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Badenhorst, Chloe

WFM🇿🇦

FIDEFIDE 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 (≈57/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

Activity

65

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

53 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#1

#1 · South African women · of 276

Career timeline

17 entries
2026
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

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
PRAGUE OPEN 2026 - A - IM open
perf 2254 (+212) · 5.5/9 · #27
Top opponent
vs Miloje RatkovicGM 2,460
Open Tournament 1900 Chess Club Radnicki Kovin · Nov 2025 · +17.1 Elo
Evolution
+59
1962 → 2021
Tournaments
6
45 games
Score
22/ 4548.9%
13W18D14L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsTatiana KasparovaWIM2,066·FE 2 Trinakria - A·R7·+21.8
2.[W]vsMarco Bianchi2,012·FE 2 Trinakria - A·R8·+18.7
3.[D]vsMiloje RatkovicGM2,460·Open Tournament 1900 Chess Club Radnicki Kovin·R1·+17.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 South African Closed Chess Championships (Woman)
Round-Robin
Feb 20268/10#11993-20.8
PRAGUE OPEN 2026 - A - IM open
Open Swiss
Jan 20265.5/9#272254+57.4
49.Zuercher Weihnachtsopen Meister
Open Swiss
Dec 20251/4#341895-12.6
FE 6 Roma citta' aperta - A
Open Swiss
Dec 20252.5/9#981977-19.6
Open Tournament 1900 Chess Club Radnicki Kovin
Open Swiss
Nov 20251/3#541966-18.0
FE 2 Trinakria - A
Swiss
Jul 20254/9#242010+18.8
Worst Elo result: 2026 South African Closed Chess Championships (Woman) (-20.8 Elo, finished #1).

Rankings

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South Africa
#45
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#540
in continent
World
#24,429
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
South Africa
1
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2
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3
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2,312
4
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2,295
5
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2,293
6
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2,284
7
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2,277
8
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2,268
9
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2,245
10
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2,237
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45🇿🇦Badenhorst, Chloe2,021
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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2,581
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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2,443
8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
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540🇿🇦Badenhorst, Chloe2,021
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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