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Opperman, Naude
🇿🇦FIDE 534007571· Male· South Africa· Born in 2014
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Naude Opperman, a 12-year-old South African player, is rated 1479. He has slipped back 97 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U12 Boys), 2026 Chris Greyling Tournament (B), and 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U12 Open Championship). Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently. His peak of 1577 was reached at age 11 (Oct 2025).
At junior level, he reached #15 nationally in U12.
Current rating
1479
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1577
−98 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 11
Oct 2025 · age 11
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#193,718
#193,718 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2025
All-time peak 1577
at age 11 · −98 from today
Oct 2025
15th South African U12 player
at age 11 · rated 1576
Aug 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 11
Aug 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 11
Aug 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 11
Aug 2025
First FIDE rating
1576 · at age 11
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-97
1576 → 1479
Tournaments
6
41 games
Score
19.5/ 4147.6%
19W7D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsJared Wilson1,502·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U12 Open Championship)·R5·-20.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/3 | #38 | 2361 | -32.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/5 | #14 | 1501 | -5.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 4.5/1 | #65 | 2302 | -24.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3/2 | #6 | 2238 | -34.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1.5/4 | #18 | 1444 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/1 | #11 | 1469 | 0.0 |
Worst Elo result: Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U12 Championship) (-34.8 Elo, finished #6).
Rankings
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South Africa
#1,511
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#8,255
in continent
World
#193,635
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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