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Viljoen, Amber

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FIDEFIDE 14346621· Female· South Africa· Born in 2009

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Amber Viljoen, a 17-year-old South African player, is rated 1518. She has fluctuated between 1460 and 1600 over the past 2 years. 17 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U18 Girls), 2026 Lubowski Open Chess Tournament (C), and Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U16 and U18 Girls). Her peak of 1600 was reached at age 15 (Oct 2024).

At junior level, she reached #49 nationally in U16.

Current rating

1518

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1600

−82 pts below
Oct 2024 · age 15

Activity

20

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#177,809

#177,809 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 17
May 2026
2025
49th South African U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1595
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Oct 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Oct 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 15
Oct 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 15
Oct 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2026 South African Junior Closed (U18 Girls)
perf 1700 (+182) · 5/7 · #11
Top opponent
vs Logan Van Loggerenberg 1,588
2025 Elise Steenkamp Open Chess Tournament (Queen) · Jun 2025 · +25.0 Elo
Evolution
-19
1537 → 1518
Tournaments
5
32 games
Score
17.5/ 3254.7%
17W1D14L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 South African Junior Closed (U18 Girls)
Open Swiss
Mar 20265/7#111700+2.4
2026 Lubowski Open Chess Tournament (C)
Swiss
Mar 20263.5/2#82240+35.2
Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U16 and U18 Girls)
Team
Dec 20254/1#132260+20.0
2025 Etienne Lewis CLOSED Chess Tournament (U18)
Swiss
Aug 20253/2#412313-39.6
2025 Elise Steenkamp Open Chess Tournament (Queen)
Swiss
Jun 20252/5#331403-38.0
Worst Elo result: 2025 Etienne Lewis CLOSED Chess Tournament (U18) (-39.6 Elo, finished #41).

Rankings

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South Africa
#1,307
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#7,456
in continent
World
#177,765
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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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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1307🇿🇦Viljoen, Amber1,518
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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7
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8
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9
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2,414
10
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2,412
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7456🇿🇦Viljoen, Amber1,518
World
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2,840
2
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3
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7
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7
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9
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10
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177765🇿🇦Viljoen, Amber1,518