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De Jager, Luan
🇿🇦FIDE 14388898· Male· South Africa· Born in 2012
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Luan De Jager, a 14-year-old South African player, is rated 1549 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +66 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Spartans Bishops Tournament 2026 (Crowns), 2026 South African Junior Closed (U14 Boys), and 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U14 Open). Also played 2 blitz events (including 2026 South African Junior Closed (Blitz)) recently.
At junior level, he reached #78 nationally in U14.
Current rating
1549
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1474
All-time high
1549
at best
Jun 2026 · age 14
Jun 2026 · age 14
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#166,689
#166,689 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
78th South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1549
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+66 Elo)
1483 → 1549
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1549
at age 14
Jun 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 14
May 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 14
Feb 2026
Crossed 1200
at age 14
Feb 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
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Tournaments
5
31 games
Score
17.5/ 3156.5%
17W1D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 4/2 | #8 | 2409 | +7.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/8 | #16 | 1616 | +58.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/2 | #82 | 794 | 0.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3/3 | #41 | 1443 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2/2 | #37 | 679 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
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South Africa
#1,166
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#7,070
in continent
World
#166,667
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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