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Grobler, Rowan
🇿🇦FIDE 14376822· Male· South Africa· Born in 2011
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Rowan Grobler, a 15-year-old South African player, is rated 1484. He has slipped back 50 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U16 Boys), Bojanala Closed Chess Championships 2026 (U16), and 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U16 Open). Also played 1 blitz event (including Bojanala's Kings and Queens Blitz Open 2025) recently. His peak of 1539 was reached at age 14 (Oct 2025).
At junior level, he reached #25 nationally in U14.
Current rating
1484
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1502
All-time high
1539
−55 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 14
Oct 2025 · age 14
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#190,651
#190,651 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2025
All-time peak 1539
at age 14 · −55 from today
Oct 2025
2024
25th South African U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1517
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 13
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 13
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 13
Mar 2024
First FIDE rating
1517 · at age 13
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-50
1534 → 1484
Tournaments
5
35 games
Score
12.5/ 3535.7%
13W4D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsAlexander Feuth1,508·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U16 Open Championship)·R5·-17.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/8 | #28 | 1639 | +32.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/3 | #5 | 2542 | +42.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/3 | #46 | 2339 | -8.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/4 | #107 | 1616 | -47.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0/5 | #48 | 864 | -72.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,473
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#8,005
in continent
World
#190,570
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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