Format
DJ
De Jager, Jayden
🇿🇦FIDE 14382709· Male· South Africa· Born in 2008
Follow Jayden De JagerTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Jayden De Jager, a 18-year-old South African player, is rated 1567 — just 13 short of his peak of 1580 (Feb 2026, age 18). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship) and Spartan Bishops Inter-Regional Chess Championships 2025 Elite (U18).
Current rating
1567
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1580
−13 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 18
Feb 2026 · age 18
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#158,857
#158,857 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
5 entries2026
All-time peak 1580
at age 18 · −13 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 17
May 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 17
May 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 17
May 2025
First FIDE rating
1564 · at age 17
May 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+14
1553 → 1567
Tournaments
2
11 games
Score
7/ 1163.6%
6W2D3L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsShaundre Lewaks1,589·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship)·R3·+22.1
2.[D]vsMarnus de Wit1,696·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship)·R1·+7.8
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsRiyandre Graham1,734·Spartan Bishops Inter-Regional Chess Championships 2025 Elite (U18)·R3·-10.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 4/4 | #46 | 2397 | +14.4 |
Swiss | May 2025 | 3/1 | #22 | 2534 | -11.2 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,073
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#6,615
in continent
World
#158,839
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
South Africa
| 1 | 🇿🇦Follow Henry Robert SteelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,408 |
| 2 | 🇿🇦Follow Jan KarstenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,382 |
| 3 | 🇿🇦Follow Daniel CawderyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,312 |
| 4 | 🇿🇦Follow Raphael FelixTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,293 |
| 4 | 🇿🇦Follow Roland BezuidenhoutTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,293 |
| 6 | 🇿🇦Follow Caleb Levi LevitanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,291 |
| 7 | 🇿🇦Follow Kenneth Terence SolomonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,270 |
| 8 | 🇿🇦Follow Watu KobeseTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,258 |
| 9 | 🇿🇦Follow Banele MhangoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,256 |
| 10 | 🇿🇦Follow Daniel BarrishTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,245 |
| ... | ||
| 1073 | 1,567 | |
Africa
| 1 | 🇪🇬Follow Bassem AminTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,627 |
| 2 | 🇪🇬Follow Ahmed AdlyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,580 |
| 3 | 🇲🇦Follow Hicham HamdouchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,502 |
| 4 | 🇩🇿Follow Bilel BellahceneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,493 |
| 5 | 🇪🇬Follow Adham FawzyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,467 |
| 6 | 🇩🇿Follow Adlane ArabTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,453 |
| 7 | 🇪🇬Follow Samy ShokerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,442 |
| 8 | 🇲🇬Follow Fy Antenaina RakotomaharoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,441 |
| 9 | 🇹🇳Follow Kamel NjiliTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,414 |
| 10 | 🇪🇬Follow Ibrahim Hasan LabibTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,412 |
| ... | ||
| 6615 | 1,567 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,840 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,788 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,780 |
| 5 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,776 |
| 6 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 7 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,754 |
| 10 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 158839 | 1,567 | |