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Potgieter, Werne
🇿🇦FIDE 14350645· Male· South Africa· Born in 2009
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Werne Potgieter, a 17-year-old South African player, is rated 1743 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A).
At junior level, he reached #30, #7 and #3 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1743
Standard
Rpd1704·Blz1644
All-time high
1743
at best
Jun 2026 · age 17
Jun 2026 · age 17
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#94,989
#94,989 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
30th South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1743
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1743
at age 17
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+145 Elo)
1577 → 1722
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Mar 2024
7th South African U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1536
Jan 2024
2023
3rd South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1577
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+54
1689 → 1743
Tournaments
2
9 games
Score
6.5/ 972.2%
5W3D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/5 | #81 | 1777 | +12.8 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 3/3 | #82 | 2493 | +40.8 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#358
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#3,444
in continent
World
#94,987
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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