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Ristovich, Dmitar S.

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FIDEFIDE 14305968· Male· South Africa· Born in 1988

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Dmitar S. Ristovich, a 38-year-old South African player, is rated 2032 — just 23 short of his peak of 2055 (Aug 2025, age 37) and ranked 41st among South African players. He is on a steady climb with +20 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 MCA Welcome Tshwane (A) and 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Championship). Also played 1 rapid event (including TROFEJ SMEDEREVSKA PALANKA 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 63 months (2018–2023, COVID-19 included) and 17 months (2024–2025). He reached South African #26 in Sep 2023.

Current rating

2032

Standard

Rpd2044·Blz2015

All-time high

2055

−23 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 37

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#41

#41 · South African players · of 1,804

Career timeline

11 entries
2025
All-time peak 2055
at age 37 · −23 from today
Aug 2025
2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2012 → returned at 2055
Feb 2024
2023
Peak South African rank: #26
at age 35 · rated 2009
Sep 2023
2018
Inactive for 63 months
paused at 2038 → returned at 2009
Feb 2018
2017
100 career games
at age 29
Jun 2017
2016
Crossed 2000
at age 28
Mar 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Championship)
perf 2162 (+107) · 6.5/11 · #14
Top opponent
vs Daniel CawderyIM 2,350
2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Championship) · Jun 2025 · +6.9 Elo
Evolution
+20
2012 → 2032
Tournaments
3
30 games
Score
13/ 3043.3%
15W5D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (Prestige)
Open Swiss
Apr 20263.5/9#231989-17.6
2026 MCA Welcome Tshwane (A)
Swiss
Jan 20263/5#151962-5.4
2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Championship)
Open Swiss
Jun 20256.5/11#142162+43.2
Worst Elo result: Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (Prestige) (-17.6 Elo, finished #23).

Most-Played Opponents

vsBenjamin Vincent HerculesCM
🇿🇦RSA·2092
+1 −4 =3
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsJaco Nelson
🇿🇦RSA·1938
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsHeinco Du Plessis
🇿🇦RSA·2041
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings

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South Africa
#41
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#496
in continent
World
#22,973
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
South Africa
1
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2
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2,386
3
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2,312
4
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2,295
5
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2,293
6
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2,284
7
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2,277
8
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2,268
9
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2,245
10
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2,237
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41🇿🇦Ristovich, Dmitar S.2,032
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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2,581
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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2,443
8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
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496🇿🇦Ristovich, Dmitar S.2,032
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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22973🇿🇦Ristovich, Dmitar S.2,032