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RSA · 28 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1643 (By May 2024)

Best performance: 1608 at Hermanus Chess Club Open 2024 (Advanced)(Best of 2024)

World #=136690 live, down 8366#128,324 publishedSouth Africa #357Africa #6739among active players

NOV26 Rating

1561

Live Rating

1549.8

Change

-11.2

Games Played

1

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Rapid

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Rapid rating 1551 to 1561 over the last 12 months; peak 1643 by May 2024.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20261725, 0, 0 games1561, 0, 0 games1685, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261725, 0, 0 games1561, 0, 0 games1685, +23, 8 games
Sep 20261725, 0, 0 games1561, 0, 0 games1662, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261725, 0, 0 games1561, 0, 0 games1662, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261725, 0, 0 games1561, 0, 0 games1662, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261725, 0, 0 games1561, +10, 2 games1662, 0, 0 games
May 20261725, 0, 0 games1551, 0, 0 games1662, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261725, 0, 0 games1551, 0, 0 games1662, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261725, 0, 0 games1551, 0, 0 games1662, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261725, 0, 0 games1551, 0, 0 games1662, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261725, 0, 0 games1551, 0, 0 games1662, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251725, 0, 0 games1551, 0, 0 games1662, 0, 0 games

Form · Rapid

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 2 games (2 wins), since Oct 17. Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 3 games, Apr 18 – Oct 17.

From 31 rapid games on record, the latest on Oct 17.

Rapid games since the November list

Show gamesTournamentScoreChange
Heidelberg OpenOct 17TPR 9273/5-11.2

Best wins · Rapid

From 19 rated rapid games against rated opponents, 2024–2026

#OpponentRating
1, Frederik Louw, Apr 2024 · Hermanus Chess Club Open 2024 (Advanced), 1807*
2, Cecil Ohlson, Apr 2024 · Hermanus Chess Club Open 2024 (Advanced), 1731*
3, Pieter Nortje, Apr 2025 · Hermanus Chess Club open 2025 (Advanced), 1607

* No rapid rating yet, so FIDE rates the game at the player's classical rating.

Event timeline · Rapid

5 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
20263116801555
202592½16101444
20247316581608

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

Recent opponents · Rapid

Antonio MichaelsJohan CoetzerShaquille JacobsLevi JaftaJacobs Eugeniel

Rated near Thomas Jaars · Rapid

World

  1. #=136257Nicolas Gonzalez Orban1550.0
  2. #=136257Pablo Molto Sanchis1550.0
  3. #=136690Thomas Jaars1549.8
  4. #=136690Samuel Keilegavlen1549.8
  5. #=136690Zalan Szabo-Miklossy1549.8

South Africa

  1. #=353Omolemo Mokwa1550.0
  2. #=353David Luc Manley1550.0
  3. #357Thomas Jaars1549.8
  4. #=358Inam Dikana1549.0
  5. #=358Yugesh Radha1549.0

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

Thomas Jaars: Live FIDE Rating 1740