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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
#171,347
#171,347 · players worldwide · of 218,279
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
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
#1,220
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#7,266
in continent
World
#171,317
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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