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Van Der Walt, Tjaart

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FIDEFIDE 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 14 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈27/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

Activity

26

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#198,730

#198,730 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

6 entries
2024
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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jade Schultz 1,627
2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U18 Open) · Dec 2025 · +27.1 Elo
Evolution
-19
1481 → 1462
Tournaments
3
17 games
Score
8/ 1747.1%
7W2D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U18 Open)
Open Swiss
Dec 20252/6#281501+4.4
2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship)
Team
Dec 20252/3#1291764-36.0
Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U18 Championship)
Team
Dec 20254/2#402412+13.2
Worst Elo result: 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship) (-36.0 Elo, finished #129).

Rankings

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South Africa
#1,564
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#8,332
in continent
World
#198,603
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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4
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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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1564🇿🇦Van Der Walt, Tjaart1,462
Africa
1
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2,627
2
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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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2,441
9
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2,414
10
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2,412
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World
1
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2,840
2
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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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7
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9
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10
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