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Esau, Omar

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FIDEFIDE 14301407· Male· South Africa· Born in 1964

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Omar Esau, a 62-year-old South African player, is rated 1579. He has held steady between 1550 and 1600 for 14 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearances: Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (C) and Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (B). Also played 2 rapid events (including Hermanus Chess Club Open 2026 (Championship)) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 23 months (2009–2011), 13 months (2014–2015), 37 months (2015–2018) and 26 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1864 was reached at age 42 (Jul 2006); he also reached South African #33 in Jul 2008.

Current rating

1579

Standard

Rpd1759·Blz1781

All-time high

1864

−285 pts below
Jul 2006 · age 42

Activity

22

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#155,052

#155,052 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

18 entries
2025
19th South African 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1620
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+233 Elo)
1388 → 1621
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 60
Mar 2024
100 career games
at age 60
Mar 2024
2022
7th South African 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 1521
Apr 2022
2019
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 1554 → returned at 1543
Nov 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (C)
perf 2312 (+733) · 5.5/5 · #7
Top opponent
vs Euclides Koester 1,792
Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (B) · Jul 2025 · +5.5 Elo
Evolution
-7
1586 → 1579
Tournaments
2
19 games
Score
9/ 1947.4%
7W4D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (C)
Open Swiss
Apr 20265.5/5#72312+1.6
Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (B)
Team
Jul 20253.5/10#291556-9.4

Rankings

/
South Africa
#1,029
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#6,504
in continent
World
#155,037
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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1029🇿🇦Esau, Omar1,579
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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World
1
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2
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2
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4
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6
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7
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8
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9
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