Format
SR
Swart, Ruan
🇿🇦FIDE 14376709· Male· South Africa· Born in 2009
Follow Ruan SwartTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Ruan Swart, a 17-year-old South African player, is rated 1549. He has fluctuated between 1518 and 1592 over the past 2 years. 49 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include NMBCU Trials 4 2026 (U18), 2026 NMBCU Trials 3 (U18), and 2026 South African Junior Closed (U18 Boys). His peak of 1592 was reached at age 17 (Feb 2026).
At junior level, he reached #93 nationally in U16.
Current rating
1549
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1592
−43 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 17
Feb 2026 · age 17
Activity
45
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#166,689
#166,689 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+46 Elo)
1546 → 1592
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1592
at age 17 · −43 from today
Feb 2026
2025
93rd South African U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1558
Jul 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Jun 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 16
Jun 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 16
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-9
1558 → 1549
Tournaments
10
57 games
Score
30.5/ 5753.5%
25W11D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/4 | #5 | 2305 | +30.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/4 | #10 | 1692 | +12.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/9 | #42 | 1480 | -41.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/1 | #23 | 2462 | -14.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/3 | #12 | 2334 | -29.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/5 | #31 | 1721 | +7.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2.5/1 | #87 | 2371 | +1.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/2 | #5 | — | +35.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/4 | #25 | 1806 | -7.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/4 | #8 | 1736 | -2.4 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,166
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#7,070
in continent
World
#166,667
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
South Africa
| 1 | 🇿🇦Follow Henry Robert SteelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,408 |
| 2 | 🇿🇦Follow Jan KarstenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,386 |
| 3 | 🇿🇦Follow Daniel CawderyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,312 |
| 4 | 🇿🇦Follow Caleb Levi LevitanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,295 |
| 5 | 🇿🇦Follow Raphael FelixTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,293 |
| 6 | 🇿🇦Follow Roland BezuidenhoutTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,284 |
| 7 | 🇿🇦Follow Kenneth Terence SolomonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,277 |
| 8 | 🇿🇦Follow Banele MhangoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,268 |
| 9 | 🇿🇦Follow Daniel BarrishTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,245 |
| 10 | 🇿🇦Follow Watu KobeseTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,237 |
| ... | ||
| 1166 | 1,549 | |
Africa
| 1 | 🇪🇬Follow Bassem AminTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,628 |
| 2 | 🇪🇬Follow Ahmed AdlyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,581 |
| 3 | 🇲🇦Follow Hicham HamdouchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,502 |
| 4 | 🇩🇿Follow Bilel BellahceneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,493 |
| 5 | 🇪🇬Follow Adham FawzyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,464 |
| 6 | 🇩🇿Follow Adlane ArabTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,453 |
| 7 | 🇪🇬Follow Samy ShokerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,443 |
| 8 | 🇲🇬Follow Fy Antenaina RakotomaharoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,437 |
| 9 | 🇩🇿Follow Aimen RizoukTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,425 |
| 10 | 🇪🇬Follow Ibrahim Hasan LabibTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,412 |
| ... | ||
| 7070 | 1,549 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 166667 | 1,549 | |