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Pretorius, Sarel
🇿🇦FIDE 14393921· Male· South Africa· Born in 2014
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Sarel Pretorius, a 12-year-old South African player, is rated 1543 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +78 Elo over the past 12 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Centurion Mall Open Chess Tournament (B), 2026 South African Junior Closed (U12 Boys), and 2026 Lubowski Open Chess Tournament (B).
At junior level, he reached #24 and #12 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1543
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1543
at best
May 2026 · age 12
May 2026 · age 12
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#169,014
#169,014 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
24th South African U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1543
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+78 Elo)
1465 → 1543
May 2026
All-time peak 1543
at age 12
May 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 12
Mar 2026
2024
12th South African U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1473
Jun 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 10
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+74
1469 → 1543
Tournaments
10
58 games
Score
34/ 5858.6%
28W12D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/5 | #8 | 1545 | +0.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/6 | #17 | 1919 | -23.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/4 | #11 | 1764 | +32.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/5 | #9 | 1561 | +18.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #21 | — | +48.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/2 | #16 | 2264 | -20.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3.5/3 | #5 | 2464 | -6.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3.5/2 | #1 | 2290 | +21.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/4 | #20 | 1509 | -16.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/2 | #2 | 2289 | +22.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,191
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#7,172
in continent
World
#168,989
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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