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Van Jaarsveld, Anje
🇿🇦FIDE 14327120· Female· South Africa· Born in 2004
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Anje Van Jaarsveld, a 22-year-old South African player, is rated 1673 — her current career high. She plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2022–2023) and 12 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Ladies).
At junior level, she reached #26, #25 and #36 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1673
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1673
at best
Aug 2025 · age 21
Aug 2025 · age 21
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#119,615
#119,615 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
All-time peak 1673
at age 21
Aug 2025
Best 12-month gain (+263 Elo)
1407 → 1670
Feb 2025
2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1670 → returned at 1673
Jul 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 20
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 20
Mar 2024
2023
26th South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1434
Dec 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+3
1670 → 1673
Tournaments
1
11 games
Score
6.5/ 1159.1%
6W1D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6.5/9 | #7 | 1852 | +3.4 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#593
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#4,695
in continent
World
#119,609
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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