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Du Plessis, Heinco
🇿🇦FIDE 14306263· Male· South Africa· Born in 1994
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Heinco Du Plessis, a 32-year-old South African player, is rated 2041 and ranked 40th among South African players. He has fluctuated between 2012 and 2072 over the past 2 years. 44 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Piet Robbertse Open Chess Tournament (A), 2026 Tshwane Chess Open Registration Tournament (A), and 2025 Doringkloof Open Tournament (A). He had 2 career breaks: 15 months (2022–2023) and 15 months (2023–2025). His peak of 2140 was reached at age 17 (Jan 2011); he also reached South African #11 in Mar 2011.
At junior level, he reached #4, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2041
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1990
All-time high
2140
−99 pts below
Jan 2011 · age 17
Jan 2011 · age 17
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#40
#40 · South African players · of 1,804
Career timeline
16 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+60 Elo)
2012 → 2072
Mar 2026
2023
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2032 → returned at 2012
Nov 2023
2022
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2015 → returned at 2020
Feb 2022
2018
Re-crossed 2000
at age 24
Jun 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2000
at age 23
Jun 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2000
at age 22
Dec 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+21
2020 → 2041
Tournaments
6
42 games
Score
23/ 4254.8%
21W8D13L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsProvidence OatlhotseIM2,241·2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Championship)·R9·+14.9
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/8 | #28 | 1930 | -31.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/4 | #8 | 2645 | +2.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/4 | #1 | — | +22.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/5 | #4 | 1974 | -7.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 7.5/11 | #5 | 2153 | +33.8 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1/3 | #23 | 1724 | -23.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJohannes Manyedi MabuselaIM
🇿🇦RSA·2112
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsKhanya MazibukoCM
🇿🇦RSA·2042
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsJoseph MwaleFM
🇲🇼MAW·2303
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Mar 2020
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vsProvidence OatlhotseIM
🇧🇼BOT·2225
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsDmitar S. Ristovich
🇿🇦RSA·2032
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
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South Africa
#40
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#462
in continent
World
#21,850
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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