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TJ
Terblanche, Johann
🇿🇦FIDE 14377098· Male· South Africa· Born in 2011
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Johann Terblanche, a 15-year-old South African player, is rated 1735 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +320 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U16 Boys), 2026 AHS Open Chess Tournament (A), and Bojanala Closed Chess Championships 2026 (U16). Also played 2 blitz events (including 2026 South African Junior Closed (Blitz)) recently.
At junior level, he reached #25 and #36 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1735
Standard
Rpd1453·Blz1452
All-time high
1735
at best
May 2026 · age 15
May 2026 · age 15
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#97,742
#97,742 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
25th South African U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1735
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+320 Elo)
1415 → 1735
May 2026
All-time peak 1735
at age 15
May 2026
2025
36th South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1638
Dec 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Dec 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
—
Tournaments
5
30 games
Score
19/ 3063.3%
19W0D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/8 | #13 | 1785 | +35.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/4 | #1 | 1865 | +35.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/3 | #3 | 2475 | -10.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/3 | #34 | 2550 | +36.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/5 | #1 | 1523 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#384
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#3,587
in continent
World
#97,740
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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