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Nel, Hayley
WCM🇿🇦FIDE 14338688· Female· South Africa· Born in 2006
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Hayley Nel, a 20-year-old South African Woman Candidate Master, is rated 1861 — her current career high and ranked 6th among South African women. She is progressing steadily with +47 Elo over the past 12 months. 42 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Closed Chess Championships (Woman), 2026 Constantiapark Open Chess Tournament (A), and 2026 Piet Robbertse Open Chess Tournament (A).
Awarded WCM in 2024 (age 18). At junior level, she reached #14, #15 and #39 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1861
Standard
Rpd1527·Blz1553
All-time high
1861
at best
Apr 2026 · age 20
Apr 2026 · age 20
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#6
#6 · South African women · of 276
Career timeline
11 entries2026
All-time peak 1861
at age 20
Apr 2026
2025
14th South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1831
Jan 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
15th South African U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1819
Oct 2024
WCM title awardedWCM
at age 18
Oct 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 18
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+47
1814 → 1861
Tournaments
5
36 games
Score
21.5/ 3659.7%
20W3D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 7.5/10 | #4 | 1962 | +27.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/4 | #3 | 2453 | +3.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/5 | #9 | 1796 | -2.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #12 | 2011 | +10.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/10 | #32 | 1862 | +10.4 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#149
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#1,822
in continent
World
#58,329
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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