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De Kock, Wade

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FIDEFIDE 14378434· Male· South Africa· Born in 2008

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Wade De Kock, a 18-year-old South African player, is rated 1726 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +47 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include STEINITZ CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 (Advanced), UCT OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (Advanced), and Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (B). Also played 1 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 #43 and #22 nationally in U18 and U16.

Current rating

1726

Standard

Rpd1691·Blz1657

All-time high

1726

at best
Jun 2026 · age 18

Activity

24

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#100,768

#100,768 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
Best 12-month gain (+47 Elo)
1679 → 1726
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1726
at age 18
Jun 2026
2025
43rd South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1724
Nov 2025
2024
22nd South African U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1694
Nov 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Nov 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Nov 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Best result
Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (B)
perf 1787 (+61) · 3.5/8 · #79
Top opponent
vs Waylon Brander 1,949
Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (B) · Jul 2025 · +11.4 Elo
Evolution
+47
1679 → 1726
Tournaments
4
31 games
Score
18/ 3158.1%
14W8D9L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (B)
Open Swiss
Apr 20263.5/8#791787+38.0
STEINITZ CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 (Advanced)
Swiss
Mar 20263.5/3#372275-36.4
UCT OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (Advanced)
Swiss
Oct 20255/4#52356+35.6
Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (B)
Team
Jul 20256/11#131694+9.6
Worst Elo result: STEINITZ CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 (Advanced) (-36.4 Elo, finished #37).

Rankings

/
South Africa
#413
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#3,733
in continent
World
#100,766
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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2,237
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Africa
1
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2,628
2
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2,581
3
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4
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5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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2,443
8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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9
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