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Spoelstra, Murray
🇿🇦FIDE 14397862· Male· South Africa· Born in 1968
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Murray Spoelstra, a 58-year-old South African player, is rated 1501 — just 1 short of his peak of 1502 (Jun 2025, age 57). He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: Western Cape Women's Chess Championship 2025 (Advanced).
Current rating
1501
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1502
−1 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 57
Jun 2025 · age 57
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#185,362
#185,362 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2025
19th South African 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1502
Jun 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 57
Jun 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 57
Jun 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 57
Jun 2025
All-time peak 1502
at age 57 · −1 from today
Jun 2025
First FIDE rating
1502 · at age 57
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-1
1502 → 1501
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
2.5/ 641.7%
2W1D3L
Top 1 win
1.[D]vsAmmen Mohammed De Villiers1,628·Western Cape Women's Chess Championship 2025 (Advanced)·R3·+7.0
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/2 | #33 | 2484 | -1.2 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,405
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#7,901
in continent
World
#185,305
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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