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Snyders, Meya
🇿🇦FIDE 14355833· Female· South Africa· Born in 2008
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Meya Snyders, a 18-year-old South African player, is rated 1490. She has fluctuated between 1414 and 1629 over the past 2 years. 17 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Silver Lakes Chess Club Open (B), 2026 Tshwane Chess Open Registration Tournament (B), and 2025 Etienne Lewis CLOSED Chess Tournament (U18). Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently. Her peak of 1629 was reached at age 17 (Mar 2025).
At junior level, she reached #67, #69 and #40 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1490
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1627
All-time high
1629
−139 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 17
Mar 2025 · age 17
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#189,559
#189,559 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
67th South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1629
Mar 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Mar 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 17
Mar 2025
All-time peak 1629
at age 17 · −139 from today
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+408 Elo)
1053 → 1461
Jun 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 16
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-27
1517 → 1490
Tournaments
3
16 games
Score
6/ 1637.5%
5W2D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #19 | 1416 | -15.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/3 | #20 | — | -3.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/6 | #12 | 1627 | -6.4 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,455
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#8,076
in continent
World
#189,487
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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