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Vermaak, Ashley Christopher

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FIDEFIDE 14303272· Male· South Africa· Born in 1988

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Ashley Christopher Vermaak, a 38-year-old South African player, is rated 1868. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 21 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent appearance: EC Open 2026 (Open). He had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2019–2020), 16 months (2021–2022) and 14 months (2022–2024). His peak of 1910 was reached at age 36 (Aug 2024); he also reached South African #67 in Feb 2022.

Current rating

1868

Standard

Rpd1872·Blz1868

All-time high

1910

−42 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 36

Activity

21

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#56,356

#56,356 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2025
100 career games
at age 37
Jun 2025
Best 12-month gain (+135 Elo)
1763 → 1898
Feb 2025
2024
All-time peak 1910
at age 36 · −42 from today
Aug 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 36
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1781 → returned at 1763
Nov 2022
Peak South African rank: #67
at age 34 · rated 1783
Feb 2022

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
EC Open 2026 (Open)
perf 2054 (+186) · 3.5/5 · #14
Top opponent
vs Jack Van Zyl-RuddFM 2,223
EC Open 2026 (Open) · Apr 2026 · +7.7 Elo
Evolution
-18
1886 → 1868
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
3.5/ 750.0%
3W1D3L
Top 2 wins
1.[D]vsJack Van Zyl-RuddFM2,223·EC Open 2026 (Open)·R3·+7.7
2.[W]vsSamuel Chang1,782·EC Open 2026 (Open)·R5·+7.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsTatenda Mbewe1,644·EC Open 2026 (Open)·R6·-15.7
2.[L]vsKaleb Deysel1,829·EC Open 2026 (Open)·R4·-11.1
3.[L]vsLwazi Selepe2,055·EC Open 2026 (Open)·R7·-5.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
EC Open 2026 (Open)
Swiss
Apr 20263.5/5#142054-18.4
Worst Elo result: EC Open 2026 (Open) (-18.4 Elo, finished #14).

Rankings

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South Africa
#140
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#1,738
in continent
World
#56,355
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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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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10
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140🇿🇦Vermaak, Ashley Christopher1,868
Africa
1
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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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9
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10
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1738🇿🇦Vermaak, Ashley Christopher1,868
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1
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2
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8
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56355🇿🇦Vermaak, Ashley Christopher1,868