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Pick, Deon
🇿🇦FIDE 14310481· Male· South Africa· Born in 1957
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Deon Pick, a 69-year-old South African player, is rated 1725. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 16 months (2016–2018) and 33 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent appearances: Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A) and Western Cape Rural Cup 2025 (Open). His peak of 1846 was reached at age 61 (Aug 2018); he also reached South African #90 in Jun 2019.
Current rating
1725
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1846
−121 pts below
Aug 2018 · age 61
Aug 2018 · age 61
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#101,148
#101,148 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+121 Elo)
1706 → 1827
Oct 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 67
Mar 2024
2023
3rd South African 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1768
Sep 2023
2020
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 1775 → returned at 1768
Jan 2020
2019
Peak South African rank: #90
at age 62 · rated 1835
Jun 2019
2018
4th South African 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1846
Oct 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-3
1728 → 1725
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
3.5/ 570.0%
3W1D1L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jul 2025 | 3.5/4 | #86 | 1943 | -2.6 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#416
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#3,751
in continent
World
#101,146
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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