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Koekemoer, Bernard

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FIDEFIDE 14307812· Male· South Africa· Born in 1997

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Bernard Koekemoer, a 29-year-old South African player, is rated 1864 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +30 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 Constantiapark Open Chess Tournament (A) and 2025 Wynie Robbertse Open Chess Tournament (A). He had 3 career breaks: 16 months (2013–2015), 23 months (2015–2017) and 99 months (2017–2025). He reached South African #74 in May 2012.

At junior level, he reached #11, #17 and #10 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

1864

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1864

at best
Mar 2026 · age 29

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#57,495

#57,495 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2026
All-time peak 1864
at age 29
Mar 2026
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 27
Mar 2024
2017
11th South African U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1723
Oct 2017
Inactive for 99 months
paused at 1723 → returned at 1830
Apr 2017
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2016
2015
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1722 → returned at 1723
Apr 2015

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
2026 Constantiapark Open Chess Tournament (A)
perf 2182 (+318) · 4.5/5 · #2
Top opponent
vs Providence OatlhotseIM 2,255
2026 Constantiapark Open Chess Tournament (A) · Feb 2026 · +8.1 Elo
Evolution
+30
1834 → 1864
Tournaments
2
20 games
Score
7/ 2035.0%
10W3D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Constantiapark Open Chess Tournament (A)
Swiss
Feb 20264.5/5#22182+34.2
2025 Wynie Robbertse Open Chess Tournament (A)
Swiss
Jul 20252.5/5#81808-3.8

Rankings

/
South Africa
#145
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#1,791
in continent
World
#57,494
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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8
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9
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10
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Africa
1
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2,628
2
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8
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9
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10
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2
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