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Odendaal, Frederick
🇿🇦FIDE 14301067· Male· South Africa· Born in 1980
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Frederick Odendaal, a 46-year-old South African player, is rated 1968 and sitting in the top 4% of South African players. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and took a 23-month break between Jun 2024 and Jun 2026. Recent appearance: Spartans Bishops Tournament 2026 (Kings). Also played 1 rapid event (including St Thomas Future Masters Challenge 2025 (Prestige)) recently. His peak of 2078 was reached at age 36 (Jun 2016); he also reached South African #21 in Apr 2022.
Current rating
1968
Standard
Rpd2052·Blz2082
All-time high
2078
−110 pts below
Jun 2016 · age 36
Jun 2016 · age 36
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 4%
#66 · South African players · of 1,804
Career timeline
14 entries2026
4th South African 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1968
Jun 2026
2024
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1985 → returned at 1968
Jun 2024
2022
Peak South African rank: #21
at age 42 · rated 2008
Apr 2022
4th South African 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2008
Apr 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2000
at age 41
Nov 2021
2018
100 career games
at age 38
Apr 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-17
1985 → 1968
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
3.5/ 570.0%
3W1D1L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 3.5/3 | #5 | 2532 | -17.4 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#66
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#840
in continent
World
#33,070
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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