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John Eduan Wolfaardt

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RSA · 18 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1555 (Jul 2025)

Best performance: 1668 at 2025 Elise Steenkamp Open Chess Tournament (Queen)(Best of 2025)

World #=445366South Africa #=2527among all players, November list

Classical rating

1541

FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.

On FIDE’s list since Jun 2024 · Inactive on FIDE’s list

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Classical rating 1542 to 1541 over the last 12 months; peak 1555 in July 2025.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassical
Nov 20261541, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261541, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261541, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261541, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261541, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261541, 0, 0 games
May 20261541, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261541, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261541, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261541, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261541, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251541, -1, 0 games

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 3 games (1 win, 2 draws), since Aug 10, 2025.

From 47 classical games on record, the latest on Aug 10, 2025.

Classical games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
2025 Etienne Lewis CLOSED Chess Tournament (U18)Aug 8, 2025 – Aug 10, 2025TPR 14664/7

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

Best wins · Classical

From 24 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2023–2025

#OpponentRating
1, Njabulo Ngobeni, Apr 2024 · 2024 Milos Ristic Open Chess Tournament (A), 1630
2, Chay Karsten, Jan 2025 · 2025 Tshwane Chess OPEN Registration Tournament (A1), 1628
3, Cyle Nason, Aug 2025 · 2025 Etienne Lewis CLOSED Chess Tournament (U18), 1505

Event timeline · Classical

8 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
202517915271548
2023211184—

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

Rated near John Eduan Wolfaardt · Classical · November list, all players

World

  1. #=445366Bartosz Wizner1541
  2. #=445366Marcin Wojciechowski1541
  3. #=445366John Eduan Wolfaardt1541
  4. #=445366Maximos Wolters1541
  5. #=445366Yanxi Wu1541

South Africa

  1. #=2527Eugene Gordon1541
  2. #=2527Waylon Preston1541
  3. #=2527John Eduan Wolfaardt1541
  4. #=2527Mbulelo Mbokazi1541
  5. #=2531WCM Anell Maasdorp1540

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