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Bezuidenhout, Nigel
🇿🇦FIDE 14348071· Male· South Africa· Born in 2003
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Nigel Bezuidenhout, a 23-year-old South African player, is rated 1537. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (Adults). Also played 1 rapid event (including St Thomas Future Masters Challenge 2025 (Prestige)) recently. His peak of 1581 was reached at age 21 (Mar 2024).
At junior level, he reached #36 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1537
Standard
Rpd1602·Blz1606
All-time high
1581
−44 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 21
Mar 2024 · age 21
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#170,436
#170,436 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+288 Elo)
1293 → 1581
Apr 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 21
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 21
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1581
at age 21 · −44 from today
Mar 2024
2022
36th South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1360
Sep 2022
Crossed 1200
at age 19
Sep 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-31
1568 → 1537
Tournaments
1
3 games
Score
0/ 30.0%
0W0D3L
Top wins
No standard wins or draws in the last 12 months.
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/3 | #55 | 954 | -30.8 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (Adults) (-30.8 Elo, finished #55).
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,221
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#7,146
in continent
World
#170,404
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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