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Swanepoel, Diego
🇿🇦FIDE 14370433· Male· South Africa· Born in 2005
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Diego Swanepoel, a 21-year-old South African player, is rated 1554 — just 5 short of his peak of 1559 (Oct 2025, age 20). He is climbing fast, having gained +110 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NMBCU Trials 1 2026 (U20), 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (Adults), and 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (Adults). He took a 14-month break between Mar 2024 and Jun 2025.
At junior level, he reached #94 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1554
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1559
−5 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 20
Oct 2025 · age 20
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#163,928
#163,928 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 21
Mar 2026
2025
94th South African U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1559
Oct 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 20
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1559
at age 20 · −5 from today
Oct 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+371 Elo)
1073 → 1444
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 19
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+97
1457 → 1554
Tournaments
9
45 games
Score
20.5/ 4545.6%
19W3D23L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMekhail Perring1,602·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Team Chess Championship 2025 (U20 and Open)·R5·+27.9
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsOlwethu Mzizi1,458·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Team Chess Championship 2025 (U20 and Open)·R4·-19.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #4 | 1742 | +14.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/1 | #35 | 2763 | -3.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/1 | #58 | 2466 | -14.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/6 | #4 | 1697 | +78.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/1 | #8 | 2292 | +22.0 |
Worst Elo result: Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (Open) (-24.0 Elo, finished #18).
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,147
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#6,855
in continent
World
#163,906
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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