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Badenhorst, Chloe
WFM🇿🇦FIDE 14339463· Female· South Africa· Born in 2007
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Chloe Badenhorst, a 19-year-old South African Woman FIDE Master, is rated 2021 — just 21 short of her peak of 2042 (Feb 2026, age 19) and ranked 1st among South African women. She is on a steady climb with +59 Elo over the past 12 months. 53 rated games in the past year (≈58/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Closed Chess Championships (Woman), PRAGUE OPEN 2026 - A - IM open, and 49.Zuercher Weihnachtsopen Meister. Also played 1 rapid and 2 blitz events (including Memorijalni brzopotezni turnir "Moma Vucicevic 2025") recently. She reached South African #36 in Jan 2025.
Awarded WFM in 2023 (age 16). Earned a WIM norm at PRAGUE OPEN 2026 - A - IM open. At junior level, she reached #3, #4, #3, #3 and #7 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2021
Standard
Rpd1978·Blz1952
All-time high
2042
−21 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 19
Feb 2026 · age 19
Activity
66
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
53 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#1
#1 · South African women · of 272
Career timeline
17 entries2026
3rd South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2042
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 19
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2042
at age 19 · −21 from today
Feb 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 18
Aug 2025
Peak South African rank: #36
at age 18 · rated 2004
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+59
1962 → 2021
Tournaments
7
54 games
Score
25.5/ 5447.2%
15W21D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 8/10 | #1 | 1993 | -20.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/9 | #27 | 2254 | +57.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/4 | #34 | 1895 | -12.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/9 | #98 | 1977 | -19.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/3 | #54 | 1966 | -18.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/9 | #24 | 2010 | +18.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/9 | #52 | 2106 | +54.4 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#49
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#538
in continent
World
#24,399
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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