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Potgieter, Edward
🇿🇦FIDE 14329867· Male· South Africa· Born in 2008
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Edward Potgieter, a 18-year-old South African player, is rated 1987 — his current career high and ranked 5th among South African players under 18. He is on a breakout run, having gained +107 Elo over the past 12 months. 40 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U18 Boys), 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship), and 16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 18 OPEN. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2026 South African Junior Closed (Blitz)) recently. He reached South African #43 in Sep 2023.
At junior level, he reached #5, #2, #3, #5 and #2 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1987
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1700
All-time high
1987
at best
May 2026 · age 18
May 2026 · age 18
Activity
52
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#5
#5 · South African players under 18 · of 307
Career timeline
11 entries2026
5th South African U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1987
May 2026
All-time peak 1987
at age 18
May 2026
2024
2nd South African U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1900
Jan 2024
2023
Peak South African rank: #43
at age 15 · rated 1900
Sep 2023
Best 12-month gain (+387 Elo)
1513 → 1900
Sep 2023
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Sep 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship)perf 2413 (+485) · 6/5 · #2
Top opponent
Evolution
+107
1880 → 1987
Tournaments
4
39 games
Score
24/ 3961.5%
22W9D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7/9 | #1 | 2000 | +29.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 6/5 | #2 | 2413 | +28.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/7 | #10 | 2056 | +4.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/10 | #18 | 1962 | +44.0 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsDewald Coetsee
🇿🇦RSA·1965
+3 −2 =3
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsCalvin Nicholas Jacobs
🇿🇦RSA·2156
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsKhodani Nwedo
🇿🇦RSA·1633
+6 −1 =0
7 games·last met Apr 2023
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vsJorah SoojayFM
🇿🇦RSA·2100
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJohannes Manyedi MabuselaIM
🇿🇦RSA·2112
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
/
South Africa
#60
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#719
in continent
World
#29,635
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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