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Van Der Merwe, Devan
🇿🇦FIDE 14366207· Male· South Africa· Born in 2009
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Devan Van Der Merwe, a 17-year-old South African player, is rated 1624 — just 14 short of his peak of 1638 (Jan 2026, age 17). He is currently in the 1600–1650 range. 21 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U18 Boys), 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U18 Open), and 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship). Also played 1 blitz event (including 2026 South African Junior Closed (Blitz)) recently.
At junior level, he reached #76 nationally in U18.
Current rating
1624
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1612
All-time high
1638
−14 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 17
Jan 2026 · age 17
Activity
50
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#137,297
#137,297 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
76th South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1638
Jan 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Jan 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 17
Jan 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 17
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1638
at age 17 · −14 from today
Jan 2026
First FIDE rating
1638 · at age 17
Jan 2026
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-14
1638 → 1624
Tournaments
4
26 games
Score
13/ 2650.0%
10W6D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/9 | #23 | 1622 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/6 | #19 | 1609 | -9.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3/1 | #90 | 2494 | +3.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2.5/5 | #5 | 1571 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#808
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#5,532
in continent
World
#137,289
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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