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Becker Stefan
🇳🇦FIDE 15208885· Male· Namibia· Born in 2007
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Becker Stefan, a 19-year-old player, is rated 1879 — just 3 short of his peak of 1882 (Oct 2025, age 18). He is on a breakout run, having gained +218 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent appearances: 16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 18 OPEN and Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia National Chess Championship - B-Section. He reached #9 nationally in Dec 2025.
At junior level, he reached #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1879
Standard
Rpd1714·Blz1708
All-time high
1882
−3 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 18
Oct 2025 · age 18
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#53,464
#53,464 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2026
1st U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1879
Jan 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #9
at age 18 · rated 1882
Dec 2025
1st U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 1882
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1882
at age 18 · −3 from today
Oct 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 18
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Best result
Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia National Chess Championship - B-Sectionperf 2522 (+699) · 9/7 · #1
Top opponent
Evolution
+217
1662 → 1879
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
14.5/ 1880.6%
13W3D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsChristopher Ndoroma1,858·Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia National Chess Championship - B-Section·R5·+22.0
2.[W]vsDudley Noreseb1,834·Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia National Chess Championship - B-Section·R4·+20.6
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/6 | #21 | 2281 | -3.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 9/7 | #1 | 2522 | +162.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
Rankings
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Namibia
#9
out of 156 players
Africa
#1,620
in continent
World
#53,464
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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