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Cawdery, Daniel

Cawdery, Daniel

IM🇿🇦

FIDEFIDE 14300249· Male· South Africa· Born in 1982

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Daniel Cawdery, a 44-year-old South African International Master, is rated 2312 and ranked 3rd among South African players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has slipped back 38 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Closed Chess Championships (Open), Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (Adults and Seniors), and 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Championship). He had 3 career breaks: 50 months (2001–2005), 13 months (2009–2010) and 17 months (2010–2011). His peak of 2449 was reached at age 35 (Aug 2017); he also reached South African #1 in Nov 2013 and spent 105 months as South African #1, with a longest streak of 5 consecutive years.

Awarded IM in 2014 (age 32), FM in 2013 (age 31), and CM in 2008 (age 26). Earned a GM norm at 2017 African Indv CC. At junior level, he reached #1 nationally in U20.

Current rating

2312

Standard

Rpd2346·Blz2328

All-time high

2449

−137 pts below
Aug 2017 · age 35

Activity

18

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#3

#3 · South African players · of 1,804
105 months in #1 nationally (2013–2024)

Career timeline

20 entries
2024
105 months in National #1
longest streak 67 months · since Nov 2013
Oct 2024
2023
1st South African 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2389
Sep 2023
2020
500 career games
at age 38
Apr 2020
2017
All-time peak 2449
at age 35 · −137 from today
Aug 2017
2014
IM title awardedIM
at age 32 · 3rd quarter Presidential Board 2014
Aug 2014
Best 12-month gain (+93 Elo)
2345 → 2438
Jun 2014

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jan KarstenIM 2,385
2026 South African Closed Chess Championships (Open) · Feb 2026 · +1.0 Elo
Evolution
-38
2350 → 2312
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
12.5/ 2159.5%
6W13D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 South African Closed Chess Championships (Open)
Round-Robin
Feb 20265/11#72169-24.7
Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (Adults and Seniors)
Team
Dec 20254.5/5#12139+1.1
2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Championship)
Open Swiss
Jun 20253/5#402059-14.1
Worst Elo result: 2026 South African Closed Chess Championships (Open) (-24.7 Elo, finished #7).

Most-Played Opponents

vsWatu KobeseIM
🇿🇦RSA·2237
+1 −2 =11
14 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsCalvin John KlaasenFM
🇿🇦RSA·2171
+4 −0 =8
12 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsRodwell MakotoIM
🇿🇼ZIM·2325
+1 −0 =10
11 games·last met Jul 2022
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vsSahaj GroverGM
🇮🇳IND·2493
+1 −2 =8
11 games·last met May 2019
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vsJohannes Manyedi MabuselaIM
🇿🇦RSA·2112
+3 −0 =7
10 games·last met Sep 2024
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Rankings

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South Africa
#3
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#41
in continent
World
#3,690
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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2
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32,312
4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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2,237
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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3
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4
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5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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2,443
8
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2,437
9
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10
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2
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2
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