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Van Dyk, Tayla

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FIDEFIDE 14395762· Female· South Africa· Born in 2013

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Tayla Van Dyk, a 13-year-old South African player, is rated 1616 — her current career high. She is climbing fast, having gained +104 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U14 Girls), 2026 Constantiapark Open Chess Tournament (A), and Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U14 Girls). Also played 1 blitz event (including COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Blitz Youth Event) recently.

At junior level, she reached #38 and #29 nationally in U14 and U12.

Current rating

1616

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1519

All-time high

1616

at best
May 2026 · age 13

Activity

25

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#140,920

#140,920 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
38th South African U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1616
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+104 Elo)
1512 → 1616
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 13
May 2026
All-time peak 1616
at age 13
May 2026
2025
29th South African U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1512
Aug 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 12
Aug 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Best result
2026 South African Junior Closed (U14 Girls)
perf 1879 (+263) · 7/8 · #2
Top opponent
vs Sienna Brewis 1,644
2026 South African Junior Closed (U14 Girls) · Mar 2026 · +21.6 Elo
Evolution
+104
1512 → 1616
Tournaments
4
28 games
Score
18/ 2864.3%
16W4D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 South African Junior Closed (U14 Girls)
Open Swiss
Mar 20267/8#21879+102.8
2026 Constantiapark Open Chess Tournament (A)
Swiss
Feb 20261/4#151412-28.0
Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U14 Girls)
Team
Dec 20255/2#32283+35.6
COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - U12 Girls Event
Open Swiss
Nov 20255/4#182491-6.8
Worst Elo result: 2026 Constantiapark Open Chess Tournament (A) (-28.0 Elo, finished #15).

Rankings

/
South Africa
#843
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#5,768
in continent
World
#140,911
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
South Africa
1
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3
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2,312
4
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2,295
5
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2,293
6
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2,284
7
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2,277
8
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2,268
9
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2,245
10
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2,237
...
843🇿🇦Van Dyk, Tayla1,616
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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2,581
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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2,443
8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
...
5768🇿🇦Van Dyk, Tayla1,616
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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140911🇿🇦Van Dyk, Tayla1,616