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Westermann, Liezl

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FIDEFIDE 14379635· Female· South Africa· Born in 2013

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Liezl Westermann, a 13-year-old South African player, is rated 1535 — her current career high. She is rising rapidly, having gained +112 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U14 Girls), 2026 Silver Lakes Chess Club Open (B), and 2026 AHS Open Chess Tournament (B).

At junior level, she reached #90 and #52 nationally in U14 and U12.

Current rating

1535

Standard

Rpd1472·Blz—

All-time high

1535

at best
May 2026 · age 13

Activity

32

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#171,245

#171,245 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
90th South African U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1535
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+112 Elo)
1423 → 1535
May 2026
All-time peak 1535
at age 13
May 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 13
Mar 2026
2025
52nd South African U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1469
Oct 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 12
Sep 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2026 South African Junior Closed (U14 Girls)
perf 1853 (+318) · 6/7 · #6
Top opponent
vs Lesedi Kgwale 1,657
2026 Blou Bul Open Chess Tournament (B) · Feb 2026 · +27.4 Elo
Evolution
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Tournaments
9
53 games
Score
26.5/ 5350.0%
24W6D23L

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 South African Junior Closed (U14 Girls)
Open Swiss
Mar 20266/7#61853+33.6
2026 Silver Lakes Chess Club Open (B)
Swiss
Mar 20262/5#151517-0.8
2026 AHS Open Chess Tournament (B)
Swiss
Feb 20260/3#27786-58.0
2026 Blou Bul Open Chess Tournament (B)
Swiss
Feb 20263.5/3#42342+53.6
2026 Piet Robbertse Open Chess Tournament (B)
Swiss
Feb 20262/2#182365+7.2
Worst Elo result: 2026 AHS Open Chess Tournament (B) (-58.0 Elo, finished #27).

Rankings

/
South Africa
#1,237
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#7,187
in continent
World
#171,211
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
South Africa
1
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2
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3
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2,312
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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2,256
10
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2,245
...
1237🇿🇦Westermann, Liezl1,535
Africa
1
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2,627
2
🇪🇬Adly, AhmedFollow Ahmed AdlyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,580
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
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
...
7187🇿🇦Westermann, Liezl1,535
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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2,754
10
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2,753
...
171211🇿🇦Westermann, Liezl1,535