RSA · 16 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1724 (Oct 2025)
Best performance: 1825 at 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship)(Best of 2025)
Classical rating
1697
FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.
On FIDE’s list since May 2025
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Classical
Classical rating 1724 to 1697 over the last 12 months; peak 1724 in October 2025.
Official rating by month
Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.
| List | Classical | Rapid |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 1697, 0, 0 games | 1687, 0, 0 games |
| Oct 2026 | 1697, 0, 0 games | 1687, 0, 0 games |
| Sep 2026 | 1697, 0, 0 games | 1687, 0, 0 games |
| Aug 2026 | 1697, 0, 0 games | 1687, 0, 0 games |
| Jul 2026 | 1697, 0, 0 games | 1687, 0, 0 games |
| Jun 2026 | 1697, +8, 2 games | 1687, 0, 0 games |
| May 2026 | 1689, -1, 3 games | 1687, 0, 0 games |
| Apr 2026 | 1690, 0, 0 games | 1687, -1, 0 games |
| Mar 2026 | 1690, 0, 0 games | 1688, 0, 0 games |
| Feb 2026 | 1690, -34, 9 games | 1688, 0, 0 games |
| Jan 2026 | 1724, 0, 0 games | 1688, +1, 0 games |
| Dec 2025 | 1724, 0, 0 games | 1687, 0, 0 games |
Form · Classical
Some of this player's 2026 games are not on record yet, so no unbeaten run is shown.
From 59 classical games on record, the latest on May 17.
No rated classical games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Show games | Last played | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Open Section - Fountains Mall Open 2026May 16 – May 17 | 3/5 |
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, 2023–2026
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | Brian Krieger, Jul 2024 · SBDCU Closed Trials 2024 (U16 Boys) | , 1779 |
| 2, | Nathan Van Schalkwyk, Dec 2025 · 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship) | , 1633 |
| 3, | Sandiso Jiki, Dec 2025 · 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship) | , 1605 |
| 4, | Tatenda Mbewe, Sep 2025 · Eastern Cape Closed 2025 (U18 Open) | , 1598 |
| 5, | Zolani Sibengile, 2 wins, Apr 2026 · Kouga Mayor's Cup Final 2026 (Open) | , 1581 |
| 6, | Ethan Joel van Heerden, Dec 2025 · 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship) | , 1571 |
| 7, | Charles Krieger, Apr 2025 · Kouga Mayor's Cup Finals (Open ) | , 1562 |
| 8, | Begravian Groener, Apr 2026 · Kouga Mayor's Cup Final 2026 (Open) | , 1547 |
| 9, | Juan-Pierre Marais, Apr 2025 · Kouga Mayor's Cup Finals (Open ) | , 1537 |
| 10, | Jeffrey-James Pedersen, Dec 2025 · 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship) | , 1531 |
Performance rating by year
| Year | Games | Score | Avg opp | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | 12 | 1597 | 1692 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 1616 | — |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1131 | — |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- May 2026Swisschess-results.comScore 3/5Opp avg 1567Start 1689
- Apr 2026Swissfederation sourceBest of 2026Score 3/4Opp avg 1562Start 1690
- Dec 2025Swissfederation source#4 in 2025Score 2½/6Opp avg 1544Start 1724
- Dec 2025Teamfederation sourceBest of 2025Score 5/6Opp avg 1585Start 1724
- Sep 2025Swissfederation source#2 in 2025Score 4/6Opp avg 1669Start 1717
- Apr 2025Swissfederation source#3 in 2025Score 3½/5Opp avg 1581
- Jul 2024Swissfederation sourceScore 4/5Opp avg 1616
- Open Section - Fountains Mall Open 2026 · May 2026 · 3/5
- Kouga Mayor's Cup Final 2026 (Open) · Apr 2026 · 3/4
- 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U18 Open) · Dec 2025 · 2½/6
- 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship) · Dec 2025 · 5/6
- Eastern Cape Closed 2025 (U18 Open) · Sep 2025 · 4/6
- Kouga Mayor's Cup Finals (Open ) · Apr 2025 · 3½/5
- SBDCU Closed Trials 2024 (U16 Boys) · Jul 2024 · 4/5
- SBDCU TRIALS (U16) · Feb 2024 · 4/6
- Eastern Cape Provincial Chess Championship 2023 (U16) · Oct 2023 · 3/7
- SBDCU Trials 3 (Open) · Jun 2023 · 2½/6
- Fountains Mall Open (B) · May 2023 · 2/6
World
- #=114492Stefan Gasser1697.0
- #=114492Islam Hashem1697.0
- #=114492Gladwin Groener1697.0
- #=114492Hugo Cadavid Velez1697.0
- #=114492Alexander Villalba Valderrama1697.0
South Africa
- #=541Lathitha Qukubana1698.0
- #544Siphesihle Nkosi1697.8
- #=545Gladwin Groener1697.0
- #=545Joshua Nel1697.0
- #=547Ofana Tema1696.0
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.