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Van Zyl, Albrecht

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FIDEFIDE 14332477· Male· South Africa· Born in 2000

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Albrecht Van Zyl, a 26-year-old South African player, is rated 1953 — just 8 short of his peak of 1961 (Nov 2024, age 24) and sitting in the top 4% of South African players. He has fluctuated between 1912 and 1961 over the past 2 years. 15 rated games in the past year. Recent appearance: Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A). He took a 29-month break between Oct 2019 and Apr 2022 (COVID-19 included). He reached South African #54 in Nov 2024.

At junior level, he reached #25 and #13 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

1953

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1872

All-time high

1961

−8 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 24

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 4%

#77 · South African players · of 1,804

Career timeline

10 entries
2024
Peak South African rank: #54
at age 24 · rated 1961
Nov 2024
All-time peak 1961
at age 24 · −8 from today
Nov 2024
100 career games
at age 24
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+148 Elo)
1764 → 1912
Mar 2024
2023
Crossed 1800
at age 23
Oct 2023
2020
25th South African U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1620
Sep 2020

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (Prestige)
perf 2056 (+103) · 2.5/7 · #26
Top opponent
vs Watu KobeseIM 2,258
Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (Prestige) · Apr 2026 · +7.1 Elo
Evolution
-8
1961 → 1953
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
5/ 1533.3%
3W4D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (Prestige)
Open Swiss
Apr 20262.5/7#262056+14.2
Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A)
Team
Jul 20252.5/8#771864-21.8
Worst Elo result: Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A) (-21.8 Elo, finished #77).

Rankings

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South Africa
#77
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#958
in continent
World
#36,050
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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10
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77🇿🇦Van Zyl, Albrecht1,953
Africa
1
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2
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9
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10
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