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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 1882 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 37 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included), 21 months (2022–2024) and 15 months (2024–2025). Recent appearances: 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

1882

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1882

at best
Feb 2026 · age 45

Activity

1

games / yr avg.

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#52,676

#52,676 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
14th South African 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1882
May 2026
All-time peak 1882
at age 45
Feb 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+93 Elo)
1768 → 1861
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 43
Mar 2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1861 → returned at 1873
Mar 2024
2022
Peak South African rank: #82
at age 41 · rated 1768
May 2022

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Werner Brunner 1,944
SMM 2025 3. Liga round 5 · Jun 2025 · +12.0 Elo
Evolution
+21
1861 → 1882
Tournaments
2
3 games
Score
2.5/ 383.3%
2W1D0L
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

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
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
#129
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#1,584
in continent
World
#52,676
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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10
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129🇿🇦Barnard, Tertius1,882
Africa
1
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2
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9
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10
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