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Willenberg, Athon
🇿🇦FIDE 14303230· Male· South Africa· Born in 1973
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Athon Willenberg, a 53-year-old South African player, is rated 1801. He has slipped back 72 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearances: STEINITZ CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 (Championship) and Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (B). Also played 1 rapid event (including Cape Winelands Open Rapid 2026 (Championship)) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2018–2019), 36 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 20 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1967 was reached at age 44 (Jan 2017, South African #49 at the time).
Current rating
1801
Standard
Rpd1936·Blz1917
All-time high
1967
−166 pts below
Jan 2017 · age 44
Jan 2017 · age 44
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#76,064
#76,064 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 51
Mar 2024
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1789 → returned at 1853
Feb 2024
5th South African 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1842
Jan 2024
2023
4th South African 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1861
Oct 2023
2019
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 1844 → returned at 1848
Oct 2019
2018
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1903 → returned at 1844
Apr 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-72
1873 → 1801
Tournaments
3
13 games
Score
5/ 1338.5%
4W2D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/4 | #7 | 1853 | -15.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/5 | #24 | 1559 | -37.2 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 1/3 | #83 | 1623 | -19.8 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#238
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#2,563
in continent
World
#76,063
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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