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Janse Van Rensburg, Josh

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FIDEFIDE 14395690· Male· South Africa· Born in 2014

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Josh Janse Van Rensburg, a 12-year-old South African player, is rated 1401. He has slipped back 75 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U12 Boys), 2026 Lubowski Open Chess Tournament (A), and 2026 AHS Open Chess Tournament (A). His peak of 1476 was reached at age 12 (Mar 2026).

At junior level, he reached #42 nationally in U12.

Current rating

1401

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1476

−75 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 12

Activity

57

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#217,891

#217,891 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

5 entries
2026
42nd South African U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1476
Mar 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 12
Mar 2026
Crossed 1200
at age 12
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1476
at age 12 · −75 from today
Mar 2026
First FIDE rating
1476 · at age 12
Mar 2026

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Gian Labuschagne 1,592
2026 South African Junior Closed (U12 Boys) · Mar 2026 · +30.0 Elo
Evolution
-75
1476 → 1401
Tournaments
4
29 games
Score
8.5/ 2929.3%
13W1D15L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 South African Junior Closed (U12 Boys)
Open Swiss
Mar 20263.5/4#261875+5.2
2026 Lubowski Open Chess Tournament (A)
Swiss
Mar 20260/3#17889-28.0
2026 AHS Open Chess Tournament (A)
Swiss
Feb 20260/3#208370.0
2025 Etienne Lewis CLOSED Chess Tournament (U12)
Swiss
Aug 20255/3#513500.0
Worst Elo result: 2026 Lubowski Open Chess Tournament (A) (-28.0 Elo, finished #17).

Rankings

/
South Africa
#1,774
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#9,230
in continent
World
#217,134
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
South Africa
1
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2,408
2
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2,386
3
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2,312
4
🇿🇦Levitan, Caleb LeviFollow Caleb Levi LevitanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,295
5
🇿🇦Felix, RaphaelFollow Raphael FelixTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,293
6
🇿🇦Bezuidenhout, RolandFollow Roland BezuidenhoutTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,284
7
🇿🇦Solomon, Kenneth TerenceFollow Kenneth Terence SolomonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,277
8
🇿🇦Mhango, BaneleFollow Banele MhangoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,268
9
🇿🇦Barrish, DanielFollow Daniel BarrishTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,245
10
🇿🇦Kobese, WatuFollow Watu KobeseTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,237
...
1774🇿🇦Janse Van Rensburg, Josh1,401
Africa
1
🇪🇬Amin, BassemFollow Bassem AminTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,628
2
🇪🇬Adly, AhmedFollow Ahmed AdlyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,581
3
🇲🇦Hamdouchi, HichamFollow Hicham HamdouchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,502
4
🇩🇿Bellahcene, BilelFollow Bilel BellahceneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,493
5
🇪🇬Fawzy, AdhamFollow Adham FawzyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,464
6
🇩🇿Arab, AdlaneFollow Adlane ArabTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,453
7
🇪🇬Shoker, SamyFollow Samy ShokerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,443
8
🇲🇬Rakotomaharo, Fy AntenainaFollow Fy Antenaina RakotomaharoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,437
9
🇩🇿Rizouk, AimenFollow Aimen RizoukTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,425
10
🇪🇬Labib, Ibrahim HasanFollow Ibrahim Hasan LabibTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,412
...
9230🇿🇦Janse Van Rensburg, Josh1,401
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
217134🇿🇦Janse Van Rensburg, Josh1,401