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Van Niekerk, Lourenzo M.
🇿🇦FIDE 14304406· Male· South Africa· Born in 1972
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Lourenzo M. Van Niekerk, a 54-year-old South African player, is rated 1730. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2015–2017), 36 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2023–2024). Recent appearance: Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A). Also played 1 rapid event (including 4th Curro Durbanville Rapid Open 2025 (Championship)) recently. His peak of 1785 was reached at age 52 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1730
Standard
Rpd1721·Blz1786
All-time high
1785
−55 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 52
Mar 2024 · age 52
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#99,478
#99,478 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+103 Elo)
1642 → 1745
Nov 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 52
Nov 2024
All-time peak 1785
at age 52 · −55 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1642 → returned at 1745
Oct 2023
7th South African 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1691
Jan 2023
2022
6th South African 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1691
Nov 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-15
1745 → 1730
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
3/ 742.9%
3W0D4L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jul 2025 | 3/6 | #75 | 1666 | -14.8 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#397
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#3,670
in continent
World
#99,476
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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