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Van Der Merwe, Schalk Wolf

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FIDEFIDE 14358794· Male· South Africa· Born in 2015

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Schalk Wolf Van Der Merwe, a 11-year-old South African player, is rated 1494 — just 16 short of his peak of 1510 (May 2024, age 9). He is progressing steadily with +58 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 South African Junior Closed (U12 Boys) and Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A).

At junior level, he reached #40, #2 and #2 nationally in U12, U10 and U8.

Current rating

1494

Standard

Rpd1493·Blz1404

All-time high

1510

−16 pts below
May 2024 · age 9

Activity

18

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#188,065

#188,065 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
40th South African U12 player
at age 11 · rated 1494
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+311 Elo)
1199 → 1510
May 2024
All-time peak 1510
at age 9 · −16 from today
May 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 9
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 9
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 9
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
2026 South African Junior Closed (U12 Boys)
perf 2318 (+824) · 6/6 · #6
Top opponent
vs Nico Martin 1,929
Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A) · Jul 2025 · +37.6 Elo
Evolution
+58
1436 → 1494
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
8/ 1650.0%
7W2D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 South African Junior Closed (U12 Boys)
Open Swiss
Mar 20266/6#62318+40.4
Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A)
Team
Jul 20252/6#1171781+18.4

Rankings

/
South Africa
#1,441
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#8,021
in continent
World
#187,997
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
...
1441🇿🇦Van Der Merwe, Schalk Wolf1,494
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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2,581
3
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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
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2,412
...
8021🇿🇦Van Der Merwe, Schalk Wolf1,494
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
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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187997🇿🇦Van Der Merwe, Schalk Wolf1,494