What is Van Wyk, Faith's FIDE rating?

Van Wyk, Faith's current standard FIDE rating is 1404.

What is Van Wyk, Faith's world ranking?

Van Wyk, Faith is currently ranked #215,773 in the world (standard rating).

What is Van Wyk, Faith's ranking in South Africa?

Van Wyk, Faith is currently ranked #1696 in South Africa.

What is Van Wyk, Faith's continental ranking?

Van Wyk, Faith is currently ranked #8,967 in their continent.

What is Van Wyk, Faith's ranking in the U12 category?

Van Wyk, Faith is ranked #48 in South Africa in the U12 age group.

What is Van Wyk, Faith's all-time highest FIDE rating?

Van Wyk, Faith's all-time peak standard rating is 1404.

When did Van Wyk, Faith receive their first FIDE rating?

Van Wyk, Faith first appeared in the FIDE rating list in 2025.

Which federation does Van Wyk, Faith represent?

Van Wyk, Faith represents South Africa (RSA).

How old is Van Wyk, Faith?

Van Wyk, Faith was born in 2015 and is 11 years old.

When did Van Wyk, Faith reach their peak rating?

Van Wyk, Faith reached their peak standard rating of 1404 in 2026, at age 11.

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Van Wyk, Faith

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FIDE 14386895· Female· South Africa· Born in 2015

Faith Van Wyk, a 11-year-old South African player, is rated 1404 — her current career high. She plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - U10 Girls Event.

At junior level, she reached #34 and #19 nationally in U12 and U10.

Current rating

1404

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1404

at best
Feb 2026 · age 11

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#217,147

#217,147 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

6 entries

2026

All-time peak 1404

at age 11

Feb 2026

34th South African U12 player

at age 11 · rated 1402

Jan 2026

2025

19th South African U10 player

at age 10 · rated 1402

Dec 2025

Crossed 1400

at age 10

Dec 2025

Crossed 1200

at age 10

Dec 2025

First FIDE rating

1402 · at age 10

Dec 2025

Standard rating history

Peak

FIDE title

Threshold

First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent

vs Lisha Foong 1,568

COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - U10 Girls Event · Nov 2025 · +28.9 Elo

Evolution

+2

1402 → 1404

Tournaments

1

8 games

Score

2/ 825.0%

1W2D5L

Top 1 win

1.[W]vsLisha Foong1,568·COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - U10 Girls Event·R4·+28.9

Top 3 losses

1.[L]vsAlia Hannah Abd Latif1,411·COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - U10 Girls Event·R3·-19.5

2.[L]vsTheshmitaa Anbu Selvam1,445·COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - U10 Girls Event·R1·-17.5

3.[L]vsAriye Daniel1,449·COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - U10 Girls Event·R5·-17.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event

Event	Date	Score	Rank	Perf	Δ Elo
COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - U10 Girls Event Open Swiss	Nov 2025	2/5	#17	1212	0.0	▸

Rankings

/

South Africa

#1,696

out of 1,876 players

Africa

#8,967

in continent

World

#215,773

out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe

World

South Africa

1	🇿🇦Steel, Henry Robert	2,408
2	🇿🇦Karsten, Jan	2,386
3	🇿🇦Cawdery, Daniel	2,312
4	🇿🇦Levitan, Caleb Levi	2,295
5	🇿🇦Felix, Raphael	2,293
6	🇿🇦Bezuidenhout, Roland	2,284
7	🇿🇦Solomon, Kenneth Terence	2,277
8	🇿🇦Mhango, Banele	2,268
9	🇿🇦Barrish, Daniel	2,245
10	🇿🇦Kobese, Watu	2,237

Africa

1	🇪🇬Amin, Bassem	2,628
2	🇪🇬Adly, Ahmed	2,581
3	🇲🇦Hamdouchi, Hicham	2,502
4	🇩🇿Bellahcene, Bilel	2,493
5	🇪🇬Fawzy, Adham	2,464
6	🇩🇿Arab, Adlane	2,453
7	🇪🇬Shoker, Samy	2,443
8	🇲🇬Rakotomaharo, Fy Antenaina	2,437
9	🇩🇿Rizouk, Aimen	2,425
10	🇪🇬Labib, Ibrahim Hasan	2,412

World

1	🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus	2,841
2	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
2	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,792
4	🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2,777
4	🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir	2,777
6	🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent	2,767
7	🇳🇱Giri, Anish	2,764
8	🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun	2,761
9	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,753
9	🇨🇳Wei, Yi	2,753