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Janse Van Rensburg, Gerrit

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FIDEFIDE 14389339· Male· South Africa· Born in 2001

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Gerrit Janse Van Rensburg, a 25-year-old South African player, is rated 1647 — just 2 short of his peak of 1649 (Apr 2026, age 25). He is on a steady climb with +49 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈40/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Lubowski Open Chess Tournament (B), 2026 AHS Open Chess Tournament (B), and 2026 Tshwane Chess Open Registration Tournament (B).

Current rating

1647

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1649

−2 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 25

Activity

38

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#129,345

#129,345 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
All-time peak 1649
at age 25 · −2 from today
Apr 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+95 Elo)
1532 → 1627
Sep 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 24
Jul 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 24
Apr 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 24
Mar 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 23
Oct 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Best result
2026 AHS Open Chess Tournament (B)
perf 2349 (+700) · 5/5 · #1
Top opponent
vs Manakela Nengovhela 1,652
2026 AHS Open Chess Tournament (B) · Feb 2026 · +10.1 Elo
Evolution
+43
1604 → 1647
Tournaments
5
25 games
Score
17.5/ 2570.0%
16W3D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Lubowski Open Chess Tournament (B)
Swiss
Mar 20263/5#41592-1.0
2026 AHS Open Chess Tournament (B)
Swiss
Feb 20265/5#12349+40.6
2026 Tshwane Chess Open Registration Tournament (B)
Swiss
Jan 20263.5/2#22—+4.0
2025 Alekhine Open Chess Tournament (B)
Swiss
Sep 20252/5#101452-23.8
2025 Midstream Open Chess Tournament (B)
Swiss
Aug 20254/5#21801+24.0
Worst Elo result: 2025 Alekhine Open Chess Tournament (B) (-23.8 Elo, finished #10).

Rankings

/
South Africa
#696
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#5,182
in continent
World
#129,339
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
South Africa
1
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2
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3
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2,312
4
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2,295
5
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2,293
6
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2,284
7
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2,277
8
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2,268
9
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2,245
10
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2,237
...
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Africa
1
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2,628
2
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2,581
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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2,443
8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
...
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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