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Bezuidenhout, Roland
FM🇿🇦FIDE 14304562· Male· South Africa· Born in 1997
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Roland Bezuidenhout, a 29-year-old South African FIDE Master, is rated 2284 — just 27 short of his peak of 2311 (Mar 2025, age 28) and ranked 6th among South African players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2270 and 2311 over the past 2 years. 30 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 4th Sussex University Weekend Congress - U2400, 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 7-8, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 5-6. He reached South African #3 in Apr 2022 and has been in South African top 5 for 31 months and counting.
Awarded FM in 2018 (age 21) and CM in 2012 (age 15). At junior level, he reached #1, #1, #1 and #2 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2284
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2311
−27 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 28
Mar 2025 · age 28
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#6
#6 · South African players · of 1,804
National top 5 since Nov 2025
National top 5 since Nov 2025
Career timeline
22 entries2026
31 months in national top 5 (ongoing)
longest streak 13 months · since Jan 2022
Jun 2026
500 career games
at age 29
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 28
Dec 2025
Crossed 2300
at age 28
Mar 2025
All-time peak 2311
at age 28 · −18 from today
Mar 2025
2022
Peak South African rank: #3
at age 25 · rated 2262
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+12
2272 → 2284
Tournaments
8
30 games
Score
19.5/ 3065.0%
14W11D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1.5/3 | #46 | 2165 | -9.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #3 | 2304 | +3.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #77 | 2012 | -15.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2822 | +5.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #73 | 2141 | -8.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #4 | 3103 | +21.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2407 | +10.2 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #5 | 2296 | +5.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMatt PonFM
🇿🇦RSA·2178
+0 −0 =10
10 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsKeith KhumaloCM
🇿🇦RSA·2201
+2 −0 =4
6 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsBenjamin Vincent HerculesCM
🇿🇦RSA·2092
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsDumisa Jacob Nkosi
🇿🇦RSA·1770
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2015
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vsWillem Van Der Westhuizen
🇿🇦RSA·2116
+0 −1 =4
5 games·last met Apr 2015
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Rankings
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South Africa
#6
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#58
in continent
World
#4,612
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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