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Van Zyl, Charlize
WIM🇿🇦FIDE 14307120· Female· South Africa· Born in 1999
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Charlize Van Zyl, a 27-year-old South African Woman International Master, is rated 1963 — her current career high and ranked 3rd among South African women. She plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2015–2017) and 19 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: XII International Sunway Sitges Chess Festival - Group A. She reached South African #51 in Oct 2024.
Awarded WIM in 2013 (age 14). At junior level, she reached #23, #18, #4 and #3 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1963
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1904
All-time high
1963
at best
Jan 2026 · age 27
Jan 2026 · age 27
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#3
#3 · South African women · of 276
Career timeline
16 entries2026
All-time peak 1963
at age 27
Jan 2026
2024
Peak South African rank: #51
at age 25 · rated 1940
Oct 2024
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1940 → returned at 1963
May 2024
2023
Best 12-month gain (+157 Elo)
1682 → 1839
May 2023
2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 23
Dec 2022
2019
23rd South African U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1677
Dec 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+23
1940 → 1963
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
4/ 944.4%
3W2D4L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsJordi Comellas Blanchart2,078·XII International Sunway Sitges Chess Festival - Group A·R8·+13.2
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/9 | #159 | 2044 | +22.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJesse Nikki FebruaryWIM
🇿🇦RSA·2010
+3 −1 =4
8 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsRobyn Julian Klaasen
🇿🇦RSA·1839
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsJacqui Grobbelaar
🇿🇦RSA·1747
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsAnzel LaubscherWIM
🇿🇦RSA·1842
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Mar 2024
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Rankings
/
South Africa
#73
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#875
in continent
World
#34,034
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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