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Snyckers, Adam
🇿🇦FIDE 14343002· Male· South Africa· Born in 2002
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Adam Snyckers, a 24-year-old South African player, is rated 1754 — just 28 short of his peak of 1782 (Apr 2025, age 23). He is on a steady climb with +48 Elo over the past 12 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Centurion Mall Open Chess Tournament (A), 2026 Lubowski Open Chess Tournament (A), and 2026 Piet Robbertse Open Chess Tournament (A).
At junior level, he reached #28 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1754
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1782
−28 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 23
Apr 2025 · age 23
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#91,237
#91,237 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
100 career games
at age 23
Jul 2025
All-time peak 1782
at age 23 · −28 from today
Apr 2025
Best 12-month gain (+341 Elo)
1404 → 1745
Feb 2025
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 22
Jun 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 22
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 22
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+28
1726 → 1754
Tournaments
5
31 games
Score
16.5/ 3153.2%
13W7D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/5 | #4 | 1867 | +18.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #55 | 1753 | +3.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/4 | #10 | 1694 | -8.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/4 | #14 | 2054 | +14.4 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/7 | #9 | 1818 | +20.2 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#331
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#3,266
in continent
World
#91,235
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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