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Viljoen, Lienka

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FIDEFIDE 14392496· Female· South Africa· Born in 2011

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Lienka Viljoen, a 15-year-old South African player, is rated 1570. She plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (U16) and Western Cape Women's Chess Championship 2025 (Advanced). Her peak of 1630 was reached at age 14 (Dec 2025).

At junior level, she reached #46 and #39 nationally in U16 and U14.

Current rating

1570

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1630

−60 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 14

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#158,564

#158,564 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
46th South African U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1630
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 1630
at age 14 · −60 from today
Dec 2025
39th South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1629
Oct 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Oct 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Oct 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 14
Oct 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Evolution
-59
1629 → 1570
Tournaments
2
11 games
Score
3.5/ 1131.8%
3W1D7L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsJessika Woolf1,406·Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (U16)·R5·-28.8
2.[L]vsJordan Braaf1,465·Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (U16)·R2·-25.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (U16)
Open Swiss
Apr 20261/2#121436-60.0
Western Cape Women's Chess Championship 2025 (Advanced)
Swiss
Aug 20252.5/2#3610190.0
Worst Elo result: Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (U16) (-60.0 Elo, finished #12).

Rankings

/
South Africa
#1,069
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#6,686
in continent
World
#158,548
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Africa
1
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2,628
2
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3
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2,502
4
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5
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6
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2,453
7
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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
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4
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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8
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9
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9
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