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Van Rensburg, Ryan Pierre

IM🇿🇦

FIDEFIDE 14301261· Male· South Africa· Born in 1990

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Ryan Pierre Van Rensburg, a 36-year-old South African International Master, is rated 2228 — just 8 short of his peak of 2236 (Mar 2017, age 27) and ranked 11th among South African players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 20 months (2005–2006), 17 months (2006–2008), 12 months (2012–2013) and 71 months (2019–2025). Recent appearance: Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (Adults and Seniors). He reached South African #8 in Nov 2015 and spent 45 months in South African top 10.

Awarded IM in 2016 (age 26). At junior level, he reached #1, #5 and #1 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

2228

Standard

Rpd2239·Blz2241

All-time high

2236

−8 pts below
Mar 2017 · age 27

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#11

#11 · South African players · of 1,804
45 months in National top 10 (2015–2020)

Career timeline

20 entries
2020
45 months in national top 10
longest streak 18 months · since Mar 2015
Dec 2020
2019
Inactive for 71 months
paused at 2214 → returned at 2221
Jan 2019
2017
All-time peak 2236
at age 27 · −8 from today
Mar 2017
2016
IM title awardedIM
at age 26
Jul 2016
Re-crossed 2200
at age 26
Jun 2016
2015
Peak South African rank: #8
at age 25 · rated 2224
Nov 2015

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Coenraad Hendrik Marais 1,980
Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (Adults and Seniors) · Dec 2025 · +3.9 Elo
Evolution
+7
2221 → 2228
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
5/ 5100.0%
5W0D0L
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (Adults and Seniors)
Team
Dec 20255/3#32641+7.2

Most-Played Opponents

vsJohannes Manyedi MabuselaIM
🇿🇦RSA·2112
+1 −1 =6
8 games·last met Dec 2017
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vsWatu KobeseIM
🇿🇦RSA·2237
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Dec 2017
View head-to-head →
vsCalvin John KlaasenFM
🇿🇦RSA·2171
+1 −2 =4
7 games·last met Dec 2017
View head-to-head →
vsBenjamin Vincent HerculesCM
🇿🇦RSA·2092
+0 −0 =7
7 games·last met Dec 2017
View head-to-head →
vsDaniel CawderyIM
🇿🇦RSA·2312
+0 −3 =4
7 games·last met Dec 2015
View head-to-head →

Rankings

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South Africa
#11
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#85
in continent
World
#6,777
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
South Africa
1
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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
...
11🇿🇦Van Rensburg, Ryan Pierre2,228
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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2,581
3
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2,502
4
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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
...
85🇿🇦Van Rensburg, Ryan Pierre2,228
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
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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6777🇿🇦Van Rensburg, Ryan Pierre2,228