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Baxter, David Jarred

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FIDEFIDE 14309653· Male· South Africa· Born in 1992

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David Jarred Baxter, a 34-year-old South African player, is rated 1785 — just 16 short of his peak of 1801 (Mar 2024, age 32). He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 20 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CHESS ELEVATION SERIES 202605 (Level 6), Kraaifontein Open Chess Championships 2025 (Championship), and Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A). Also played 1 rapid event (including UWC Chess Club Open Rapid 2026 (A)) recently. He took a 12-month break between Oct 2023 and Nov 2024. He reached South African #88 in Feb 2022.

Current rating

1785

Standard

Rpd1812·Blz—

All-time high

1801

−16 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 32

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#81,083

#81,083 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+149 Elo)
1652 → 1801
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 32
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1801
at age 32 · −16 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1669 → returned at 1779
Oct 2023
2022
Peak South African rank: #88
at age 30 · rated 1731
Feb 2022
2020
100 career games
at age 28
Jan 2020

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
Kraaifontein Open Chess Championships 2025 (Championship)
perf 1858 (+75) · 3/5 · #11
Top opponent
vs Shaughn Davies 1,940
CHESS ELEVATION SERIES 202605 (Level 6) · Apr 2026 · +14.2 Elo
Evolution
+6
1779 → 1785
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
10.5/ 2150.0%
7W7D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
CHESS ELEVATION SERIES 202605 (Level 6)
Swiss
Apr 20262/5#51808+2.4
Kraaifontein Open Chess Championships 2025 (Championship)
Swiss
Dec 20253/5#111858+11.6
Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A)
Team
Jul 20255.5/10#371820-8.4

Most-Played Opponents

vsReegan PalmerCM
🇿🇦RSA·2090
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2025
View head-to-head →
vsKenneth Sean WillenbergCM
🇿🇦RSA·1899
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Jun 2023
View head-to-head →
vsCherwin Kleinsmidt
🇿🇦RSA·1965
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Oct 2022
View head-to-head →

Rankings

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South Africa
#268
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#2,795
in continent
World
#81,081
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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6
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7
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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
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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2795🇿🇦Baxter, David Jarred1,785
World
1
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2
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2
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