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Vorster, Paul
🇿🇦FIDE 14357550· Male· South Africa· Born in 2008
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Paul Vorster, a 18-year-old South African player, is rated 1858 — his current career high and ranked 12th among South African players under 18. He is climbing fast, having gained +171 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U18 Boys), STEINITZ CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 (Championship), and COGH 2026 (Championship). He took a 16-month break between Oct 2023 and Mar 2025.
At junior level, he reached #12, #33 and #13 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1858
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1858
at best
May 2026 · age 18
May 2026 · age 18
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#12
#12 · South African players under 18 · of 307
Career timeline
9 entries2026
12th South African U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1858
May 2026
All-time peak 1858
at age 18
May 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 18
Apr 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+292 Elo)
1271 → 1563
Jul 2024
2023
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1271 → returned at 1687
Oct 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+171
1687 → 1858
Tournaments
5
27 games
Score
17/ 2763.0%
15W4D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/9 | #4 | 1879 | +57.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/6 | #13 | 1892 | +27.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/4 | #3 | 1876 | +12.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/5 | #14 | 1861 | +38.4 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 2/2 | #66 | 2442 | +35.2 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
South Africa
#153
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#1,848
in continent
World
#59,175
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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