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Devan Van Der Merwe

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RSA · 17 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1638 (By Jan 2026)

Best performance: 1621 at 2026 South African Junior Closed (U18 Boys)(Best of 2026)

World #=141465 live, down 1505#139,960 publishedSouth Africa #=847

NOV26 Rating

1624

Live Rating

1624.0

Change

0.0

Games Played

0

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Official classical rating by month
ListRatingChange
Nov 202616240
Oct 202616240
Sep 202616240
Aug 202616240
Jul 202616240
Jun 202616240
May 20261624-6
Apr 20261630-1
Mar 20261631+1
Feb 20261630-8

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

Some of this player's 2026 games are not on record yet, so no unbeaten run is shown.

From 38 classical games on record, the latest on Apr 2.

Classical games since the November list

No rated standard games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

Last playedScore
2026 South African Junior Closed (U18 Boys)Mar 28 – Apr 2TPR 16214½/9

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Best wins · Classical

From 22 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2024–2026

#OpponentRating
1, Dominic Powell, Apr 2026 · 2026 South African Junior Closed (U18 Boys), 1736
2, Tyler Van Zyl, Dec 2025 · 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U18 Open), 1639
3, Zac Gemmell, Dec 2025 · Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U18 Championship), 1632

Event timeline · Classical

6 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
202512616011601
2024101199—

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

Rated near Devan Van Der Merwe · Classical

World

  1. #=141465Stephanus Du Toit1624.0
  2. #=141465Sure Mataramvura1624.0
  3. #=141465Devan Van Der Merwe1624.0
  4. #=141465Benjamin Dubbeld1624.0
  5. #=141465Henning Staugaard1624.0

South Africa

  1. #=847Stephanus Du Toit1624.0
  2. #=847Sure Mataramvura1624.0
  3. #=847Devan Van Der Merwe1624.0
  4. #=847Benjamin Dubbeld1624.0
  5. #=847Andiphile Siswana1624.0

Live ratings projected from the NOV26 published list · Not affiliated with FIDE