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Combrink, Juan-Louis
🇿🇦FIDE 14383217· Male· South Africa· Born in 2010
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Juan-Louis Combrink, a 16-year-old South African player, is rated 1897 — just 28 short of his peak of 1925 (May 2026, age 16) and ranked 7th among South African players under 16. He is climbing fast, having gained +121 Elo over the past 12 months. 75 rated games in the past year (≈69/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U16 Boys), 2026 MCA Welcome Tshwane (A), and Bojanalas FIDE ON THE ORION EXPRESS (Queens). Also played 1 rapid (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Rapid Open Section) and 2 blitz events (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently. He reached South African #92 in May 2026.
At junior level, he reached #6 and #6 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1897
Standard
Rpd1897·Blz1826
All-time high
1925
−28 pts below
May 2026 · age 16
May 2026 · age 16
Activity
66
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
66 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#7
#7 · South African players under 16 · of 252
Career timeline
11 entries2026
Peak South African rank: #92
at age 16 · rated 1925
May 2026
6th South African U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1925
May 2026
All-time peak 1925
at age 16 · −28 from today
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 15
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 15
Aug 2025
100 career games
at age 15
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+118
1779 → 1897
Tournaments
11
76 games
Score
41.5/ 7654.6%
36W17D23L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/8 | #6 | 1830 | -22.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/1 | #2 | 2721 | -4.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7/9 | #2 | 1977 | +43.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #6 | 1984 | +38.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/6 | #10 | 2035 | +72.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/5 | #19 | 1419 | -109.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/5 | #2 | 1968 | +34.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/5 | #5 | 1815 | +11.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/10 | #30 | 1899 | +54.4 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/7 | #8 | 1755 | -5.6 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#113
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#1,443
in continent
World
#48,853
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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