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DU PREEZ, Dillon
🇿🇦FIDE 14347776· Male· South Africa· Born in 2006
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Dillon Du Preez, a 20-year-old South African player, is rated 1411. He has slipped back 38 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Eastern Cape Closed 2025 (U20 Open), UCC Mind Over Board 2025 (A), and Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Team Chess Championship 2025 (U20 and Open). His peak of 1478 was reached at age 19 (May 2025).
At junior level, he reached #94 nationally in U18.
Current rating
1411
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1448
All-time high
1478
−67 pts below
May 2025 · age 19
May 2025 · age 19
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#215,420
#215,420 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jun 2025
All-time peak 1478
at age 19 · −67 from today
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+332 Elo)
1135 → 1467
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 18
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 18
Mar 2024
2023
94th South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1135
Dec 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-34
1445 → 1411
Tournaments
5
26 games
Score
12/ 2646.2%
10W4D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsEmorej Mella1,502·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (U20B)·R2·-7.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/3 | #19 | 1826 | -9.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/3 | #18 | — | -1.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/1 | #30 | 2404 | -5.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/2 | #9 | 2308 | -16.4 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2.5/5 | #12 | 1575 | -3.6 |
Worst Elo result: Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (U20B) (-16.4 Elo, finished #9).
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,747
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#9,136
in continent
World
#214,887
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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