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Ophoff, Ja

CM🇿🇦

FIDEFIDE 14301075· Male· South Africa· Born in 1979

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Ja Ophoff, a 47-year-old South African Candidate Master, is rated 2223 and ranked 12th among South African players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 20 months (2006–2008), 13 months (2009–2010), 118 months (2010–2020) and 47 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Richardson Cup 2026 Semi-Final, Richardson Cup 2026 Quarter-Final, and 2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Rounds 5 and 6. His peak of 2277 was reached at age 45 (Dec 2024); he also reached South African #4 in Oct 2008 and spent 75 months in South African top 10.

Awarded CM in 2008 (age 29).

Current rating

2223

Standard

Rpd—·Blz2226

All-time high

2277

−54 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 45

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#12

#12 · South African players · of 1,804
75 months in National top 10 (2005–2026)

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
75 months in national top 10
longest streak 75 months · since Jul 2005
Mar 2026
2025
1st South African 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2273
Feb 2025
2024
2nd South African 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2277
Dec 2024
All-time peak 2277
at age 45 · −54 from today
Dec 2024
2020
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 2257 → returned at 2255
Apr 2020
2010
Inactive for 118 months
paused at 2253 → returned at 2253
Mar 2010

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Robert Lothian 2,026
2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Round 1-2 · Nov 2025 · +4.3 Elo
Evolution
-41
2264 → 2223
Tournaments
4
6 games
Score
2/ 633.3%
2W0D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Richardson Cup 2026 Semi-Final
Team
Apr 20260/1#221648-4.4
Richardson Cup 2026 Quarter-Final
Team
Mar 20260/1#361184-16.4
2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Rounds 5 and 6
Team
Feb 20261/2#262049-10.0
2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20251/2#262040-11.4
Worst Elo result: Richardson Cup 2026 Quarter-Final (-16.4 Elo, finished #36).

Rankings

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South Africa
#12
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#92
in continent
World
#7,014
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
South Africa
1
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2,408
2
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2,386
3
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2,312
4
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2,295
5
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2,293
6
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2,284
7
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2,277
8
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2,268
9
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2,245
10
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2,237
...
12🇿🇦Ophoff, Ja2,223
Africa
1
🇪🇬Amin, BassemFollow Bassem AminTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,628
2
🇪🇬Adly, AhmedFollow Ahmed AdlyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,581
3
🇲🇦Hamdouchi, HichamFollow Hicham HamdouchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,502
4
🇩🇿Bellahcene, BilelFollow Bilel BellahceneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,493
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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2,425
10
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2,412
...
92🇿🇦Ophoff, Ja2,223
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
...
7014🇿🇦Ophoff, Ja2,223