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De Vries, Matthys Andrio
🇿🇦FIDE 14325993· Male· South Africa· Born in 2008
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Matthys Andrio De Vries, a 18-year-old South African player, is rated 1685 — just 13 short of his peak of 1698 (May 2026, age 18). He is on a steady climb with +68 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 PBHS Open Chess Tournament (A), 2026 Lubowski Open Chess Tournament (A), and 2026 Tshwane Chess Open Registration Tournament (A).
At junior level, he reached #52, #34, #19 and #21 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1685
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1456
All-time high
1698
−13 pts below
May 2026 · age 18
May 2026 · age 18
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#115,405
#115,405 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
All-time peak 1698
at age 18 · −13 from today
May 2026
2025
52nd South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1683
Sep 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+449 Elo)
1125 → 1574
Jul 2024
34th South African U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1591
Apr 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+69
1616 → 1685
Tournaments
5
26 games
Score
15/ 2657.7%
12W6D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsKgotatso Molosiwa1,687·Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U18 Championship)·R1·-18.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/3 | #5 | 1626 | -12.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #8 | 1856 | +15.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/4 | #18 | — | +20.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 4/1 | #58 | 2487 | -20.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/4 | #4 | 2447 | +65.2 |
Worst Elo result: Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U18 Championship) (-20.0 Elo, finished #58).
Rankings
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South Africa
#552
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#4,479
in continent
World
#115,400
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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