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Louw, Nova

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FIDEFIDE 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 fluctuated between 1412 and 1501 over the past 2 years. 10 rated games in the past year (≈13/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

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#213,300

#213,300 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

7 entries
2025
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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Karabo Nkwadi 1,483
2025 Etienne Lewis CLOSED Chess Tournament (U16) · Aug 2025 · +19.0 Elo
Evolution
-28
1442 → 1414
Tournaments
4
21 games
Score
9.5/ 2145.2%
8W3D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Chris Greyling Tournament (C)
Swiss
Mar 20261.5/1#192301-16.0
Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U16 and U18 Girls)
Team
Dec 20252/2#472225-45.6
2025 Lardies Open Chess Tournament (B)
Swiss
Oct 20252/1#142229-24.0
2025 Etienne Lewis CLOSED Chess Tournament (U16)
Swiss
Aug 20254/4#1714690.0
Worst Elo result: Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U16 and U18 Girls) (-45.6 Elo, finished #47).

Rankings

/
South Africa
#1,710
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#8,910
in continent
World
#212,896
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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9
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10
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1710🇿🇦Louw, Nova1,414
Africa
1
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2,627
2
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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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World
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2
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7
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7
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