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Snyckers, Frank A.

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FIDEFIDE 14304287· Male· South Africa· Born in 1970

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Frank A. Snyckers, a 56-year-old South African player, is rated 1589. He has slipped back 47 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Lubowski Open Chess Tournament (B), 2026 Piet Robbertse Open Chess Tournament (B), and 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B). He had 3 career breaks: 34 months (2016–2019), 32 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 18 months (2022–2024). His peak of 1797 was reached at age 49 (Nov 2019); he also reached South African #81 in Oct 2020.

Current rating

1589

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1797

−208 pts below
Nov 2019 · age 49

Activity

20

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#150,605

#150,605 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

16 entries
2026
16th South African 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1605
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 56
Mar 2026
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 54
Aug 2024
Best 12-month gain (+139 Elo)
1652 → 1791
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1652 → returned at 1791
Aug 2022
2021
3rd South African 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1797
Oct 2021

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2025 Elise Steenkamp Open Chess Tournament (Queen)
perf 1679 (+84) · 4.5/6 · #17
Top opponent
vs Alexander Feuth 1,551
2026 Piet Robbertse Open Chess Tournament (B) · Feb 2026 · +8.5 Elo
Evolution
-8
1597 → 1589
Tournaments
4
28 games
Score
16.5/ 2858.9%
13W7D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Lubowski Open Chess Tournament (B)
Swiss
Mar 20262.5/3#171789-7.2
2026 Piet Robbertse Open Chess Tournament (B)
Swiss
Feb 20263.5/3#82300+4.8
2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B)
Open Swiss
Jun 20256/3#1252379-2.0
2025 Elise Steenkamp Open Chess Tournament (Queen)
Swiss
Jun 20254.5/6#171679-8.8

Rankings

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South Africa
#970
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#6,201
in continent
World
#150,590
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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