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Wium, Daniel

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FIDEFIDE 14310775· Male· South Africa· Born in 1982

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Daniel Wium, a 44-year-old South African player, is rated 1964 — just 27 short of his peak of 1991 (Aug 2014, age 32) and sitting in the top 4% of South African players. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2017–2019) and 71 months (2019–2025). Recent appearance: 11th Piet van Zyl Festival 2025 (A). He reached South African #42 in Oct 2014.

Current rating

1964

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1991

−27 pts below
Aug 2014 · age 32

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 4%

#72 · South African players · of 1,804

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
7th South African 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 1964
May 2026
2019
Inactive for 71 months
paused at 1946 → returned at 1964
Nov 2019
2017
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1916 → returned at 1924
Nov 2017
2016
Best 12-month gain (+35 Elo)
1923 → 1958
Jul 2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 34
Jan 2016
2014
Peak South African rank: #42
at age 32 · rated 1991
Oct 2014

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Qi Weng 1,646
11th Piet van Zyl Festival 2025 (A) · Oct 2025 · +2.8 Elo
Evolution
-4
1968 → 1964
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
4/ 580.0%
3W2D0L
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
11th Piet van Zyl Festival 2025 (A)
Swiss
Oct 20254/5#11912-4.2

Rankings

/
South Africa
#72
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#868
in continent
World
#33,825
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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6
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7
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8
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10
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Africa
1
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2,628
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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8
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9
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10
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