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Van Biljon, Sarel

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FIDEFIDE 14359197· Male· South Africa· Born in 2008

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Sarel Van Biljon, a 18-year-old South African player, is rated 1536 — his current career high. He is currently in the 1500–1550 range. 12 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U18 Open), 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship), and Spartan Bishops Inter-Regional Chess Championships 2025 Elite (U18).

Current rating

1536

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1536

at best
Feb 2026 · age 18

Activity

36

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#170,872

#170,872 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

5 entries
2026
Crossed 1500
at age 18
Feb 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 18
Feb 2026
Crossed 1200
at age 18
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1536
at age 18
Feb 2026
First FIDE rating
1536 · at age 18
Feb 2026

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Evolution
0
1536 → 1536
Tournaments
3
16 games
Score
6.5/ 1640.6%
5W3D8L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U18 Open)
Open Swiss
Dec 20252/3#789010.0
2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship)
Team
Dec 20251.5/6#5514570.0
Spartan Bishops Inter-Regional Chess Championships 2025 Elite (U18)
Swiss
May 20253/3#416080.0
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
South Africa
#1,229
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#7,168
in continent
World
#170,840
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
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South Africa
1
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2
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3
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2,312
4
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2,293
4
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2,293
6
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2,291
7
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2,270
8
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2,258
9
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10
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2,245
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1229🇿🇦Van Biljon, Sarel1,536
Africa
1
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2,627
2
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2,580
3
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2,502
4
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5
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2,467
6
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2,453
7
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8
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2,441
9
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2,414
10
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2,412
...
7168🇿🇦Van Biljon, Sarel1,536
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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9
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10
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