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February, Jesse Nikki
WIM🇿🇦FIDE 14312336· Female· South Africa· Born in 1997
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Jesse Nikki February, a 29-year-old South African Woman International Master, is rated 2010 and ranked 2nd among South African women. She is progressing steadily with +21 Elo over the past 12 months. 43 rated games in the past year (≈47/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2nd AR Chess Academy Classical Tournament, Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A), and FIDE Women's World Cup 2025. Also played 2 rapid events (including AR Chess Academy Rapid (1st)) recently. Her peak of 2052 was reached at age 27 (Nov 2024, South African #24 at the time).
Awarded WIM in 2016 (age 19) and WFM in 2015 (age 18). Earned a WGM norm at 2017 African Indv CC. At junior level, she reached #6 and #5 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2010
Standard
Rpd1902·Blz1932
All-time high
2052
−42 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 27
Nov 2024 · age 27
Activity
49
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#2
#2 · South African women · of 276
Career timeline
17 entries2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 28
Nov 2025
2024
All-time peak 2052
at age 27 · −42 from today
Nov 2024
Peak South African rank: #24
at age 27 · rated 2038
Oct 2024
500 career games
at age 27
Sep 2024
Crossed 2000
at age 27
May 2024
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1824 → returned at 1863
May 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+21
1989 → 2010
Tournaments
4
29 games
Score
23/ 2979.3%
21W4D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2024 | +7.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/4 | #10 | 2677 | -23.4 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 10.5/10 | #1 | 2520 | +30.0 |
Knockout | Jul 2025 | 0.5/2 | R128 | 2222 | +6.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAnzel LaubscherWIM
🇿🇦RSA·1842
+8 −0 =5
13 games·last met May 2025
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vsJacqui Grobbelaar
🇿🇦RSA·1747
+8 −1 =2
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsShahenda WafaWGM
🇪🇬EGY·2073
+2 −7 =2
11 games·last met May 2025
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vsRobyn Julian Klaasen
🇿🇦RSA·1839
+8 −1 =2
11 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsLina NassrWIM
🇩🇿ALG·2073
+2 −5 =2
9 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings
/
South Africa
#52
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#588
in continent
World
#25,969
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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