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Platen, Declan

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FIDEFIDE 14378230· Male· South Africa· Born in 2005

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Declan Platen, a 21-year-old South African player, is rated 1705 — just 27 short of his peak of 1732 (May 2025, age 20). He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (B) and Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A). Also played 2 rapid (including Royal Alphas Chess Club 2025 (Invitational Championship Rapid)) and 1 blitz events (including Royal Alphas Chess Club 2025 (Invitational Championship Blitz)) recently.

At junior level, he reached #27 nationally in U20.

Current rating

1705

Standard

Rpd1596·Blz1635

All-time high

1732

−27 pts below
May 2025 · age 20

Activity

18

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#107,893

#107,893 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
Best 12-month gain (+37 Elo)
1668 → 1705
Feb 2026
2025
All-time peak 1732
at age 20 · −27 from today
May 2025
2024
27th South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1704
Nov 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 19
Nov 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 19
Nov 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 19
Nov 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Euclides Koester 1,792
Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (B) · Jul 2025 · +24.9 Elo
Evolution
-27
1732 → 1705
Tournaments
2
9 games
Score
4.5/ 950.0%
4W1D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (B)
Team
Jul 20251.5/5#791633-27.6
Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A)
Team
Jul 20253/3#942410+0.8
Worst Elo result: Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (B) (-27.6 Elo, finished #79).

Rankings

/
South Africa
#480
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#4,069
in continent
World
#107,891
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
South Africa
1
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3
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4
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2,293
4
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2,293
6
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2,291
7
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2,270
8
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2,258
9
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10
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2,245
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480🇿🇦Platen, Declan1,705
Africa
1
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2,627
2
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2,580
3
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2,502
4
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5
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2,467
6
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2,453
7
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2,442
8
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2,441
9
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2,414
10
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2,412
...
4069🇿🇦Platen, Declan1,705
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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10
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107891🇿🇦Platen, Declan1,705