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Swartz, Jane
🇿🇦FIDE 14389878· Female· South Africa· Born in 2013
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Jane Swartz, a 13-year-old South African player, is rated 1456 — just 18 short of her peak of 1474 (Feb 2026, age 13). She is on a steady climb with +32 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 NMBCU Trials 3 (U14), EC Open 2026 (U8-U14 Girls), and 2026 South African Junior Closed (U14 Girls).
At junior level, she reached #54 nationally in U12.
Current rating
1456
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1474
−18 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 13
Feb 2026 · age 13
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#200,752
#200,752 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+50 Elo)
1424 → 1474
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1474
at age 13 · −18 from today
Feb 2026
2025
54th South African U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1424
Aug 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 12
Aug 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 12
Aug 2025
First FIDE rating
1424 · at age 12
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+32
1424 → 1456
Tournaments
14
94 games
Score
45/ 9447.9%
38W28D28L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsChelsea Jane NELL1,431·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (U14G)·R5·-19.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 14| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/3 | #14 | 1853 | -22.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/1 | #16 | 2290 | -18.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/5 | #23 | 1684 | -18.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/4 | #7 | 1715 | -8.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/2 | #14 | 2375 | -9.6 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,543
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#8,385
in continent
World
#201,313
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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