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Berndt, Michael
🇿🇦FIDE 534010599· Male· South Africa· Born in 2007
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Michael Berndt, a 19-year-old South African player, is rated 1840 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +191 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U20 Boys), 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U20 Open), and 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U20 Open Championship).
At junior level, he reached #18 and #58 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1840
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1840
at best
May 2026 · age 19
May 2026 · age 19
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#64,256
#64,256 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
18th South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1840
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+191 Elo)
1649 → 1840
Jun 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 19
May 2026
All-time peak 1840
at age 19
May 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
May 2026
2025
58th South African U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1650
May 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+190
1650 → 1840
Tournaments
4
26 games
Score
20.5/ 2678.8%
19W3D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSiboniso Mini1,779·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U20 Open Championship)·R3·+23.8
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsIsmaeel Lagardien1,834·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U20 Open Championship)·R4·-13.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/8 | #3 | 2043 | +65.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/3 | #15 | 2549 | +31.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 5/3 | #15 | 2514 | +30.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 4/4 | #3 | 2598 | +61.6 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
South Africa
#182
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#2,067
in continent
World
#64,255
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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