Format
HG
Hoon, Gideon Jakobus
CM🇿🇦FIDE 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 3 career breaks: 12 months (2012–2014), 26 months (2014–2016) and 120 months (2016–2026). 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
May 2026 · age 26
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#99,142
#99,142 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
All-time peak 1731
at age 26
May 2026
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 24
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
2016
33rd South African U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1507
Jul 2016
Inactive for 120 months
paused at 1507 → returned at 1731
Apr 2016
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+27
1704 → 1731
Rankings
/
South Africa
#394
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#3,655
in continent
World
#99,140
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
South Africa
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