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Van der Westhuizen, Lihan

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FIDEFIDE 14357917· Male· South Africa· Born in 2013

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Lihan Van Der Westhuizen, a 13-year-old South African player, is rated 1557. He is on a steady climb with +21 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Lubowski Open Chess Tournament (A), 2026 AHS Open Chess Tournament (A), and Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U14 Championship). His peak of 1606 was reached at age 13 (Jan 2026).

At junior level, he reached #33 and #6 nationally in U14 and U12.

Current rating

1557

Standard

Rpd1518·Blz1420

All-time high

1606

−49 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 13

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#163,551

#163,551 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
33rd South African U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1606
Jan 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 13
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1606
at age 13 · −49 from today
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+272 Elo)
1289 → 1561
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 11
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 11
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 Etienne Lewis CLOSED Chess Tournament (U14)
perf 2326 (+759) · 5.5/5 · #2
Top opponent
vs Matthys Andrio De Vries 1,684
2026 Lubowski Open Chess Tournament (A) · Mar 2026 · +6.7 Elo
Evolution
+22
1535 → 1557
Tournaments
4
22 games
Score
14/ 2263.6%
12W4D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Lubowski Open Chess Tournament (A)
Swiss
Mar 20262/5#91615+0.4
2026 AHS Open Chess Tournament (A)
Swiss
Feb 20262/3#181818-43.2
Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U14 Championship)
Team
Dec 20254.5/2#32309+33.2
2025 Etienne Lewis CLOSED Chess Tournament (U14)
Swiss
Aug 20255.5/5#22326+32.8
Worst Elo result: 2026 AHS Open Chess Tournament (A) (-43.2 Elo, finished #18).

Rankings

/
South Africa
#1,136
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#6,920
in continent
World
#163,532
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
South Africa
1
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2,408
2
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2,386
3
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2,312
4
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2,295
5
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2,293
6
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2,284
7
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2,277
8
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2,268
9
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2,245
10
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2,237
...
1136🇿🇦Van der Westhuizen, Lihan1,557
Africa
1
🇪🇬Amin, BassemFollow Bassem AminTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,628
2
🇪🇬Adly, AhmedFollow Ahmed AdlyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,581
3
🇲🇦Hamdouchi, HichamFollow Hicham HamdouchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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2,443
8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
🇪🇬Labib, Ibrahim HasanFollow Ibrahim Hasan LabibTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,412
...
6920🇿🇦Van der Westhuizen, Lihan1,557
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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