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Van Schalkwyk, Nathan
🇿🇦FIDE 534003878· Male· South Africa· Born in 2008
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Nathan Van Schalkwyk, a 18-year-old South African player, is rated 1545. He has slipped back 83 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 Lubowski Open Chess Tournament (C), 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship), and 2025 Etienne Lewis CLOSED Chess Tournament (U18). His peak of 1633 was reached at age 17 (Dec 2025).
At junior level, he reached #77 nationally in U18.
Current rating
1545
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1633
−88 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 17
Dec 2025 · age 17
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#167,307
#167,307 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2025
All-time peak 1633
at age 17 · −88 from today
Dec 2025
77th South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1632
Oct 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Sep 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 17
Sep 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 17
Sep 2025
First FIDE rating
1628 · at age 17
Sep 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-83
1628 → 1545
Tournaments
3
18 games
Score
7.5/ 1841.7%
7W1D10L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsNeelon Fourie1,400·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship)·R2·-31.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #16 | 1624 | -36.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #111 | 2362 | -46.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/3 | #28 | 1433 | 0.0 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship) (-46.4 Elo, finished #111).
Rankings
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South Africa
#1,178
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#7,012
in continent
World
#167,281
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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