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Swanepoel, Leja
🇿🇦FIDE 14379503· Female· South Africa· Born in 2012
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Leja Swanepoel, a 14-year-old South African player, is rated 1501. She is progressing steadily with +33 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 PBHS Open Chess Tournament (B), 2026 South African Junior Closed (U14 Girls), and 2026 Blou Bul Open Chess Tournament (B). Her peak of 1573 was reached at age 14 (May 2026).
At junior level, she reached #59 and #32 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1501
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1573
−72 pts below
May 2026 · age 14
May 2026 · age 14
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#185,362
#185,362 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
59th South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1573
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+82 Elo)
1491 → 1573
May 2026
All-time peak 1573
at age 14 · −72 from today
May 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Mar 2026
2024
32nd South African U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1485
Jul 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 12
Jul 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+33
1468 → 1501
Tournaments
8
50 games
Score
23.5/ 5047.0%
24W8D18L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsChloe Murray1,519·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U14 Girls Championship)·R2·+25.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/3 | #14 | 1476 | -71.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/7 | #10 | 1658 | -90.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/5 | #6 | 1570 | -32.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/3 | #13 | 1541 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/3 | #5 | 1503 | 0.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3/1 | #12 | 1539 | 0.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3/2 | #25 | 2312 | -29.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3/1 | #24 | 2322 | -14.8 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,405
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#7,901
in continent
World
#185,305
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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