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Venter, Christiaan
🇿🇦FIDE 14388120· Male· South Africa· Born in 2011
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Christiaan Venter, a 15-year-old South African player, is rated 1589 — just 24 short of his peak of 1613 (Jan 2026, age 15). He is currently in the 1550–1600 range. 11 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include FIDE In The West 2026 (Open), Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U16 Championship), and West Rand Closed 2025 (U16). Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently.
At junior level, he reached #57 nationally in U16.
Current rating
1589
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1613
−24 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 15
Jan 2026 · age 15
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#150,605
#150,605 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
57th South African U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1613
Jan 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Jan 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Jan 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 15
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1613
at age 15 · −24 from today
Jan 2026
First FIDE rating
1613 · at age 15
Jan 2026
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-24
1613 → 1589
Tournaments
5
30 games
Score
11.5/ 3038.3%
12W3D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/4 | #19 | 1510 | -23.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/3 | #20 | 1521 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/1 | #2 | 1444 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/1 | #1 | 1467 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1.5/2 | #11 | 1356 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#970
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#6,201
in continent
World
#150,590
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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