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Selkirk, Rebecca
WCM🇿🇦FIDE 14306514· Female· South Africa· Born in 1993
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Rebecca Selkirk, a 33-year-old South African Woman Candidate Master, is rated 1824 — just 11 short of her peak of 1835 (Nov 2025, age 32) and ranked 10th among South African women. She has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 2 years. 15 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent appearance: Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A). She had 4 career breaks: 18 months (2012–2013), 13 months (2014–2016), 16 months (2016–2017) and 26 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). She reached South African #57 in Sep 2010.
Awarded WCM in 2019 (age 26). At junior level, she reached #8 and #12 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1824
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1791
All-time high
1835
−11 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 32
Nov 2025 · age 32
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#10
#10 · South African women · of 276
Career timeline
16 entries2025
All-time peak 1835
at age 32 · −11 from today
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+169 Elo)
1656 → 1825
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 31
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 1799 → returned at 1781
Jan 2020
2019
WCM title awardedWCM
at age 26
Aug 2019
2018
Crossed 1800
at age 25
Oct 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+1
1823 → 1824
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
9.5/ 1563.3%
8W3D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #6 | 1779 | -11.4 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 4/6 | #44 | 1895 | +12.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAnzel LaubscherWIM
🇿🇦RSA·1842
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsRobyn Julian Klaasen
🇿🇦RSA·1839
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsJesse Nikki FebruaryWIM
🇿🇦RSA·2010
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsJacqui Grobbelaar
🇿🇦RSA·1747
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
South Africa
#200
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#2,255
in continent
World
#68,980
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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