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Purgaj, Christopher

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FIDEFIDE 14323443· Male· South Africa· Born in 1995

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Christopher Purgaj, a 31-year-old South African player, is rated 1809 — just 4 short of his peak of 1813 (Mar 2024, age 29). He has fluctuated between 1774 and 1813 over the past 2 years. 12 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 3. He had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2017–2018) and 20 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). He reached South African #85 in Feb 2022.

Current rating

1809

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1813

−4 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 29

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#73,524

#73,524 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 31
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+111 Elo)
1689 → 1800
Nov 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 29
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1813
at age 29 · −4 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Peak South African rank: #85
at age 27 · rated 1736
Feb 2022
2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 25
Nov 2020

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Kuno Pfund 1,797
SEM 2025 HT2 · Jul 2025 · +0.5 Elo
Evolution
-3
1812 → 1809
Tournaments
6
13 games
Score
7.5/ 1357.7%
6W3D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsHeinz Schoch1,769·SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 3·R1·+9.4
2.[W]vsJoerg Poell1,745·SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1·R1·+8.4
3.[W]vsJoachim Feige1,752·SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2·R1·+8.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsHeinz Haerdi1,718·SEM 2025 HT2·R6·-11.7
2.[L]vsSimon Gwerder1,761·SEM 2025 HT2·R4·-10.5
3.[L]vsJeremy Dezalos1,768·SEM 2025 HT2·R3·-10.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20261/1#4712552+8.6
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20261/1#382545+8.8
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 3
Team
Dec 20251/1#2692569+9.6
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20251.5/1#5852448+6.6
SMM 2025 3. Liga round 7-8
Team
Sep 20250/1#4471187-4.6
SEM 2025 HT2
Open Swiss
Jul 20253/6#481734-32.4
Worst Elo result: SEM 2025 HT2 (-32.4 Elo, finished #48).

Rankings

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South Africa
#223
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#2,459
in continent
World
#73,523
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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