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Bouwer, Ruben

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FIDEFIDE 14361213· Male· South Africa· Born in 2008

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Ruben Bouwer, a 18-year-old South African player, is rated 1507. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: NMB Closed 2025 (U18). His peak of 1619 was reached at age 16 (Nov 2024).

At junior level, he reached #69 and #47 nationally in U18 and U16.

Current rating

1507

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1619

−112 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 16

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#183,058

#183,058 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

7 entries
2025
69th South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1617
Jan 2025
2024
47th South African U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1619
Nov 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Nov 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Nov 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 16
Nov 2024
All-time peak 1619
at age 16 · −112 from today
Nov 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Ruan Swart 1,546
NMB Closed 2025 (U18) · Jun 2025 · +2.2 Elo
Evolution
0
1507 → 1507
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
2/ 633.3%
1W2D3L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsLuca Gie1,475·NMB Closed 2025 (U18)·R2·+18.2
2.[D]vsRuan Swart1,546·NMB Closed 2025 (U18)·R1·+2.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRuan Grigor1,447·NMB Closed 2025 (U18)·R3·-23.4
2.[L]vsAnees Hammond1,496·NMB Closed 2025 (U18)·R5·-20.6
3.[L]vsJade Schultz1,649·NMB Closed 2025 (U18)·R4·-12.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
NMB Closed 2025 (U18)
Swiss
Jun 20252/6#101397-54.8
Worst Elo result: NMB Closed 2025 (U18) (-54.8 Elo, finished #10).

Most-Played Opponents

vsJoseph Jaffray
🇿🇦RSA·1784
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met May 2025
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vsRuan Grigor
🇿🇦RSA·1480
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsDeon Slabbert
🇿🇦RSA·1508
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsUsemhle Mtshekexe
🇿🇦RSA·1582
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings

/
South Africa
#1,374
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#7,799
in continent
World
#183,009
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Africa
1
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2
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3
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8
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9
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10
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1
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2
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