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Pick, Bjorn
🇿🇦FIDE 14342960· Male· South Africa· Born in 1986
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Bjorn Pick, a 40-year-old South African player, is rated 1759. He has slipped back 82 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearance: Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A). He took a 23-month break between Nov 2022 and Nov 2024. His peak of 1841 was reached at age 38 (Nov 2024).
Current rating
1759
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1841
−82 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 38
Nov 2024 · age 38
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#89,519
#89,519 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2025
11th South African 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 1841
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+153 Elo)
1688 → 1841
Nov 2024
All-time peak 1841
at age 38 · −82 from today
Nov 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 38
Mar 2024
2022
Crossed 1600
at age 36
Nov 2022
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1688 → returned at 1841
Nov 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-82
1841 → 1759
Tournaments
1
11 games
Score
5/ 1145.5%
2W6D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jul 2025 | 5/11 | #28 | 1699 | -82.4 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#316
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#3,182
in continent
World
#89,517
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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