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Botes, Renier
🇿🇦FIDE 534004181· Male· South Africa· Born in 1976
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Renier Botes, a 50-year-old South African player, is rated 1567. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: Eden Open and Woman's tournament 2025 (Championship) and Western Cape Women's Chess Championship 2025 (Advanced). Also played 2 rapid events (including Mossel Bay Open 2025 Rapid (A)) recently. His peak of 1629 was reached at age 48 (Nov 2024).
Current rating
1567
Standard
Rpd1594·Blz—
All-time high
1629
−62 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 48
Nov 2024 · age 48
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#158,857
#158,857 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2024
15th South African 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 1629
Nov 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 48
Nov 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 48
Nov 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 48
Nov 2024
All-time peak 1629
at age 48 · −62 from today
Nov 2024
First FIDE rating
1629 · at age 48
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-50
1617 → 1567
Tournaments
2
11 games
Score
5/ 1145.5%
5W0D6L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/2 | #12 | 2296 | -12.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/3 | #63 | 2560 | -37.2 |
Worst Elo result: Western Cape Women's Chess Championship 2025 (Advanced) (-37.2 Elo, finished #63).
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,073
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#6,615
in continent
World
#158,839
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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