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Cronje, Johannes Christiaan
🇳🇦FIDE 15211525· Male· Namibia· Born in 2013
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Johannes Christiaan Cronje, a 13-year-old player, is rated 1557. He is on a steady climb with +59 Elo over the past 12 months. 45 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 April Chess Challenge 2nd Edition - GRIT (B), Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (C), and Bank Windhoek - 2026 Namibia National Junior Closed Chess Championships Open U14. Also played 2 blitz events (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently. His peak of 1845 was reached at age 12 (Jul 2025, #11 nationally at the time).
At junior level, he reached #2, #1 and #2 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1557
Standard
Rpd1511·Blz1527
All-time high
1845
−288 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 12
Jul 2025 · age 12
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#163,551
#163,551 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
2nd U14 player nationally
at age 13 · rated 1606
Jan 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #11
at age 12 · rated 1845
Jul 2025
1st U12 player nationally
at age 12 · rated 1845
Jul 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 12
Jul 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 12
Jul 2025
All-time peak 1845
at age 12 · −288 from today
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
2026 Namibia National Open Chess Championships Qualifiers (Open)perf 2498 (+927) · 5/5 · #25
Top opponent
Evolution
-288
1845 → 1557
Tournaments
8
67 games
Score
41/ 6761.2%
35W12D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6/5 | #32 | 2392 | -0.8 |
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 2.5/5 | #3 | 1622 | +11.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/5 | #16 | 1904 | -36.4 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 5.5/3 | #2 | 2365 | +13.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/5 | #25 | 2498 | -35.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/4 | #22 | 2333 | -70.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 7/4 | #5 | 2331 | -39.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/7 | #98 | 1800 | -131.2 |
Rankings
/
Namibia
#98
out of 163 players
Africa
#6,920
in continent
World
#163,532
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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