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Bezuidenhout, Lian
🇿🇦FIDE 14344840· Male· South Africa· Born in 2002
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Lian Bezuidenhout, a 24-year-old South African player, is rated 1927 — his current career high and sitting in the top 5% of South African players. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 17 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent appearance: 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Championship). Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently. He reached South African #80 in Aug 2025.
At junior level, he reached #16 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1927
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1817
All-time high
1927
at best
Aug 2025 · age 23
Aug 2025 · age 23
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#92 · South African players · of 1,804
Career timeline
7 entries2025
Peak South African rank: #80
at age 23 · rated 1927
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1927
at age 23
Aug 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 22
Aug 2024
2023
Best 12-month gain (+285 Elo)
1354 → 1639
Jul 2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 21
Feb 2023
2022
16th South African U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1520
Aug 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+14
1913 → 1927
Tournaments
1
10 games
Score
4.5/ 1045.0%
1W7D2L
Top 3 wins
3.[D]vsBenjamin Vincent HerculesCM2,084·2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Championship)·R1·+4.2
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/10 | #29 | 1981 | +14.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#92
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#1,151
in continent
World
#41,675
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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