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EO
Esau, Omar
🇿🇦FIDE 14301407· Male· South Africa· Born in 1964
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Omar Esau, a 62-year-old South African player, is rated 1577. He has held steady between 1550 and 1600 for 13 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearance: 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
1577
Standard
Rpd1759·Blz1781
All-time high
1864
−287 pts below
Jul 2006 · age 42
Jul 2006 · age 42
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#155,143
#155,143 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
18 entries2025
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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-9
1586 → 1577
Tournaments
1
10 games
Score
3.5/ 1035.0%
2W3D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jul 2025 | 3.5/10 | #29 | 1556 | -9.4 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,037
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#6,427
in continent
World
#155,126
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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