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Pienaar, Keaton

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FIDEFIDE 14328950· Male· South Africa· Born in 2007

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Keaton Pienaar, a 19-year-old South African player, is rated 1559. He has fluctuated between 1462 and 1669 over the past 2 years. 21 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NMBCU Trials 4 2026 (U20-Open), 2026 NMBCU Trials 3 (U20-Open), and 2026 NMBCU Trials 2 (U20). His peak of 1676 was reached at age 17 (May 2024).

At junior level, he reached #94 and #32 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

1559

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1676

−117 pts below
May 2024 · age 17

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#162,787

#162,787 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
94th South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1586
May 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
May 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 19
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 18
Jan 2025
2024
32nd South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1676
May 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 17
May 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Vianco Freeman 1,706
NMBCU Trials 1 2026 (U20) · Feb 2026 · +8.7 Elo
Evolution
+66
1493 → 1559
Tournaments
6
31 games
Score
16/ 3151.6%
14W4D13L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsThomas Fogarty1,693·NMBCU Trials 1 2026 (U20)·R4·+28.0
2.[W]vsOthandwayo Gcwabe1,567·NMBCU Trials 1 2026 (U20)·R3·+21.3
3.[W]vsJacinto Kapp1,556·2026 NMBCU Trials 2 (U20)·R5·+18.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
NMBCU Trials 4 2026 (U20-Open)
Swiss
Apr 20263/4#61700-27.2
2026 NMBCU Trials 3 (U20-Open)
Swiss
Apr 20262.5/2#22496+10.8
2026 NMBCU Trials 2 (U20)
Swiss
Mar 20263/4#11861+44.4
NMBCU Trials 1 2026 (U20)
Swiss
Feb 20262.5/3#22010+69.2
Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Team Chess Championship 2025 (U20 and Open)
Open Swiss
Jul 20252/2#242379-31.2
NMB Closed 2025 (U20 and Adult)
Swiss
Jun 20253/3#202386-53.6
Worst Elo result: NMB Closed 2025 (U20 and Adult) (-53.6 Elo, finished #20).

Most-Played Opponents

vsIsmaeel Lagardien
🇿🇦RSA·1854
+0 −9 =1
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsNeathan PeterCM
🇿🇦RSA·1978
+0 −10 =0
10 games·last met Apr 2026
View head-to-head →
vsOthandwayo Gcwabe
🇿🇦RSA·1619
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2026
View head-to-head →

Rankings

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South Africa
#1,121
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#6,881
in continent
World
#162,770
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
South Africa
1
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2
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3
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2,312
4
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2,295
5
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2,293
6
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2,284
7
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2,277
8
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2,268
9
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2,245
10
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2,237
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1121🇿🇦Pienaar, Keaton1,559
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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2,581
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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2,443
8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
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6881🇿🇦Pienaar, Keaton1,559
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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162770🇿🇦Pienaar, Keaton1,559