekhine Open Chess Tournament (B)Sep 6, 2025 – Sep 7, 2025TPR 1937 | 4½/5 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
Best wins · Classical
From 27 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2019–2025
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | Anre Waters, Dec 2022 · 2022 USSA Chess Championship (Open) | , 1653 |
| 2, | Anton Tissot Van Patot, Sep 2025 · 2025 Alekhine Open Chess Tournament (B) | , 1605 |
| 3, | Boikanyo Baloyi, Sep 2025 · 2025 Alekhine Open Chess Tournament (B) | , 1591 |
| 4, | Marius H. Roets, Oct 2023 · 2023 Gauteng North Open Chess Tournament (A) | , 1576 |
| 5, | Luke Adamson, Apr 2024 · 2024 Silver Lakes Chess Club Open Chess tournament (B) | , 1550 |
| 6, | Prosper Gondwe, Apr 2024 · 2024 Silver Lakes Chess Club Open Chess tournament (B) | , 1525 |
| 7, | Amy Wallace, Sep 2025 · 2025 Alekhine Open Chess Tournament (B) | , 1515 |
| 8, | Peter Sorensen, Sep 2025 · 2025 Alekhine Open Chess Tournament (B) | , 1501 |
| 9, | Linda Zondo, Dec 2023 · 2023 USSA Championships (Open) | , 1397 |
| 10, | Jackie M. Ngubeni, Feb 2020 · Heidelberg Open (A) | , 1272 |
Performance rating by year
| Year | Games | Score | Avg opp | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 4½ | 1571 | 1937 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 1582 | 1654 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1½ | 1713 | 1713 |
| 2019 | 4 | 2½ | 1136 | 1231 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- Sep 2025Swissfederation sourceBest of 2025Score 4½/5Opp avg 1571Start 1612
- Apr 2024Swissfederation sourceBest of 2024Score 3/5Opp avg 1582Start 1593
- Dec 2023Swissfederation source#2 in 2023Score 6/9Opp avg 1469Start 1287
- Oct 2023Swissfederation sourceBest of 2023Score 2/5Opp avg 1809Start 1257
- Dec 2022Swissfederation sourceBest of 2022Score 6½/9Opp avg 1713Start 1202
- Jan 2020Teamfederation sourceScore 5/7Opp avg 1349
- 2025 Alekhine Open Chess Tournament (B) · Sep 2025 · 4½/5
- 2024 Silver Lakes Chess Club Open Chess tournament (B) · Apr 2024 · 3/5
- 2023 USSA Championships (Open) · Dec 2023 · 6/9
- 2023 Gauteng North Open Chess Tournament (A) · Oct 2023 · 2/5
- 2022 USSA Chess Championship (Open) · Dec 2022 · 6½/9
- Heidelberg Open (A) · Jan – Feb 2020 · 3/5
- 2019 South African Junior Team Championships (U20B) · Jan 2020 · 5/7
- 2019 Alekhine (B-Section) · Aug 2019 · 3/5
- Capablanca Chess Festival (Swiss C) · Apr 2019 · 5/7
- 2019 Waterkloof Open (C) · Mar 2019 · 4/5
World
- #=311209Pascal Tixier1681
- #=311209Zach Alexander Tjong1681
- #=311209Tshepang Tlamama1681
- #=311209Andre Tobia1681
- #=311209Viktoriya Mak Tochilkina1681
South Africa
- #=1314Jethro Nathanael Fibiger1681
- #=1314Leandra Brits1681
- #=1314Tshepang Tlamama1681
- #=1314Deacon Dugmore1681
- #=1314Shivam Naidoo1681
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.