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Du Plessis, Anika

WIM🇿🇦

FIDEFIDE 14318610· Female· South Africa· Born in 2000

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Anika Du Plessis, a 26-year-old South African Woman International Master, is rated 1791 — just 13 short of her peak of 1804 (Oct 2024, age 24) and ranked 14th among South African women. She has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 13 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 3, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 2, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 1.

Awarded WIM in 2018 (age 18). At junior level, she reached #28, #19 and #38 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

1791

Standard

Rpd1787·Blz1736

All-time high

1804

−13 pts below
Oct 2024 · age 24

Activity

26

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#14

#14 · South African women · of 276

Career timeline

16 entries
2024
76th South African 20-35 player
at age 24 · rated 1804
Oct 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 24
Oct 2024
All-time peak 1804
at age 24 · −13 from today
Oct 2024
6-month rising streak
+219 Elo
May 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 24
Feb 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1600
at age 22
Oct 2022

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Wes Galekop 1,894
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 2 · Oct 2025 · +3.0 Elo
Evolution
+17
1774 → 1791
Tournaments
3
3 games
Score
2.5/ 383.3%
2W1D0L
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 3
Team
Nov 20251/1#1362390+5.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 2
Team
Oct 20250.5/1#3351894+3.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 1
Team
Sep 20251/1#222521+8.6
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

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South Africa
#254
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#2,703
in continent
World
#79,199
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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South Africa
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3
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4
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2,295
5
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2,293
6
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2,284
7
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2,277
8
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2,268
9
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2,245
10
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2,237
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254🇿🇦Du Plessis, Anika1,791
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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2,581
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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2,443
8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
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2703🇿🇦Du Plessis, Anika1,791
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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