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Coetsee, Dewald
🇿🇦FIDE 14334453· Male· South Africa· Born in 2008
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Dewald Coetsee, a 18-year-old South African player, is rated 1965 — his current career high and ranked 7th among South African players under 18. He is on a breakout run, having gained +147 Elo over the past 12 months. 51 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U18 Boys), 2026 MCA Welcome Tshwane (A), and 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship). Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently. He reached South African #65 in May 2026.
At junior level, he reached #6, #11, #10 and #11 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1965
Standard
Rpd1646·Blz1697
All-time high
1965
at best
May 2026 · age 18
May 2026 · age 18
Activity
45
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#7
#7 · South African players under 18 · of 307
Career timeline
12 entries2026
Peak South African rank: #65
at age 18 · rated 1965
May 2026
6th South African U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1965
May 2026
All-time peak 1965
at age 18
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 17
Jun 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 17
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+353 Elo)
1399 → 1752
Jul 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship)perf 2135 (+230) · 5.5/6 · #1
Evolution
+128
1837 → 1965
Tournaments
6
48 games
Score
31/ 4864.6%
30W9D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7/9 | #2 | 2003 | +35.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/5 | #19 | 1951 | -12.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 5.5/6 | #1 | 2135 | +37.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3.5/4 | #7 | 1968 | -37.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 9/11 | #1 | 2016 | +103.6 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/7 | #13 | 1867 | +18.8 |
Worst Elo result: Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U18 Championship) (-37.2 Elo, finished #7).
Most-Played Opponents
vsEdward Potgieter
🇿🇦RSA·1987
+2 −3 =3
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJorah SoojayFM
🇿🇦RSA·2100
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJohannes Manyedi MabuselaIM
🇿🇦RSA·2112
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsMatthys Andrio De Vries
🇿🇦RSA·1685
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsAbinavah Sathish
🇿🇦RSA·1849
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
/
South Africa
#68
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#858
in continent
World
#33,643
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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