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KC
Kleinsmidt, Cherwin
🇿🇦FIDE 14321556· Male· South Africa· Born in 1994
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Cherwin Kleinsmidt, a 32-year-old South African player, is rated 1965 — his current career high and sitting in the top 4% of South African players. He is progressing steadily with +56 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent appearances: Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A) and Western Cape Rural Cup 2025 (Open). Also played 1 rapid (including Kleinmond Chess Club Open 2025 (Championship)) and 1 blitz events (including Hermanus Chess Club November Blitz 2025 (A)) recently. He reached South African #35 in Feb 2022.
Current rating
1965
Standard
Rpd1887·Blz1930
All-time high
1965
at best
Jun 2026 · age 32
Jun 2026 · age 32
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#68 · South African players · of 1,804
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1965
at age 32
Jun 2026
2022
Peak South African rank: #35
at age 28 · rated 1914
Feb 2022
2020
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1898 → returned at 1924
Jan 2020
2019
100 career games
at age 25
Nov 2019
2017
Best 12-month gain (+179 Elo)
1660 → 1839
Jun 2017
Crossed 1800
at age 23
May 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+41
1924 → 1965
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
14/ 1877.8%
11W6D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7.5/9 | #2 | 2110 | +38.0 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 6.5/8 | #26 | 2048 | +3.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAndrew M. Southey
🇿🇦RSA·1740
+10 −0 =2
12 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsShabir Hussain BhawoodienFM
🇿🇦RSA·2020
+4 −3 =2
9 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsKenneth Sean WillenbergCM
🇿🇦RSA·1899
+1 −2 =5
8 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsEthan Samuels
🇿🇦RSA·2053
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsLyndon BouahCM
🇿🇦RSA·2062
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met Apr 2025
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Rankings
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South Africa
#68
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#858
in continent
World
#33,643
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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