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Cloete, Willem Francois

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FIDEFIDE 14358387· Male· South Africa· Born in 1977

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Willem Francois Cloete, a 49-year-old South African player, is rated 1668 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +96 Elo over the past 12 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 KSNG Open Chess Tournament (B), 2026 Silver Lakes Chess Club Open (B), and 2026 Constantiapark Open Chess Tournament (A). Also played 1 rapid event (including Biel Chess Festival 2025 - RAP) recently.

Current rating

1668

Standard

Rpd1584·Blz—

All-time high

1668

at best
May 2026 · age 49

Activity

21

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#121,168

#121,168 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
All-time peak 1668
at age 49
May 2026
2025
18th South African 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 1665
Aug 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 48
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+362 Elo)
1201 → 1563
Nov 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 47
Oct 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 47
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B)
perf 2573 (+908) · 7/7 · #61
Top opponent
vs Kganya Sehularo 1,827
2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B) · Jun 2025 · +4.4 Elo
Evolution
+101
1567 → 1668
Tournaments
6
39 games
Score
23/ 3959.0%
20W6D13L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 KSNG Open Chess Tournament (B)
Swiss
Apr 20264.5/4#22387+23.0
2026 Silver Lakes Chess Club Open (B)
Swiss
Mar 20263.5/4#81921+3.6
2026 Constantiapark Open Chess Tournament (A)
Swiss
Feb 20261/3#171692-22.2
Biel Chess Festival 2025 - WT1
Open Swiss
Jul 20252.5/4#241805+15.8
Biel Chess Festival 2025 - ATO
Open Swiss
Jul 20254.5/9#421764+46.0
Worst Elo result: 2026 Constantiapark Open Chess Tournament (A) (-22.2 Elo, finished #17).

Rankings

/
South Africa
#612
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#4,716
in continent
World
#121,163
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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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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612🇿🇦Cloete, Willem Francois1,668
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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2,414
10
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4716🇿🇦Cloete, Willem Francois1,668
World
1
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2
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7
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7
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10
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