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Brits, Etienne
🇿🇦FIDE 534000615· Male· South Africa· Born in 2014
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Etienne Brits, a 12-year-old South African player, is rated 1675 — just 10 short of his peak of 1685 (May 2026, age 12). He is on a breakout run, having gained +131 Elo over the past 12 months. 77 rated games in the past year (≈47/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Mid Gauteng Open Chess Tournament (A), 2026 South African Junior Closed (U12 Boys), and 2026 Chris Greyling Tournament (A). Also played 1 rapid (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Rapid Open Section) and 1 blitz events (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Blitz Open Section) recently.
At junior level, he reached #4 and #2 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1675
Standard
Rpd1567·Blz1534
All-time high
1685
−10 pts below
May 2026 · age 12
May 2026 · age 12
Activity
45
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
63 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#118,929
#118,929 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+131 Elo)
1544 → 1675
Jun 2026
4th South African U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1685
May 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 12
May 2026
All-time peak 1685
at age 12 · −10 from today
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 11
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 11
May 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+110
1565 → 1675
Tournaments
12
71 games
Score
35.5/ 7150.0%
29W13D29L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 7.5/6 | #6 | 2323 | +9.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #40 | 2581 | -19.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/3 | #1 | 2640 | +85.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7/6 | #5 | 2354 | +32.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #11 | 1576 | -8.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/5 | #18 | 1477 | -27.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/5 | #16 | — | +13.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/5 | #33 | 1613 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/5 | #12 | 2435 | +17.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/5 | #43 | 1452 | -46.8 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#585
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#4,663
in continent
World
#118,923
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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