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Ophoff, Ja
CM🇿🇦FIDE 14301075· Male· South Africa· Born in 1979
Ja Ophoff, a 47-year-old South African player. currently rated 2227 in Standard, career peak of 2277 (Dec 2024). He had 4 career breaks: 20 months (2006–2008), 13 months (2009–2010), 118 months (2010–2020), 47 months (2020–2024).
Current rating
2227
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2226
All-time high
2277
−50 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 45
Dec 2024 · age 45
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#12
in South Africa · of 1,706
75 months in National top 10 (2005–2026)
75 months in National top 10 (2005–2026)
Career timeline
12 entries2026
75 months in national top 10
longest streak 75 months · since Jul 2005
Mar 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+20 Elo)
2257 → 2277
Dec 2024
All-time peak 2277
at age 45 · −50 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
2009
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2273 → returned at 2253
Jan 2009
Recent Results (last 12 months)
Evolution
-34
2261 → 2227
Score
4.5/ 856.3%
4W1D3L
Standard rating history
Rankings
/
South Africa
#12
out of 1,812 players
Africa
#85
in continent
World
#6,853
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
South Africa
Africa
World
FIDE Games Detail
Last scraped: 2026-04-17Scrape games
10 Standard games (last 12 months)
2026-04STDRichardson Cup 2026 Quarter-FinalElo 2227
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vasiliadis, TheodorosGRE | 1984 | 0 | -16.4 | ♚ |
2026-03STD2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Rounds 5 and 6Elo 2243
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babin, AndreSCO | 1948 | 1 | +2.8 | ♚ |
| mMuir, Andrew JSCO | 2149 | 0 | -12.8 | ♔ |
2025-12STD2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Round 1-2Elo 2253
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leah, TomENG | 2054 | 0 | -15.4 | ♚ |
| Lothian, RobertSCO | 2026 | 1 | +4 | ♔ |
2025-06STDSNCL_Division_1_2024-2025 Round 9Elo 2264
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vasiliadis, TheodorosGRE | 1962 | 1 | +3 | ♚ |
2025-05STDSNCL_Division_1_2024-2025 Rounds 7-8Elo 2261
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhatia, KanishkaSCO | 2012 | 1 | +3.6 | ♚ |
| Leah, TomENG | 2033 | ½ | -6 | ♔ |
2025-04STDSNCL_Division_1_2024-2025 Rounds 5-6Elo 2263
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savidge, DanielENG | 2161 | 0 | -13 | ♔ |
| Darling, CallumSCO | 1955 | 1 | +2.6 | ♚ |