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Smit, Juanru
🇿🇦FIDE 534016023· Male· South Africa· Born in 2015
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Juanru Smit, a 11-year-old South African player, is rated 1506 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +95 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U12 Boys), 2026 Lubowski Open Chess Tournament (B), and 2026 Piet Robbertse Open Chess Tournament (B).
At junior level, he reached #37 and #11 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1506
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1506
at best
May 2026 · age 11
May 2026 · age 11
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#183,439
#183,439 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+95 Elo)
1411 → 1506
Jun 2026
37th South African U12 player
at age 11 · rated 1506
May 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 11
May 2026
All-time peak 1506
at age 11
May 2026
2025
11th South African U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1411
Apr 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 10
Apr 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+95
1411 → 1506
Tournaments
4
30 games
Score
12/ 3040.0%
12W6D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/1 | #55 | 717 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #6 | 1613 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/4 | #22 | 1186 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/1 | #27 | 2310 | -15.2 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,380
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#7,815
in continent
World
#183,388
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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