RSA · 31 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1754 (By Aug 2025)
Best performance: 1742 at Mossel Bay Open 2025 Rapid (A)(Best of 2025)
Rapid rating
1716
FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.
On FIDE’s list since Aug 2025
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Rapid
Rapid rating 1752 to 1716 over the last 12 months; peak 1754 by August 2025.
Official rating by month
Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.
| List | Classical | Rapid | Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 1673, 0, 0 games | 1716, 0, 0 games | 1687, 0, 0 games |
| Oct 2026 | 1673, 0, 0 games | 1716, 0, 0 games | 1687, 5 games |
| Sep 2026 | 1673, 0, 0 games | 1716, 0, 0 games | unrated |
| Aug 2026 | 1673, -86, 8 games | 1716, 0, 0 games | unrated |
| Jul 2026 | 1759, 0, 0 games | 1716, 0, 0 games | unrated |
| Jun 2026 | 1759, 0, 0 games | 1716, -23, 5 games | unrated |
| May 2026 | 1759, 0, 0 games | 1739, -13, 4 games | unrated |
| Apr 2026 | 1759, 0, 0 games | 1752, 0, 0 games | unrated |
| Mar 2026 | 1759, 0, 0 games | 1752, 0, 0 games | unrated |
| Feb 2026 | 1759, 0, 0 games | 1752, 0, 0 games | unrated |
| Jan 2026 | 1759, 0, 0 games | 1752, 0, 0 games | unrated |
| Dec 2025 | 1759, +1, 0 games | 1752, 0, 0 games | unrated |
Form · Rapid
Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 4 games, Apr 18 – Apr 27.
From 28 rapid games on record, the latest on Apr 27.
No rated rapid games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Show games | Last played | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Freedom Day Open Rapid Chess Tournament OpenApr 27TPR 1687 | 5/9 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
Best wins · Rapid
From 18 rated rapid games against rated opponents, 2025–2026
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | Uben Roode, Jul 2025 · Knysna Oyster Festival Rapid 2025 (Open) | , 1938 |
| 2, | Reginald Wilson, Apr 2026 · Freedom Day Open Rapid Chess Tournament Open | , 1807 |
| 3, | Pieter Dyzel, Oct 2025 · Mossel Bay Open 2025 Rapid (A) | , 1690* |
| 4, | Pieter Nortje, Oct 2025 · Mossel Bay Open 2025 Rapid (A) | , 1625 |
| 5, | Sune Swart, Oct 2025 · Mossel Bay Open 2025 Rapid (A) | , 1506 |
| 6, | Magda Conradie, Apr 2026 · Eden Chess Rapid 2026 (A) | , 1464* |
| # | Opponent | Overall | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1, | Cornelis Hoek, Highest-rated meeting: Apr 2026 · Freedom Day Open Rapid Chess Tournament Open | , 0/1 | , 1972* |
| 2, | Uben Roode, Highest-rated meeting: Jul 2025 · Knysna Oyster Festival Rapid 2025 (Open) | , 1/2 | , 1938 |
| 3, | Gideon N. Louw, Highest-rated meeting: Oct 2025 · Mossel Bay Open 2025 Rapid (A) | , 0/1 | , 1851 |
| 4, | Antonio Michaels, Highest-rated meeting: Apr 2026 · Freedom Day Open Rapid Chess Tournament Open | , 0/1 | , 1822 |
| 5, | Reginald Wilson, Highest-rated meeting: Apr 2026 · Freedom Day Open Rapid Chess Tournament Open | , 1/1 | , 1807 |
| 6, | Ralph Botha, Highest-rated meeting: Apr 2026 · Eden Chess Rapid 2026 (A) | , ½/1 | , 1792* |
| 7, | Johan Coetzer, Highest-rated meeting: Apr 2026 · Eden Chess Rapid 2026 (A) | , ½/2 | , 1749 |
| 8, | Clayden Taute, Highest-rated meeting: Oct 2025 · Mossel Bay Open 2025 Rapid (A) | , 1/2 | , 1712 |
| 9, | Kyle Thoresen, Highest-rated meeting: Apr 2026 · Eden Chess Rapid 2026 (A) | , ½/1 | , 1701* |
| 10, | Pieter Dyzel, Highest-rated meeting: Oct 2025 · Mossel Bay Open 2025 Rapid (A) | , 1/1 | , 1690* |
* No rapid rating yet, so FIDE rates the game at the player's classical rating.
Performance rating by year
| Year | Games | Score | Avg opp | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 3½ | 1756 | 1676 |
| 2025 | 9 | 5 | 1696 | 1739 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- Apr 2026Swisschess-results.comBest of 2026Score 5/9Opp avg 1880Start 1752
- Apr 2026Swissfederation source#2 in 2026Score 3½/6Opp avg 1658Start 1752
- Oct 2025Swissfederation sourceBest of 2025Score 4½/7Opp avg 1685Start 1754
- Jul 2025Swissfederation source#2 in 2025Score 3/6Opp avg 1718Start 1760
- Freedom Day Open Rapid Chess Tournament Open · Apr 2026 · 5/9
- Eden Chess Rapid 2026 (A) · Apr 2026 · 3½/6
- Mossel Bay Open 2025 Rapid (A) · Oct 2025 · 4½/7
- Knysna Oyster Festival Rapid 2025 (Open) · Jul 2025 · 3/6
World
- #=72150Daniil Fakhrutdinov1716.0
- #=72150Suekrue Sevim1716.0
- #=72150Jayson Pryse1716.0
- #=72150Alberto Menendez Ros1716.0
- #=72150Aaryavv Ghosh1716.0
South Africa
- #145Oageng Dikane1723.0
- #=146Caleb Bruton1716.0
- #=146Jayson Pryse1716.0
- #=148Joseph Amachukwu1715.0
- #=148Abel Takaindisa1715.0
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.