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Nelson, Wilfred
🇿🇦FIDE 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 2 career breaks: 23 months (2017–2019) and 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). 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
Nov 2024 · age 53
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#86,373
#86,373 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2024
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
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
8th South African 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 1789
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-22
1790 → 1768
Tournaments
1
11 games
Score
7.5/ 1168.2%
6W3D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jul 2025 | 7.5/9 | #3 | 1881 | -21.6 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#296
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#3,012
in continent
World
#86,372
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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