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Gouws, Christiaan
🇿🇦FIDE 123110338· Male· South Africa· Born in 2013
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Christiaan Gouws, a 13-year-old South African player, is rated 1485. He has slipped back 113 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U14 Boys), 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U14 Open), and 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U14 Open Championship). His peak of 1598 was reached at age 13 (Jan 2026).
At junior level, he reached #39 nationally in U14.
Current rating
1485
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1598
−113 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 13
Jan 2026 · age 13
Activity
41
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#190,251
#190,251 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
39th South African U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1598
Jan 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 13
Jan 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 13
Jan 2026
Crossed 1200
at age 13
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1598
at age 13 · −113 from today
Jan 2026
First FIDE rating
1598 · at age 13
Jan 2026
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-113
1598 → 1485
Tournaments
4
26 games
Score
9.5/ 2636.5%
7W5D14L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsElandre Van Loggerenberg1,574·Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U14 Championship)·R4·+18.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsFabian Bownes1,406·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U14 Open Championship)·R5·-30.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/3 | #73 | 2363 | -32.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/2 | #53 | 2343 | -26.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/4 | #76 | 1534 | -54.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/4 | #4 | 1657 | 0.0 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U14 Open Championship) (-54.8 Elo, finished #76).
Rankings
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South Africa
#1,470
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#7,991
in continent
World
#190,171
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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