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Barnard, Tertius

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FIDEFIDE 11102365· Male· South Africa· Born in 1981

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Tertius Barnard, a 45-year-old South African player, is rated 1881 — just 1 short of his peak of 1882 (Feb 2026, age 45). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 37 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 37 months (2022–2025). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3, IGM 2025-26 Kat. B round 1-5, and SMM 2025 3. Liga round 5. He reached South African #82 in May 2022.

Current rating

1881

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1882

−1 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 45

Activity

1

games / yr avg.

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#52,933

#52,933 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
14th South African 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1882
May 2026
All-time peak 1882
at age 45 · −1 from today
Feb 2026
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 43
Mar 2024
2022
Peak South African rank: #82
at age 41 · rated 1768
May 2022
Inactive for 37 months
paused at 1768 → returned at 1873
May 2022
2019
Inactive for 37 months
paused at 1754 → returned at 1768
Mar 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Werner Brunner 1,944
SMM 2025 3. Liga round 5 · Jun 2025 · +12.0 Elo
Evolution
+8
1873 → 1881
Tournaments
3
4 games
Score
3/ 475.0%
2W2D0L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsWerner Brunner1,944·SMM 2025 3. Liga round 5·R1·+12.0
2.[W]vsNoah Hofstetter1,933·IGM 2025-26 Kat. B round 1-5·R4·+11.5
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3
Team
May 20260.5/1#6181830-1.4
IGM 2025-26 Kat. B round 1-5
Team
Nov 20251.5/2#112073+9.0
SMM 2025 3. Liga round 5
Open Swiss
Jun 20251/1#202744+12.2

Rankings

/
South Africa
#130
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#1,600
in continent
World
#52,932
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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