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de Villiers, HJ
🇿🇦FIDE 14360535· Male· South Africa· Born in 2010
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HJ De Villiers, a 16-year-old South African player, is rated 1574. He is progressing steadily with +37 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U16 Boys), 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U16 Open Championship), and 11th Piet van Zyl Festival 2025 (A). Also played 2 blitz events (including 2026 South African Junior Closed (Blitz)) recently. His peak of 1614 was reached at age 15 (Nov 2025).
At junior level, he reached #63 and #38 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1574
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1491
All-time high
1614
−40 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 15
Nov 2025 · age 15
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#156,996
#156,996 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
63rd South African U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1606
Jan 2026
Best 12-month gain (+83 Elo)
1523 → 1606
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1614
at age 15 · −40 from today
Nov 2025
2024
38th South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1571
Oct 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+31
1543 → 1574
Tournaments
4
24 games
Score
14/ 2458.3%
11W6D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/9 | #26 | 1554 | -21.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3.5/2 | #73 | — | -16.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/4 | #8 | 1891 | +41.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/3 | #5 | 2381 | +26.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,052
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#6,605
in continent
World
#156,980
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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