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Grobbelaar, Mienje
🇿🇦FIDE 14395665· Female· South Africa· Born in 2014
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Mienje Grobbelaar, a 12-year-old South African player, is rated 1492 — just 24 short of her peak of 1516 (May 2026, age 12). She is rising rapidly, having gained +91 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U12 Girls), 2026 AHS Open Chess Tournament (B), and 2026 Blou Bul Open Chess Tournament (B). Also played 1 rapid (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Rapid Girls Section) and 1 blitz events (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Blitz Girls Section) recently.
At junior level, she reached #33 nationally in U12.
Current rating
1492
Standard
Rpd1477·Blz1478
All-time high
1516
−24 pts below
May 2026 · age 12
May 2026 · age 12
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#188,817
#188,817 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
33rd South African U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1516
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+115 Elo)
1401 → 1516
May 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 12
May 2026
All-time peak 1516
at age 12 · −24 from today
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1400
at age 11
Sep 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 11
Sep 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+91
1401 → 1492
Tournaments
7
66 games
Score
22.5/ 6634.1%
34W10D22L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsTanatswanashe Katsvara1,423·2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U12 Girls)·R8·-23.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/4 | #17 | 2298 | -24.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7/4 | #2 | 2334 | +30.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/4 | #17 | 1348 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/5 | #14 | 1470 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #17 | 1662 | +1.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/4 | #30 | — | -46.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/3 | #10 | 1161 | 0.0 |
Rankings
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South Africa
#1,447
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#8,048
in continent
World
#188,748
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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