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Van Rooyen, Andre
🇿🇦FIDE 14383128· Male· South Africa· Born in 2010
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Andre Van Rooyen, a 16-year-old South African player, is rated 1599 — just 11 short of his peak of 1610 (Feb 2026, age 16). He is currently in the 1550–1600 range. 10 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 Northern Cape Open Chess Championship (B), 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U16 Open), and 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U16 Open Championship).
At junior level, he reached #74 nationally in U16.
Current rating
1599
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1610
−11 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 16
Feb 2026 · age 16
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#146,786
#146,786 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
74th South African U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1610
Feb 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Feb 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Feb 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 16
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1610
at age 16 · −11 from today
Feb 2026
First FIDE rating
1610 · at age 16
Feb 2026
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-11
1610 → 1599
Tournaments
5
29 games
Score
19/ 2965.5%
17W4D8L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/2 | #11 | 2304 | -11.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #52 | 1457 | 0.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 6/2 | #35 | 1595 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2.5/3 | #5 | 1378 | 0.0 |
Swiss | May 2025 | 4/1 | #9 | 1523 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#927
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#6,009
in continent
World
#146,773
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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