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Dekker, Alain
🇿🇦FIDE 410802· Male· South Africa· Born in 1973
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Alain Dekker, a 53-year-old South African player, is rated 2012 and ranked 50th among South African players. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 35 months (2003–2006), 23 months (2008–2010), 25 months (2010–2012) and 147 months (2013–2026). Recent appearance: Bled Chess Festival 2026. Also played 4 rapid (including Schnellschach-Grand-Prix SWL 2025-2026 T4 (closed)) and 10 blitz events (including Berliner Blitzschach-Einzelmeisterschaft 2025 Vorrunde) recently. His peak of 2145 was reached at age 28 (Oct 2001, South African #10 at the time).
Competes for South Africa since Jan 2002.
Current rating
2012
Standard
Rpd2046·Blz1988
All-time high
2145
−133 pts below
Oct 2001 · age 28
Oct 2001 · age 28
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#50
#50 · South African players · of 1,804
Career timeline
13 entries2026
3rd South African 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 2012
Jun 2026
2014
3rd South African 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2053
Nov 2014
2013
Inactive for 147 months
paused at 2053 → returned at 2012
Dec 2013
2010
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 2111 → returned at 2097
Jul 2010
2008
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2109 → returned at 2111
Jul 2008
2003
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 2116 → returned at 2141
Jul 2003
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-41
2053 → 2012
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
4.5/ 950.0%
3W3D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/9 | #24 | 1875 | -41.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKlemens Hippel
🇩🇪GER·1755
+23 −2 =0
25 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsFabian GallienCM
🇩🇪GER·2045
+6 −14 =5
25 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsKonstantin Gerner
🇩🇪GER·1893
+15 −7 =2
24 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsThorsten Feige
🇩🇪GER
+17 −1 =0
18 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsKanat Zhussupov
🇩🇪GER·1761
+16 −0 =0
16 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
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South Africa
#50
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#580
in continent
World
#25,678
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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