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Van Wyk, Wessel
🇿🇦FIDE 14301474· Male· South Africa
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Wessel Van Wyk, a South African player, is rated 1843. He has slipped back 187 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 8, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 7. His peak of 2030 was reached (May 2025, South African #33 at the time).
Current rating
1843
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2030
−187 pts below
May 2025
May 2025
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#63,371
#63,371 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
Apr 2026
2025
All-time peak 2030
−187 from today
May 2025
Peak South African rank: #33
rated 2026
Apr 2025
Crossed 2000
Mar 2025
Crossed 1800
Mar 2025
First FIDE rating
2018
Mar 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-187
2030 → 1843
Tournaments
11
23 games
Score
8/ 2334.8%
4W8D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 11| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1306 | 1225 | -5.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #577 | 1768 | -4.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #690 | 1843 | -0.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #508 | 2656 | +21.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #1485 | 1218 | -12.0 |
Rankings
South Africa
#171
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#2,017
in continent
World
#63,371
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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