Top 65+ Standard Chess Players in South Africa 🇿🇦
28 65+ active players in South Africa by Standard rating.
#1 Pierre E. Van Der Walt leads with 1,932 — 8 pts ahead of Anton Goosen (1,924).
This month's standout moves (top 23): Peter Francois Nieuwoudt led all gainers at +14 pts, while Andrew M. Southey saw the steepest fall at -39 pts.
Biggest Movers · 1 month
Among top 23 players
Top Movers
Nieuwoudt, Peter FrancoisFollow Peter Francois NieuwoudtTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.1,592
+14Willenberg, Roland C.Follow Roland C. WillenbergTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.1,759
+8Sinden, ReginaldFollow Reginald SindenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.1,647
+6HISTORIC SOUTH AFRICA #1 · 2006 → 2026
11 distinct leaders across 20 yearsHover a segment for details
20062011201620212026
De Villiers4y · 2 reignsPonelis3y · 2 reignsPrice2yTsalicoglou2y · 2 reignsLawrence2ySouthey8moMendelsohn7moKromhout7moRust6moDurow5moVan Der Walt4mo
Standard · Active · 65+ · vs 1 month
Avg. top 10
1,788-3
Avg. top 100
1,683+23
Active players
28-3
Titled players — 1
Active · 65+ · vs 1 month
Open
CM1
100%
Women
Rankings
Standard · Active · vs 1 month · 65+
# | Player | Standard↓ | Rapid | Blitz | Δ 1M | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1▲85 | Van Der Walt, Pierre E. · 70 yrsFollow Pierre E. Van Der WaltTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1932 | 1953 | 1936 | 0 | 0 |
2▲92 | Goosen, AntonCM · 65 yrsFollow Anton GoosenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1924 | 1969 | — | 0 | 0 |
3▲184 | Mendelsohn, David C. · 71 yrsFollow David C. MendelsohnTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1835 | 1908 | — | 0 | 0 |
4▲289 | London, Leslie · 66 yrsFollow Leslie LondonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1776 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
5▲324 | Metcalfe, Allister · 68 yrsFollow Allister MetcalfeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1763 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
6▲355 | Willenberg, Roland C. · 65 yrsFollow Roland C. WillenbergTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1759 | 1759 | 1755 | +8 | 6 |
7▲363 | Lawrence, Gordon · 74 yrsFollow Gordon LawrenceTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1748 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
8▲448 | Pick, Deon · 69 yrsFollow Deon PickTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1725 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
9▲357 | Southey, Andrew M. · 79 yrsFollow Andrew M. SoutheyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1710 | 1719 | 1793 | −39 | 8 |
10▲503 | Levin, Benny · 70 yrsFollow Benny LevinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1707 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
11▲509 | Laureles, Raymundo · 70 yrsFollow Raymundo LaurelesTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1706 | — | 1704 | 0 | 0 |
12▲521 | Ohlson, Cecil · 65 yrsFollow Cecil OhlsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1704 | 1705 | — | 0 | 0 |
13▲612 | Nowbath, Hemant · 69 yrsFollow Hemant NowbathTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1682 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
14▲614 | Forslund, Dick · 73 yrsFollow Dick ForslundTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1681 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
15▲810 | Sinden, Reginald · 67 yrsFollow Reginald SindenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1647 | — | — | +6 | 3 |
16▲792 | Sithole, Mfanimpela L. · 68 yrsFollow Mfanimpela L. SitholeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1643 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
17▲1146 | Nieuwoudt, Peter Francois · 71 yrsFollow Peter Francois NieuwoudtTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1592 | 1515 | 1427 | +14 | 1 |
18▲1131 | Brown, Deon · 69 yrsFollow Deon BrownTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1579 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
19▲1160 | Slamang, Mohammed K. · 76 yrsFollow Mohammed K. SlamangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1575 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
20▲1262 | Commerford, Jeffrey · 70 yrsFollow Jeffrey CommerfordTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1555 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
21▲1325 | Du Plessis, Neville · 68 yrsFollow Neville Du PlessisTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1544 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
22▲1662 | Kharwa, Suleman · 81 yrsFollow Suleman KharwaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1486 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
23▲1842 | Baker, Gregory · 66 yrsFollow Gregory BakerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1447 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Rating distribution
Standard · Active · 65+
12-month evolution
Standard · Active · 65+