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Rossouw, Johrne
🇿🇦FIDE 14349809· Male· South Africa· Born in 2008
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Johrne Rossouw, a 18-year-old South African player, is rated 1707 — just 6 short of his peak of 1713 (Feb 2026, age 18). He is climbing fast, having gained +177 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U18 Boys), 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U18 Open), and 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship). Also played 1 blitz event (including Smart Chess Vryfees Blitz 2025 (B)) recently.
At junior level, he reached #44 and #96 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1707
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1510
All-time high
1713
−6 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 18
Feb 2026 · age 18
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#107,429
#107,429 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
44th South African U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1713
Feb 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 18
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1713
at age 18 · −6 from today
Feb 2026
2024
96th South African U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1530
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+466 Elo)
1064 → 1530
Nov 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+177
1530 → 1707
Tournaments
4
26 games
Score
16.5/ 2663.5%
15W3D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/8 | #41 | 1785 | -6.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/5 | #7 | 2033 | +64.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 4/6 | #8 | 1847 | +88.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/2 | #11 | 2653 | +29.2 |
Rankings
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South Africa
#464
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#4,056
in continent
World
#107,426
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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