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Grobler, Joshua

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FIDEFIDE 534012281· Male· South Africa· Born in 2013

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Joshua Grobler, a 13-year-old South African player, is rated 1450. He has slipped back 36 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 Silver Lakes Chess Club Open (B), 2026 Constantiapark Open Chess Tournament (A), and 2025 Etienne Lewis CLOSED Chess Tournament (U14). His peak of 1508 was reached at age 13 (Mar 2026).

At junior level, he reached #36 nationally in U12.

Current rating

1450

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1508

−58 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 13

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#202,781

#202,781 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

6 entries
2026
Crossed 1500
at age 13
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1508
at age 13 · −58 from today
Mar 2026
2025
36th South African U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1486
Aug 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 12
Aug 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 12
Aug 2025
First FIDE rating
1486 · at age 12
Aug 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Willem Francois Cloete 1,664
2026 Constantiapark Open Chess Tournament (A) · Feb 2026 · +28.4 Elo
Evolution
-36
1486 → 1450
Tournaments
5
27 games
Score
12.5/ 2746.3%
11W3D13L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Silver Lakes Chess Club Open (B)
Swiss
Mar 20260.5/4#221201-52.8
2026 Constantiapark Open Chess Tournament (A)
Swiss
Feb 20262/4#71650+36.4
2025 Etienne Lewis CLOSED Chess Tournament (U14)
Swiss
Aug 20255/1#292408-18.0
2025 South African Open Chess Championships (U14)
Open Swiss
Jun 20254/1#1615050.0
2025 Elise Steenkamp Open Chess Tournament (Queen)
Swiss
Jun 20251/4#4511840.0
Worst Elo result: 2026 Silver Lakes Chess Club Open (B) (-52.8 Elo, finished #22).

Rankings

/
South Africa
#1,593
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#8,504
in continent
World
#202,593
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
South Africa
1
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2
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2,382
3
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2,312
4
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2,293
4
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2,293
6
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2,291
7
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2,270
8
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2,258
9
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2,256
10
🇿🇦Barrish, DanielFollow Daniel BarrishTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,245
...
1593🇿🇦Grobler, Joshua1,450
Africa
1
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2,627
2
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2,580
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,467
6
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2,453
7
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2,442
8
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2,441
9
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2,414
10
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2,412
...
8504🇿🇦Grobler, Joshua1,450
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
...
202593🇿🇦Grobler, Joshua1,450