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Wallace, Amy
🇿🇦FIDE 14334909· Female· South Africa· Born in 2004
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Amy Wallace, a 22-year-old South African player, is rated 1543 — just 1 short of her peak of 1544 (Oct 2025, age 21). She is on a steady climb with +54 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 Alekhine Open Chess Tournament (B), 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Ladies), and 2025 Elise Steenkamp Open Chess Tournament (Queen). She took a 26-month break between Feb 2020 and May 2022 (COVID-19 included).
At junior level, she reached #71, #95 and #86 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1543
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1544
−1 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 21
Oct 2025 · age 21
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#169,014
#169,014 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
All-time peak 1544
at age 21 · −1 from today
Oct 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 21
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 21
Aug 2025
Best 12-month gain (+498 Elo)
1029 → 1527
Feb 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 21
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1400
at age 20
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+53
1490 → 1543
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
8/ 1553.3%
7W2D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/5 | #8 | 1594 | +26.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/6 | #20 | 2059 | +26.8 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,191
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#7,172
in continent
World
#168,989
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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