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Nelson, Wilfred

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FIDEFIDE 14324148· Male· South Africa· Born in 1971

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Wilfred Nelson, a 55-year-old South African player, is rated 1768 — just 22 short of his peak of 1790 (Nov 2024, age 53). He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2017–2019), 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2023–2024). Recent appearance: Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (C). He reached South African #85 in Oct 2020.

Current rating

1768

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1790

−22 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 53

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#86,513

#86,513 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+154 Elo)
1636 → 1790
Nov 2024
All-time peak 1790
at age 53 · −22 from today
Nov 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 52
Oct 2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1636 → returned at 1790
Oct 2023
6th South African 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 1729
Jan 2023
2020
Peak South African rank: #85
at age 49 · rated 1789
Oct 2020

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (C)
perf 1881 (+113) · 7.5/9 · #3
Top opponent
vs Paul Dias 1,663
Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (C) · Jul 2025 · +7.1 Elo
Evolution
-22
1790 → 1768
Tournaments
1
11 games
Score
7.5/ 1168.2%
6W3D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (C)
Team
Jul 20257.5/9#31881-21.6
Worst Elo result: Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (C) (-21.6 Elo, finished #3).

Rankings

/
South Africa
#299
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#3,042
in continent
World
#86,511
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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