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Pienaar, Leonard Amadeus

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FIDEFIDE 14341930· Male· South Africa· Born in 1972

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Leonard Amadeus Pienaar, a 54-year-old South African player, is rated 1720. He is on a steady climb with +37 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent appearances: Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (Adults and Seniors) and 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B). Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently. He took a 62-month break between Oct 2019 and Jan 2025 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1785 was reached at age 53 (Jan 2025).

Current rating

1720

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1654

All-time high

1785

−65 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 53

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#102,783

#102,783 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2025
8th South African 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 1785
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+165 Elo)
1620 → 1785
Jan 2025
All-time peak 1785
at age 53 · −65 from today
Jan 2025
2020
18th South African 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 1620
Sep 2020
2019
Crossed 1600
at age 47
Oct 2019
Crossed 1500
at age 47
Oct 2019

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B)
perf 2542 (+816) · 7/7 · #52
Top opponent
vs Madimetja Jackson Molomo 1,801
2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B) · Jun 2025 · +24.3 Elo
Evolution
+37
1683 → 1720
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
10.5/ 1665.6%
10W1D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (Adults and Seniors)
Team
Dec 20253.5/2#352668-6.0
2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B)
Open Swiss
Jun 20257/7#522542+42.8

Rankings

/
South Africa
#432
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#3,821
in continent
World
#102,781
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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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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Africa
1
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2,628
2
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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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World
1
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2
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2
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6
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7
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