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De Swardt, Eduan

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FIDEFIDE 14330733· Male· South Africa· Born in 2005

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Eduan De Swardt, a 21-year-old South African player, is rated 1673 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +38 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearances: grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open and 85e Noteboomtoernooi. He took a 42-month break between Aug 2022 and Mar 2026.

At junior level, he reached #30, #61 and #35 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

1673

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1620

All-time high

1673

at best
May 2026 · age 21

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#119,615

#119,615 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
All-time peak 1673
at age 21
May 2026
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 19
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 19
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 19
Mar 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2024
2023
30th South African U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1391
Jan 2023

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
perf 1853 (+180) · 4.5/8 · #874
Top opponent
vs Tom Kraeft 1,846
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open · Apr 2026 · +14.6 Elo
Evolution
+38
1635 → 1673
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
8/ 1553.3%
6W4D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsTom Kraeft1,846·grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open·R3·+14.6
2.[W]vsWim Baeten1,767·85e Noteboomtoernooi·R3·+13.3
3.[W]vsJose Maria Rodriguez Gil1,760·grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open·R6·+12.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsPeter Van Diepen1,705·85e Noteboomtoernooi·R4·-8.4
2.[L]vsSvar Londhe1,733·85e Noteboomtoernooi·R2·-7.6
3.[L]vsAlfred Farnan1,808·grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open·R4·-6.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20264.5/8#8741853+23.8
85e Noteboomtoernooi
Open Swiss
Feb 20263.5/5#951812+14.2

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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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Africa
1
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2,628
2
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3
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4
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5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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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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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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6
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7
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8
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9
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9
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