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Van Zyl, Charlize
WIM🇿🇦FIDE 14307120· Female· South Africa· Born in 1999
Charlize Van Zyl, a 27-year-old South African player. currently rated 1963 in Standard. She had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2015–2017), 16 months (2020–2021), 19 months (2024–2026).
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
#65
in South Africa · of 1,706
Career timeline
10 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
2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1686 → returned at 1691
Apr 2020
Recent Results (last 12 months)
Evolution
+23
1940 → 1963
Standard rating history
Rankings
/
South Africa
#65
out of 1,812 players
Africa
#827
in continent
World
#34,196
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
South Africa
Africa
World
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