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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 has slipped back 65 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 52-month break between Oct 2019 and Mar 2024 (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

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

Signature stat

#102,646

#102,646 · players worldwide · of 216,808

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

Last 12 months — 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
#430
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#3,797
in continent
World
#102,645
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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4
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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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2,245
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Africa
1
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2,627
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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2,453
7
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8
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2,441
9
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2,414
10
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2,412
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3797🇿🇦Pienaar, Leonard Amadeus1,720
World
1
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2,840
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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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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9
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10
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102645🇿🇦Pienaar, Leonard Amadeus1,720