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Claassen, Gabriella
🇿🇦FIDE 14318970· Female· South Africa· Born in 2005
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Gabriella Claassen, a 21-year-old South African player, is rated 1537 — just 3 short of her peak of 1540 (Aug 2024, age 19). She plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2021–2022) and 18 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: 2026 Piet Robbertse Open Chess Tournament (B).
At junior level, she reached #68, #50, #71, #39, #12 and #9 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1537
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1540
−3 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 19
Aug 2024 · age 19
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#170,436
#170,436 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
18 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+360 Elo)
1180 → 1540
Feb 2025
2024
68th South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1540
Oct 2024
All-time peak 1540
at age 19 · −3 from today
Aug 2024
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1540 → returned at 1537
Aug 2024
100 career games
at age 19
Aug 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 19
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-3
1540 → 1537
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
2/ 540.0%
2W0D3L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #19 | 2278 | -3.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,221
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#7,146
in continent
World
#170,404
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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