Format
WC
Willenberg, Craig Glen
🇿🇦FIDE 14300532· Male· South Africa· Born in 1987
Craig Glen Willenberg, a 39-year-old South African player. currently rated 2047 in Standard, career peak of 2154 (Jan 2002). He had 6 career breaks: 17 months (2002–2003), 17 months (2004–2006), 29 months (2006–2008), 23 months (2009–2011), 12 months (2014–2015), 26 months (2019–2022).
Current rating
2047
Standard
Rpd1963·Blz2030
All-time high
2154
−107 pts below
Jan 2002 · age 15
Jan 2002 · age 15
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#37
in South Africa · of 1,706
Career timeline
13 entries2019
Best 12-month gain (+41 Elo)
2001 → 2042
Nov 2019
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 2042 → returned at 2054
Nov 2019
2017
Re-crossed 2000
at age 30
Dec 2017
2014
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2021 → returned at 2011
Jul 2014
2009
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2072 → returned at 2045
Sep 2009
2006
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 2092 → returned at 2077
Apr 2006
Recent Results (last 12 months)
Evolution
+15
2032 → 2047
Score
9.5/ 1563.3%
8W3D4L
Standard rating history
Rankings
/
South Africa
#37
out of 1,812 players
Africa
#420
in continent
World
#21,117
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
South Africa
Africa
World
FIDE Games Detail
Last scraped: 2026-04-17Scrape games
15 Standard games (last 12 months)
2026-01STDKraaifontein Open Chess Championships 2025 (Championship)Elo 2047
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogov, TimofeyFID | 1961 | ½ | -2.2 | ♔ |
| Braaf, JiraanRSA | 1891 | 1 | +6 | ♔ |
| cRogov, MatfeyFID | 2356 | 0 | -2.6 | ♚ |
| Grobbelaar, JacquiRSA | 1738 | 1 | +3 | ♚ |
| Ressel, TaneRSA | 1743 | 1 | +3 | ♔ |
2025-11STDCape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A)Elo 2040
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fPitschka, ClausGER | 2121 | 1 | +12.4 | ♚ |
| Mnyasta, TezihanoRSA | 1956 | 1 | +8 | ♔ |
| Davies, Jason S.RSA | 1991 | ½ | -1.2 | ♚ |
| Amini, DaudZIM | 2033 | 1 | +10 | ♔ |
| Kedama, SandisoRSA | 1918 | 0 | -13.2 | ♔ |
| Ncethelo, BongolethuRSA | 1844 | 1 | +5.2 | ♚ |
| Oerson, RoyRSA | 1731 | 1 | +3 | ♔ |
| Schutte, AndreRSA | 1835 | 0 | -15 | ♚ |
| Van Der Merwe, AlexanderRSA | 2090 | ½ | +1.6 | ♔ |
| cRogov, MatfeyRUS | 2348 | 0 | -2.6 | ♔ |