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Slabbert, Zander Nicolaas
🇿🇦FIDE 14341034· Male· South Africa· Born in 2011
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Zander Nicolaas Slabbert, a 15-year-old South African player, is rated 1650. He is progressing steadily with +72 Elo over the past 12 months. 51 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 PBHS Open Chess Tournament (A), 2026 KSNG Open Chess Tournament (A), and 2026 South African Junior Closed (U16 Boys). His peak of 1705 was reached at age 14 (Oct 2025).
At junior level, he reached #32, #17 and #7 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1650
Standard
Rpd1467·Blz1568
All-time high
1705
−55 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 14
Oct 2025 · age 14
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
51 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#128,200
#128,200 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
100 career games
at age 15
May 2026
32nd South African U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1684
Feb 2026
2025
All-time peak 1705
at age 14 · −55 from today
Oct 2025
17th South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1703
Sep 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Sep 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 14
Mar 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+94
1556 → 1650
Tournaments
10
60 games
Score
34.5/ 6057.5%
33W3D24L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/3 | #2 | 2065 | -1.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/3 | #9 | 1649 | -22.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/9 | #19 | 1668 | -7.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/3 | #11 | 2484 | +7.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/5 | #13 | 1651 | -12.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #17 | — | +3.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/6 | #15 | 2437 | -21.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/5 | #13 | 1703 | +0.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/5 | #1 | 2465 | +112.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/3 | #1 | 2367 | +38.4 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#682
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#5,118
in continent
World
#128,194
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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