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Weideman, Hendrik
🇿🇦FIDE 14300125· Male· South Africa· Born in 1990
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Hendrik Weideman, a 36-year-old South African player, is rated 1951 and sitting in the top 4% of South African players. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 193-month break between Sep 2009 and Nov 2025. Recent standard appearances include 2025 November-December Marshall Mondays Round 3-6, 2025 November-December Marshall Mondays Round 1-2, and 2025 October-November Marshall Weekly Wednesdays U2200 Round 3-6. His peak of 2014 was reached at age 19 (Sep 2009); he also reached South African #22 in Apr 2008.
At junior level, he reached #3 and #2 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1951
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2014
−63 pts below
Sep 2009 · age 19
Sep 2009 · age 19
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 4%
#79 · South African players · of 1,804
Career timeline
10 entries2009
3rd South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2014
Nov 2009
Best 12-month gain (+56 Elo)
1958 → 2014
Sep 2009
Crossed 2000
at age 19
Sep 2009
All-time peak 2014
at age 19 · −63 from today
Sep 2009
Inactive for 193 months
paused at 2014 → returned at 2006
Sep 2009
2008
2nd South African U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1987
Oct 2008
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-63
2014 → 1951
Tournaments
4
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
3W4D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
2.[L]vsJuan Carlos De La Cruz2,032·2025 October-November Marshall Weekly Wednesdays U2200 Round 1-2·R2·-18.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #16 | 1836 | -6.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #15 | 1509 | -48.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/4 | #2 | 2004 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #11 | 1933 | -8.4 |
Rankings
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South Africa
#79
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#970
in continent
World
#36,457
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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