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Vorster, Stephanus
🇿🇦FIDE 14330580· Male· South Africa· Born in 1969
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Stephanus Vorster, a 57-year-old South African player, is rated 1798 — his current career high. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 2 years. 46 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Bojanala Closed Chess Championships 2026 (Open), Bojanalas FIDE ON THE ORION EXPRESS (Queens), and 2025 Alekhine Open Chess Tournament (A).
Current rating
1798
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1798
at best
Mar 2026 · age 57
Mar 2026 · age 57
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#76,990
#76,990 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
5th South African 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1798
May 2026
All-time peak 1798
at age 57
Mar 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 56
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+118 Elo)
1666 → 1784
Sep 2024
8th South African 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1698
Jan 2024
2021
Re-crossed 1600
at age 52
Nov 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+1
1797 → 1798
Tournaments
7
43 games
Score
24.5/ 4357.0%
22W5D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/3 | #1 | 2553 | +21.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/6 | #18 | 1837 | +4.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/5 | #8 | 1813 | +6.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/4 | #16 | 1890 | -8.2 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/5 | #10 | 1682 | -16.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6/7 | #51 | 2015 | -6.6 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/7 | #10 | 1826 | +6.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#246
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#2,606
in continent
World
#76,989
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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