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de Wit, Marnus
🇿🇦FIDE 14319420· Male· South Africa· Born in 2008
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Marnus De Wit, a 18-year-old South African player, is rated 1664. He is on a steady climb with +21 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship) and Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (B). He took a 29-month break between Nov 2019 and May 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1696 was reached at age 17 (Nov 2025).
At junior level, he reached #50, #29, #30, #11 and #5 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1664
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1696
−32 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 17
Nov 2025 · age 17
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#122,926
#122,926 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
50th South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1696
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1696
at age 17 · −32 from today
Nov 2025
2024
29th South African U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1619
Apr 2024
Best 12-month gain (+419 Elo)
1200 → 1619
Apr 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Apr 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+21
1643 → 1664
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
6.5/ 1350.0%
4W5D4L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsShaundre Lewaks1,589·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship)·R6·+14.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsBrandon Abrahams1,670·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship)·R3·-21.5
2.[L]vsJoseph Jaffray1,700·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship)·R2·-19.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 2.5/5 | #43 | 1653 | -32.0 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 4/7 | #27 | 1791 | +53.2 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship) (-32.0 Elo, finished #43).
Rankings
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South Africa
#621
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#4,847
in continent
World
#122,920
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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