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Van Der Merwe, Zander Christia

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FIDEFIDE 534000275· Male· South Africa· Born in 2014

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Zander Christia Van Der Merwe, a 12-year-old South African player, is rated 1416 — just 25 short of his peak of 1441 (May 2025, age 11). He has held steady between 1400 and 1450 for 16 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U12 Boys), 2026 Blou Bul Open Chess Tournament (B), and 2026 Piet Robbertse Open Chess Tournament (B).

At junior level, he reached #26 nationally in U12.

Current rating

1416

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1441

−25 pts below
May 2025 · age 11

Activity

16

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#214,118

#214,118 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

5 entries
2025
All-time peak 1441
at age 11 · −25 from today
May 2025
26th South African U12 player
at age 11 · rated 1436
Mar 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 11
Mar 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 11
Mar 2025
First FIDE rating
1436 · at age 11
Mar 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Lefa Mogobiyane 1,604
2026 Blou Bul Open Chess Tournament (B) · Feb 2026 · +30.3 Elo
Evolution
-25
1441 → 1416
Tournaments
4
48 games
Score
9.5/ 4819.8%
23W8D17L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 South African Junior Closed (U12 Boys)
Open Swiss
Mar 20264.5/4#222326+1.6
2026 Blou Bul Open Chess Tournament (B)
Swiss
Feb 20261/5#211357-14.4
2026 Piet Robbertse Open Chess Tournament (B)
Swiss
Feb 20261.5/2#211764-4.4
2026 Tshwane Chess Open Registration Tournament (B)
Swiss
Jan 20262.5/2#25—+10.4

Rankings

/
South Africa
#1,731
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#9,088
in continent
World
#213,667
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
South Africa
1
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2
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2,386
3
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2,312
4
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2,295
5
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2,293
6
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2,284
7
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2,277
8
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2,268
9
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2,245
10
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2,237
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Africa
1
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2,628
2
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2,581
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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2,443
8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
...
9088🇿🇦Van Der Merwe, Zander Christia1,416
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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