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Grobler, Johannes Theodo

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FIDEFIDE 14351617· Male· South Africa· Born in 2007

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Johannes Theodo Grobler, a 19-year-old South African player, is rated 1594 — just 7 short of his peak of 1601 (Apr 2026, age 19). He is on a steady climb with +29 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U20 Boys), 2026 AHS Open Chess Tournament (A), and Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U20).

At junior level, he reached #80, #76 and #79 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

1594

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1601

−7 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 19

Activity

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#149,277

#149,277 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
80th South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1601
Apr 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 19
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1601
at age 19 · −7 from today
Apr 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2024
76th South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1571
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+460 Elo)
1111 → 1571
Sep 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
2026 South African Junior Closed (U20 Boys)
perf 1665 (+71) · 4/8 · #18
Top opponent
vs Yoshua Smit 1,720
2026 AHS Open Chess Tournament (A) · Feb 2026 · +13.3 Elo
Evolution
+27
1567 → 1594
Tournaments
4
24 games
Score
14/ 2458.3%
14W0D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 South African Junior Closed (U20 Boys)
Open Swiss
Mar 20264/8#181665-6.4
2026 AHS Open Chess Tournament (A)
Swiss
Feb 20262/4#61706+13.0
Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U20)
Team
Dec 20255/2#112373+43.2
2025 Wynie Robbertse Open Chess Tournament (B)
Swiss
Jul 20253/3#282359-21.6
Worst Elo result: 2025 Wynie Robbertse Open Chess Tournament (B) (-21.6 Elo, finished #28).

Rankings

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South Africa
#946
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#6,202
in continent
World
#149,264
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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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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Africa
1
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2,628
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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10
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World
1
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2
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8
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9
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