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Van Rensburg, Ben
🇿🇦FIDE 14340186· Male· South Africa· Born in 1963
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Ben Van Rensburg, a 63-year-old South African player. He has not played a rated game since March 2025. Recent appearances: 2026 Silver Lakes Chess Club Open (C) and 2026 Piet Robbertse Open Chess Tournament (C). He took a 46-month break between Apr 2020 and Mar 2024 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1484 was reached at age 61 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
—
unranked
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1484
−1484 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 61
Mar 2024 · age 61
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
classical only
Occasional
Occasional
Signature stat
#1,331
South Africa
Career timeline
9 entries2025
25th South African 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1424
Mar 2025
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1424 → still inactive
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+344 Elo)
1140 → 1484
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 61
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 61
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1484
at age 61 · −60 from today
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
—
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
5.5/ 1732.4%
7W2D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/3 | #2 | 1468 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/4 | #12 | 1252 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,331
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#7,641
in continent
World
#192,429
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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