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LN
Louw, Nova
🇿🇦FIDE 14332493· Female· South Africa· Born in 2010
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Nova Louw, a 16-year-old South African player, is rated 1414. She has held steady between 1400 and 1450 for 6 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Chris Greyling Tournament (C), Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U16 and U18 Girls), and 2025 Lardies Open Chess Tournament (B). Her peak of 1501 was reached at age 15 (Oct 2025).
At junior level, she reached #71 nationally in U14.
Current rating
1414
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1501
−87 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 15
Oct 2025 · age 15
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#214,662
#214,662 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2025
All-time peak 1501
at age 15 · −87 from today
Oct 2025
Best 12-month gain (+58 Elo)
1442 → 1500
Sep 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Sep 2025
2024
71st South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1443
Jun 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 14
Jun 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 14
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-28
1442 → 1414
Tournaments
4
21 games
Score
9.5/ 2145.2%
8W3D10L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/1 | #19 | 2301 | -16.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #47 | 2225 | -45.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/1 | #14 | 2229 | -24.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/4 | #17 | 1469 | 0.0 |
Worst Elo result: Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U16 and U18 Girls) (-45.6 Elo, finished #47).
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,734
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#9,102
in continent
World
#214,175
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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