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Byliefeldt, Leroux
🇿🇦FIDE 14339528· Male· South Africa· Born in 2009
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Leroux Byliefeldt, a 17-year-old South African player, is rated 1685 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +35 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U18 Boys), Bojanala Closed Chess Championships 2026 (U18), and 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U18 Open). Also played 1 blitz event (including 2026 South African Junior Closed (Blitz)) recently.
At junior level, he reached #62, #35 and #26 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1685
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1592
All-time high
1685
at best
May 2026 · age 17
May 2026 · age 17
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#115,405
#115,405 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
62nd South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1685
May 2026
All-time peak 1685
at age 17
May 2026
2025
35th South African U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1676
Nov 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+474 Elo)
1051 → 1525
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 15
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+35
1650 → 1685
Tournaments
6
37 games
Score
20.5/ 3755.4%
17W7D13L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsLucky Mojalefa Motsuane1,696·Bojanala's Rusties - The Champions' tournament (Queens)·R5·+21.2
3.[W]vsArav Jugree1,641·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship)·R2·+18.0
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/8 | #22 | 1766 | +30.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/3 | #5 | 2482 | +15.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/5 | #15 | 1695 | -14.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2.5/4 | #60 | 1764 | -21.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/6 | #20 | 1691 | +8.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/5 | #2 | 1712 | +17.6 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship) (-21.2 Elo, finished #60).
Rankings
/
South Africa
#552
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#4,479
in continent
World
#115,400
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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