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Van der Merwe, Altus

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FIDEFIDE 14341042· Male· South Africa· Born in 2009

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Altus Van Der Merwe, a 17-year-old South African player, is rated 1449 — just 25 short of his peak of 1474 (Sep 2025, age 16). He has fluctuated between 1430 and 1474 over the past 2 years. 10 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Silver Lakes Chess Club Open (C), 2026 AHS Open Chess Tournament (C), and 2025 Etienne Lewis CLOSED Chess Tournament (U18).

Current rating

1449

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1474

−25 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 16

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#204,343

#204,343 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

4 entries
2025
All-time peak 1474
at age 16 · −25 from today
Sep 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 16
Jan 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 16
Jan 2025
First FIDE rating
1470 · at age 16
Jan 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs John Eduan Wolfaardt 1,555
2025 Etienne Lewis CLOSED Chess Tournament (U18) · Aug 2025 · +24.6 Elo
Evolution
-10
1459 → 1449
Tournaments
3
16 games
Score
10/ 1662.5%
8W4D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Silver Lakes Chess Club Open (C)
Swiss
Mar 20263.5/2#82262-2.4
2026 AHS Open Chess Tournament (C)
Swiss
Feb 20263.5/1#242279-20.8
2025 Etienne Lewis CLOSED Chess Tournament (U18)
Swiss
Aug 20253/4#181721+16.0
Worst Elo result: 2026 AHS Open Chess Tournament (C) (-20.8 Elo, finished #24).

Rankings

/
South Africa
#1,620
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#8,698
in continent
World
#204,150
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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South Africa
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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1620🇿🇦Van der Merwe, Altus1,449
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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3
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2,502
4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
...
8698🇿🇦Van der Merwe, Altus1,449
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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