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Wolfaardt, John Eduan

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FIDEFIDE 14379996· Male· South Africa· Born in 2008

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John Eduan Wolfaardt, a 18-year-old South African player, is rated 1541 — just 14 short of his peak of 1555 (Jul 2025, age 17). He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: 2025 Etienne Lewis CLOSED Chess Tournament (U18) and 2025 Elise Steenkamp Open Chess Tournament (Queen).

At junior level, he reached #73 nationally in U16.

Current rating

1541

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1555

−14 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 17

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#168,916

#168,916 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
Best 12-month gain (+36 Elo)
1505 → 1541
Apr 2026
2025
All-time peak 1555
at age 17 · −14 from today
Jul 2025
2024
73rd South African U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1542
Jun 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Jun 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 16
Jun 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 16
Jun 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2025 Elise Steenkamp Open Chess Tournament (Queen)
perf 1665 (+110) · 4.5/6 · #5
Top opponent
vs Cyle Nason 1,505
2025 Etienne Lewis CLOSED Chess Tournament (U18) · Aug 2025 · +18.0 Elo
Evolution
+36
1505 → 1541
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
8.5/ 1460.7%
7W3D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 Etienne Lewis CLOSED Chess Tournament (U18)
Swiss
Aug 20254/3#212266-15.2
2025 Elise Steenkamp Open Chess Tournament (Queen)
Swiss
Jun 20254.5/6#51665+49.6
Worst Elo result: 2025 Etienne Lewis CLOSED Chess Tournament (U18) (-15.2 Elo, finished #21).

Rankings

/
South Africa
#1,205
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#7,093
in continent
World
#168,885
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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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
...
1205🇿🇦Wolfaardt, John Eduan1,541
Africa
1
🇪🇬Amin, BassemFollow Bassem AminTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,627
2
🇪🇬Adly, AhmedFollow Ahmed AdlyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,580
3
🇲🇦Hamdouchi, HichamFollow Hicham HamdouchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇹🇳Njili, KamelFollow Kamel NjiliTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,414
10
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2,412
...
7093🇿🇦Wolfaardt, John Eduan1,541
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
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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168885🇿🇦Wolfaardt, John Eduan1,541