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Van Schaik, Michael

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FIDEFIDE 14321580· Male· South Africa· Born in 1968

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Michael Van Schaik, a 58-year-old South African player, is rated 1686. He has slipped back 69 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include STEINITZ CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 (Championship), Kraaifontein Open Chess Championships 2025 (Championship), and UCT OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (Championship). His peak of 1774 was reached at age 56 (Nov 2024).

Current rating

1686

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1774

−88 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 56

Activity

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#115,041

#115,041 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
100 career games
at age 58
Jan 2026
2024
6th South African 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1774
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+253 Elo)
1521 → 1774
Nov 2024
All-time peak 1774
at age 56 · −88 from today
Nov 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 56
Mar 2024
2022
7th South African 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 1578
Mar 2022

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
STEINITZ CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 (Championship)
perf 1836 (+150) · 2.5/6 · #20
Top opponent
vs Gabriel Brown 1,927
Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A) · Jul 2025 · +6.3 Elo
Evolution
-69
1755 → 1686
Tournaments
4
26 games
Score
6/ 2623.1%
4W4D18L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
STEINITZ CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 (Championship)
Swiss
Mar 20262.5/6#201836+21.0
Kraaifontein Open Chess Championships 2025 (Championship)
Swiss
Dec 20251.5/5#271623-6.8
UCT OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (Championship)
Swiss
Oct 20251/4#191512-25.2
Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A)
Team
Jul 20251/11#1181465-57.8
Worst Elo result: Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A) (-57.8 Elo, finished #118).

Rankings

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South Africa
#545
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#4,454
in continent
World
#115,037
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
South Africa
1
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2,408
2
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2,386
3
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2,312
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
...
545🇿🇦Van Schaik, Michael1,686
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
...
4454🇿🇦Van Schaik, Michael1,686
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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2,753
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115037🇿🇦Van Schaik, Michael1,686