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Klopper, Ben
🇿🇦FIDE 14385562· Male· South Africa· Born in 2014
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Ben Klopper, a 12-year-old South African player, is rated 1558. He is progressing steadily with +66 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U12 Boys), 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U12 Open), and 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U12 Open Championship). Also played 1 rapid event (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Rapid Open Section) recently. His peak of 1614 was reached at age 11 (Feb 2025).
At junior level, he reached #5 nationally in U12.
Current rating
1558
Standard
Rpd1541·Blz—
All-time high
1614
−56 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 11
Feb 2025 · age 11
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#163,166
#163,166 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+66 Elo)
1492 → 1558
Jun 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 11
Oct 2025
5th South African U12 player
at age 11 · rated 1614
Feb 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 11
Feb 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 11
Feb 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 11
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+66
1492 → 1558
Tournaments
6
41 games
Score
30/ 4173.2%
27W6D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/4 | #27 | 2459 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/5 | #15 | 2303 | -19.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/2 | #1 | 2262 | +33.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 6/1 | #7 | — | +20.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/5 | #14 | 1541 | +7.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/1 | #3 | 2330 | +22.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,128
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#6,902
in continent
World
#163,149
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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