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Niemann, Petrus Wessel L

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FIDEFIDE 534027386· Male· South Africa· Born in 1983

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Petrus Wessel L Niemann, a 43-year-old South African player, is rated 1704 — his current career high. He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 10 months. 10 rated games in the past year. Recent appearance: 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B).

Current rating

1704

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1704

at best
Aug 2025 · age 42

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#108,251

#108,251 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

6 entries
2026
28th South African 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 1704
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 42
Aug 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 42
Aug 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 42
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1704
at age 42
Aug 2025
First FIDE rating
1704 · at age 42
Aug 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Simthande Soke 1,685
2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B) · Jun 2025 · +18.9 Elo
Evolution
0
1704 → 1704
Tournaments
1
11 games
Score
6/ 1154.5%
6W0D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B)
Open Swiss
Jun 20256/10#3716850.0

Rankings

/
South Africa
#484
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#4,085
in continent
World
#108,249
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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South Africa
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3
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4
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4
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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2,245
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484🇿🇦Niemann, Petrus Wessel L1,704
Africa
1
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2,627
2
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2,580
3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,441
9
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2,414
10
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2,412
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4085🇿🇦Niemann, Petrus Wessel L1,704
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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5
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6
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7
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7
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9
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10
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108249🇿🇦Niemann, Petrus Wessel L1,704