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Claassen, Raynier
🇿🇦FIDE 14357186· Male· South Africa· Born in 2010
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Raynier Claassen, a 16-year-old South African player, is rated 2043 — his current career high and ranked 4th among South African players under 16, and in the top 10% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +68 Elo over the past 12 months. 45 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U16 Boys), 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U20 Open), and 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U16 Open Championship). Also played 1 rapid (including Knysna Oyster Festival Rapid 2025 (Open)) and 1 blitz events (including 2026 South African Junior Closed (Blitz)) recently. He reached South African #38 in Nov 2025.
At junior level, he reached #4, #4 and #5 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2043
Standard
Rpd1966·Blz1947
All-time high
2043
at best
Jun 2026 · age 16
Jun 2026 · age 16
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#4
#4 · South African players under 16 · of 252
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 2043
at age 16
Jun 2026
100 career games
at age 16
May 2026
4th South African U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2035
Jan 2026
2025
Peak South African rank: #38
at age 15 · rated 2035
Nov 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 15
Nov 2025
2024
4th South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1987
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+69
1974 → 2043
Tournaments
7
50 games
Score
35.5/ 5071.0%
33W5D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSchalk Coetzee1,476·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U16 Open Championship)·R6·-38.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/9 | #21 | 2044 | +2.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 8/9 | #1 | 2064 | +16.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/5 | #1 | 2515 | +11.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 5/5 | #3 | 2415 | -21.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/10 | #94 | 2098 | +32.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/3 | #3 | 2429 | -23.6 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 4/4 | #43 | 2589 | +52.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#38
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#453
in continent
World
#21,613
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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