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Van Heerden, Claude

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FIDEFIDE 14311356· Male· South Africa· Born in 1969

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Claude Van Heerden, a 57-year-old South African player, is rated 1725. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 32 months (2016–2019) and 66 months (2020–2025, COVID-19 included). Recent appearances: Eden Open and Woman's tournament 2025 (Championship) and UCC Mind Over Board 2025 (A). Also played 2 rapid (including Mossel Bay Open 2025 Rapid (A)) and 1 blitz events (including Mossel Bay Open 2025 Blitz) recently. His peak of 1773 was reached at age 55 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1725

Standard

Rpd1701·Blz1772

All-time high

1773

−48 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 55

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#101,148

#101,148 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
8th South African 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1725
May 2026
2024
All-time peak 1773
at age 55 · −48 from today
Mar 2024
2020
5th South African 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1621
Oct 2020
Inactive for 66 months
paused at 1621 → returned at 1725
Feb 2020
2019
15th South African 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1666
Sep 2019
Best 12-month gain (+44 Elo)
1622 → 1666
May 2019

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Evolution
-48
1773 → 1725
Tournaments
2
6 games
Score
3/ 650.0%
3W0D3L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Eden Open and Woman's tournament 2025 (Championship)
Swiss
Aug 20250/1#22664-34.4
UCC Mind Over Board 2025 (A)
Swiss
Aug 20253/4#5—-14.0
Worst Elo result: Eden Open and Woman's tournament 2025 (Championship) (-34.4 Elo, finished #22).

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

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Africa
1
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2
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10
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