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Willemse, Rudolph
🇿🇦INACTIVE · since March 2024FIDE 14306816· Male· South Africa· Born in 1988
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Rudolph Willemse, a 38-year-old South African player, is rated 1858 — his current career high. He plays around 1 rated game per year and had 2 career breaks: 20 months (2013–2015) and 106 months (2015–2024). He reached South African #83 in Apr 2013.
Current rating
1858
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1858
at best
Mar 2024 · age 36
Mar 2024 · age 36
Activity
—
classical only
Signature stat
#59,135
#59,135 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+94 Elo)
1764 → 1858
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 36
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1858
at age 36
Mar 2024
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 1858 → still inactive
Mar 2024
2015
Inactive for 106 months
paused at 1764 → returned at 1858
Apr 2015
2013
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1778 → returned at 1764
Jul 2013
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
0
1858 → 1858
Score
0/ 20.0%
1W1D0L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Rankings
/
South Africa
#146
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#1,697
in continent
World
#68,734
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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