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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 +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). 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

#148,679

#148,679 · players worldwide · of 216,808

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

Last 12 months — 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
+29
1565 → 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
#945
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#6,100
in continent
World
#148,666
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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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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945🇿🇦Grobler, Johannes Theodo1,594
Africa
1
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2,627
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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9
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10
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