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Venter, Ruah

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FIDEFIDE 14398281· Male· South Africa· Born in 2012

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Ruah Venter, a 14-year-old South African player, is rated 1416. He has slipped back 44 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U14 Boys), Bojanala Closed Chess Championships 2026 (U14), and 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U14 Open). His peak of 1460 was reached at age 14 (Feb 2026).

Current rating

1416

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1460

−44 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 14

Activity

57

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

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

Signature stat

#212,754

#212,754 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

4 entries
2026
Crossed 1400
at age 14
Feb 2026
Crossed 1200
at age 14
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1460
at age 14 · −44 from today
Feb 2026
First FIDE rating
1460 · at age 14
Feb 2026

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2026 South African Junior Closed (U14 Boys)
perf 1471 (+55) · 3/8 · #51
Top opponent
vs Dhyan Dawah 1,685
2026 South African Junior Closed (U14 Boys) · Mar 2026 · +33.0 Elo
Evolution
-44
1460 → 1416
Tournaments
4
26 games
Score
10/ 2638.5%
5W10D11L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 South African Junior Closed (U14 Boys)
Open Swiss
Mar 20263/8#511471-0.8
Bojanala Closed Chess Championships 2026 (U14)
Swiss
Feb 20261/5#81287-42.4
2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U14 Open)
Open Swiss
Dec 20253.5/2#6113620.0
2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U14 Open Championship)
Team
Dec 20252.5/4#4513310.0
Worst Elo result: Bojanala Closed Chess Championships 2026 (U14) (-42.4 Elo, finished #8).

Rankings

/
South Africa
#1,705
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#8,892
in continent
World
#212,371
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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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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1705🇿🇦Venter, Ruah1,416
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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9
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10
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World
1
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2
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3
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7
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9
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10
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