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Van Der Walt, Tjaart
🇿🇦FIDE 14394502· Male· South Africa· Born in 2008
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Tjaart Van Der Walt, a 18-year-old South African player, is rated 1462. He has held steady between 1450 and 1500 for 15 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U18 Open), 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship), and Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U18 Championship). Also played 1 rapid event (including Golders Green FIDE Rapid July 2025 - U1600) recently. His peak of 1559 was reached at age 16 (Jun 2024).
At junior level, he reached #61 nationally in U16.
Current rating
1462
Standard
Rpd1489·Blz—
All-time high
1559
−97 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 16
Jun 2024 · age 16
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#199,869
#199,869 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2024
61st South African U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1559
Jun 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Jun 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 16
Jun 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 16
Jun 2024
All-time peak 1559
at age 16 · −97 from today
Jun 2024
First FIDE rating
1559 · at age 16
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-23
1485 → 1462
Tournaments
3
17 games
Score
8/ 1747.1%
7W2D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/6 | #28 | 1501 | +4.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/3 | #129 | 1764 | -36.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 4/2 | #40 | 2412 | +13.2 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship) (-36.0 Elo, finished #129).
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,584
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#8,503
in continent
World
#199,740
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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