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De Villiers, Ockert Almaro
🇿🇦FIDE 14311453· Male· South Africa· Born in 1997
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Ockert Almaro De Villiers, a 29-year-old South African player, is rated 1722 — just 24 short of his peak of 1746 (Nov 2024, age 27). He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 16 months (2017–2019) and 15 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: 2026 Tshwane Chess Open Registration Tournament (A).
At junior level, he reached #27 and #26 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1722
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1746
−24 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 27
Nov 2024 · age 27
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#102,130
#102,130 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+246 Elo)
1500 → 1746
Jan 2025
2024
All-time peak 1746
at age 27 · −24 from today
Nov 2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1746 → returned at 1722
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 27
Mar 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 26
Apr 2023
2022
Re-crossed 1600
at age 25
Mar 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-24
1746 → 1722
Tournaments
1
2 games
Score
0/ 20.0%
0W0D2L
Top wins
No standard wins or draws in the last 12 months.
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #28 | — | -23.6 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#428
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#3,788
in continent
World
#102,128
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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