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Resnekov, Oliver
🇿🇦FIDE 14373203· Male· South Africa· Born in 2014
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Oliver Resnekov, a 12-year-old South African player, is rated 1656 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +134 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U12 Boys), STEINITZ CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 (Advanced), and 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U12 Open). Also played 1 rapid (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Rapid Open Section) and 2 blitz events (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Blitz Open Section) recently.
At junior level, he reached #7 and #2 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1656
Standard
Rpd1595·Blz1519
All-time high
1656
at best
Jun 2026 · age 12
Jun 2026 · age 12
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#125,948
#125,948 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
7th South African U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1656
Jun 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 12
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1656
at age 12
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 12
Apr 2026
2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 10
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+447 Elo)
1075 → 1522
May 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U12 Boys)perf 2486 (+830) · 7.5/5 · #12
Top opponent
Evolution
+134
1522 → 1656
Tournaments
7
58 games
Score
31.5/ 5854.3%
38W8D12L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsDanial George Samir1,719·2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U12 Boys)·R9·+23.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 7.5/5 | #12 | 2486 | +62.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7/7 | #4 | 2334 | +80.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/4 | #19 | 2349 | +35.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/1 | #52 | 2202 | -26.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/1 | #43 | 2443 | -13.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/3 | #19 | 2347 | +24.0 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 1/5 | #130 | 1402 | -28.4 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#656
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#5,001
in continent
World
#125,942
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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