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Van Meersbergen, Ettienne
🇿🇦FIDE 14371766· Male· South Africa· Born in 2011
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Ettienne Van Meersbergen, a 15-year-old South African player, is rated 1779 — his current career high. He has fluctuated between 1564 and 1779 over the past 2 years. 56 rated games in the past year (≈59/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U16 Boys), 2026 Piet Robbertse Open Chess Tournament (A), and 2026 MCA Welcome Tshwane (A). Also played 1 rapid (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Rapid Open Section) and 1 blitz events (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Blitz Open Section) recently.
At junior level, he reached #17 and #8 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1779
Standard
Rpd1653·Blz1795
All-time high
1779
at best
Jun 2026 · age 15
Jun 2026 · age 15
Activity
57
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
48 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#82,929
#82,929 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
17th South African U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1779
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1779
at age 15
Jun 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 14
Oct 2025
8th South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1773
Jun 2025
Best 12-month gain (+248 Elo)
1440 → 1688
May 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Mar 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U16 Boys)perf 2246 (+467) · 6.5/7 · #14
Top opponent
Evolution
+70
1709 → 1779
Tournaments
8
56 games
Score
32.5/ 5658.0%
24W17D15L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsMario Geourge Youssef1,859·2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U16 Boys)·R8·+24.5
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/7 | #14 | 2246 | +60.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #12 | 1713 | -5.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/5 | #7 | 1948 | +79.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/5 | #18 | 1719 | +25.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 4.5/1 | #13 | 2224 | +10.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/5 | #17 | 1579 | -13.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6.5/9 | #44 | 1750 | -86.0 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2.5/7 | #18 | 1609 | -63.6 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#276
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#2,878
in continent
World
#82,927
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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