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Ohlson, Cecil
🇿🇦FIDE 14325845· Male· South Africa· Born in 1961
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Cecil Ohlson, a 65-year-old South African player, is rated 1704. He has slipped back 35 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent appearance: Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A). His peak of 1755 was reached at age 63 (Jun 2024).
Current rating
1704
Standard
Rpd1705·Blz—
All-time high
1755
−51 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 63
Jun 2024 · age 63
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#108,530
#108,530 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+206 Elo)
1549 → 1755
Oct 2024
All-time peak 1755
at age 63 · −51 from today
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 63
Mar 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1600
at age 61
Nov 2022
3rd South African 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1620
Apr 2022
2020
7th South African 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 1652
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-35
1739 → 1704
Tournaments
1
11 games
Score
3.5/ 1131.8%
2W3D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jul 2025 | 3.5/10 | #87 | 1687 | -34.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsStephen Galleid
🇿🇦RSA·1730
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsMark Mm. Lewis
🇿🇦RSA·1844
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsAndrew M. Southey
🇿🇦RSA·1740
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsJiraan Braaf
🇿🇦RSA·1889
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsRoland C. Willenberg
🇿🇦RSA·1730
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Mar 2024
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Rankings
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South Africa
#478
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#4,116
in continent
World
#108,527
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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