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BJ
Beyers, Jacobus
🇿🇦FIDE 534012273· Male· South Africa· Born in 2009
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Jacobus Beyers, a 17-year-old South African player, is rated 1638 — just 1 short of his peak of 1639 (Feb 2026, age 17). He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship) and 2025 Etienne Lewis CLOSED Chess Tournament (U18).
At junior level, he reached #86 and #75 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1638
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1639
−1 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 17
Feb 2026 · age 17
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#132,138
#132,138 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2026
86th South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1639
Feb 2026
Best 12-month gain (+36 Elo)
1603 → 1639
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 17
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1639
at age 17 · −1 from today
Feb 2026
2025
75th South African U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1603
Sep 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Sep 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+35
1603 → 1638
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
9/ 1369.2%
8W2D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsOnako Bambela1,642·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship)·R1·+24.0
3.[W]vsDevan Schoeman1,467·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship)·R2·+14.2
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 5/2 | #35 | 2355 | +34.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/5 | #8 | 1536 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#753
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#5,288
in continent
World
#132,132
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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