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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 appearances: NMB Closed 2025 (U18) and NMBCU Trials 4 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

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#182,023

#182,023 · players worldwide · of 216,808

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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Ruan Swart 1,546
NMB Closed 2025 (U18) · Jun 2025 · +2.2 Elo
Evolution
-55
1562 → 1507
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
5/ 1241.7%
3W4D5L
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

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
NMB Closed 2025 (U18)
Swiss
Jun 20252/6#101397-54.8
NMBCU Trials 4 2025 (U18)
Swiss
May 20253/3#13—-42.8
Worst Elo result: NMB Closed 2025 (U18) (-54.8 Elo, finished #10).

Rankings

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South Africa
#1,359
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#7,648
in continent
World
#181,971
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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South Africa
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3
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4
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4
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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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2,245
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1359🇿🇦Bouwer, Ruben1,507
Africa
1
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2,627
2
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2,580
3
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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
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7648🇿🇦Bouwer, Ruben1,507
World
1
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2,840
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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7
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9
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10
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181971🇿🇦Bouwer, Ruben1,507