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Van Zyl, Cornelia Aletta

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FIDEFIDE 14392607· Female· South Africa· Born in 2009

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Cornelia Aletta Van Zyl, a 17-year-old South African player, is rated 1465. She has slipped back 75 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U18 Girls), 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U18 Girls), and 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Girls Championship). Also played 1 rapid event (including Cape Winelands Open Rapid 2026 (Advanced)) recently. Her peak of 1540 was reached at age 16 (May 2025).

At junior level, she reached #89 nationally in U16.

Current rating

1465

Standard

Rpd1481·Blz—

All-time high

1540

−75 pts below
May 2025 · age 16

Activity

16

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#198,744

#198,744 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

6 entries
2025
89th South African U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1540
May 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 16
May 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 16
May 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 16
May 2025
All-time peak 1540
at age 16 · −75 from today
May 2025
First FIDE rating
1540 · at age 16
May 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Best result
2026 South African Junior Closed (U18 Girls)
perf 1652 (+187) · 4/6 · #15
Top opponent
vs Anaamika Maharaj 1,498
2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Girls Championship) · Dec 2025 · +17.6 Elo
Evolution
-75
1540 → 1465
Tournaments
3
20 games
Score
9/ 2045.0%
7W4D9L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 South African Junior Closed (U18 Girls)
Open Swiss
Mar 20264/6#151652-56.0
2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U18 Girls)
Open Swiss
Dec 20253/5#61551-36.4
2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Girls Championship)
Team
Dec 20252/3#41642+17.2
Worst Elo result: 2026 South African Junior Closed (U18 Girls) (-56.0 Elo, finished #15).

Rankings

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South Africa
#1,570
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#8,458
in continent
World
#198,626
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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8
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10
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1570🇿🇦Van Zyl, Cornelia Aletta1,465
Africa
1
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2
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8
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9
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10
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1
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