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Hoon, Gideon Jakobus

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FIDEFIDE 14306875· Male· South Africa· Born in 2000

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Gideon Jakobus Hoon, a 26-year-old South African Candidate Master, is rated 1731 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 12 months (2012–2014), 26 months (2014–2016), 94 months (2016–2024) and 25 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: 2026 KSNG Open Chess Tournament (A).

Awarded CM in 2013 (age 13). At junior level, he reached #37, #33, #8 and #4 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.

Current rating

1731

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1731

at best
May 2026 · age 26

Activity

1

games / yr avg.

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#99,002

#99,002 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

17 entries
2026
All-time peak 1731
at age 26
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+197 Elo)
1507 → 1704
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 24
Mar 2024
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 1704 → returned at 1731
Mar 2024
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2019
2017
37th South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1507
Mar 2017

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Gondwe Prosper 1,697
2026 KSNG Open Chess Tournament (A) · Apr 2026 · +9.0 Elo
Evolution
+27
1704 → 1731
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
3/ 560.0%
3W0D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 KSNG Open Chess Tournament (A)
Swiss
Apr 20263/3#12646+27.2

Rankings

/
South Africa
#393
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#3,625
in continent
World
#99,001
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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South Africa
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3
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2,312
4
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2,293
4
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2,293
6
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2,291
7
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2,270
8
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2,258
9
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10
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2,245
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393🇿🇦Hoon, Gideon Jakobus1,731
Africa
1
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2,627
2
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2,580
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,467
6
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2,453
7
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2,442
8
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2,441
9
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2,414
10
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2,412
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World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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99001🇿🇦Hoon, Gideon Jakobus1,731