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Schutte, Rico
🇿🇦FIDE 14310570· Male· South Africa· Born in 1975
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Rico Schutte, a 51-year-old South African player, is rated 1707. He is progressing steadily with +43 Elo over the past 12 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include West Rand goes to Monnas 2026 (Open), FIDE In The West 2026 (Open), and 2026 Lubowski Open Chess Tournament (A). Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently. He took a 58-month break between May 2019 and Apr 2024 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1760 was reached at age 40 (Jun 2015).
Current rating
1707
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1746
All-time high
1760
−53 pts below
Jun 2015 · age 40
Jun 2015 · age 40
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#107,429
#107,429 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
21st South African 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1707
Jun 2026
100 career games
at age 51
May 2026
2025
16th South African 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1724
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+136 Elo)
1588 → 1724
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 49
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 58 months
paused at 1588 → returned at 1724
May 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+49
1658 → 1707
Tournaments
10
61 games
Score
30.5/ 6150.0%
24W17D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/1 | #14 | 2596 | -2.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/3 | #15 | 2410 | +2.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/4 | #15 | 1847 | -9.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/3 | #6 | 2568 | +6.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/3 | #4 | 2055 | +15.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/3 | #7 | 2531 | +1.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/4 | #6 | 1962 | +13.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/3 | #25 | — | -11.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3/3 | #19 | 2676 | +15.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/5 | #74 | 2509 | +17.4 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#464
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#4,056
in continent
World
#107,426
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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