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Bester, DW (Dirk)
Chess SA id
100001940FIDE id
?Date of birth
2000-11-14 (Adult)Gender
MaleRegion
Cape Winelands (WCW)Citizen
RSATitles
Chess SA registered
NoLast active game
2025-09-27Personal details last changed
1900-01-01Junior GPX Games
Junior GPX Points
| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 1265.6 | 1265.5 | 1266 | 1265.6 |
| Raw rating | 1265.6 | 1263.8 | 1266 | 1265.6 |
| Weighted rating | 1265.6 | 1265.5 | 1266 | 1265.6 |
| Weighted performance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Floor | 765.6 | 765.6 | 766 | 765.6 |
| K-factor | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
| Min/Max rating change allowed | 151 | 151.4 | 150.9 | 151 |
| Highest rating | 1265.62019-10-01 | 1265.62019-10-01 | 12662024-02-01 | 1265.62019-10-01 |
| Highest raw rating | 1265.62024-02-01 | 1265.62024-02-01 | 12662024-02-01 | 1265.62024-02-01 |
| Highest weighted rating | 1265.62019-10-01 | 1265.62019-10-01 | 12662025-08-01 | 1265.62019-10-01 |
| Highest weighted performance | 12002024-02-01 | 12002024-02-01 | 12002024-02-01 | 12002024-02-01 |
| Prediction | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
| Rating change | 0 | -0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| New rating | 1265.6 | 1265.3 | 1266 | 1265.6 |
| Analysis | ||||
| Rating | 1265.6 | 1265.5 | 1266 | 1265.6 |
| Raw rating | 1265.6 | 1263.8 | 1266 | 1265.6 |
| Weighted rating | 1265.6 | 1265.5 | 1266 | |
| Weighted performance | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K-factor | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
| Floor | 765.6 | 765.6 | 766 | 765.6 |
| Max/Min rating change allowed | 151 | 151.4 | 150.9 | 151 |
| Games | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Score | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Expected score | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Score-Expected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Temp raw +/- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final raw +/- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New raw rating | 1265.6 | 1263.8 | 1266 | 1265.6 |
| New weighted rating | 1265.6 | 1265.3 | 1266 | 1265.6 |
| New weighted performance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Temp new rating | 1265.6 | 1265.3 | 1266 | 1265.6 |
| Temp new rating +/- | 0 | -0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Final new rating +/- | 0 | -0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| New rating | 1265.6 | 1265.3 | 1266 | 1265.6 |
| New K-factor | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
| New floor | 765.6 | 765.6 | 766 | 765.6 |
| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| History | 101 | 64 | 37 | 0 |
| Games since | |||||||||||||||||
| Main9 | Standard9 | Rapid0 | Blitz0 | ||||||||||||||
| Gender | Male | ||||||||||||||||
| Age group | Adult | ||||||||||||||||
| Region | Cape Winelands (WCW) | ||||||||||||||||
| Province | Western Cape (WC) | ||||||||||||||||
| Main | RSA | Province | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Overall | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Male | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Adult | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Adult Male | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Standard | RSA | Province | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Overall | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Male | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Adult | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Adult Male | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Rapid | RSA | Province | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Overall | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Male | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Adult | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Adult Male | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Blitz | RSA | Province | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Overall | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Male | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Adult | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Adult Male | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Games | Score | % | Dp | AvgOpp | Performance | |
| Main | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Standard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rapid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blitz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Games | Score | % | Dp | AvgOpp | Performance | |
| Main | 9 | 4.5 | 50 | 0 | 1277.1 | 1277.1 |
| Standard | 9 | 4.5 | 50 | 0 | 1277.1 | 1277.1 |
| Rapid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blitz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| History | ||||||
| Games | Score | % | Dp | AvgOpp | Performance | |
| Main | 9 | 4.5 | 50 | 0 | 1277.1 | 1277.1 |
| Standard | 9 | 4.5 | 50 | 0 | 1277.1 | 1277.1 |
| Rapid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blitz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
| 2025-11-01 | 1265.6 | 1263.8 | 1266 | 1265.6 |
| 2025-09-30 | 1265.6 | 1265.6 | 1266 | 1265.6 |
| 2025-09-01 | 1265.6 | 1265.6 | 1266 | 1265.6 |
| 2025-08-01 | 1265.6 | 1265.6 | 1266 | 1265.6 |
| 2025-07-01 | 1265.6 | 1265.6 | 1266 | 1265.6 |
| 2025-06-01 | 1265.6 | 1265.6 | 1266 | 1265.6 |
| 2025-05-01 | 1265.6 | 1265.6 | 1266 | 1265.6 |
| 2025-04-01 | 1265.6 | 1265.6 | 1266 | 1265.6 |
| 2025-03-01 | 1265.6 | 1265.6 | 1266 | 1265.6 |
| 2025-02-01 | 1265.6 | 1265.6 | 1266 | 1265.6 |
| 2025-01-01 | 1265.6 | 1265.6 | 1266 | 1265.6 |
| 2024-12-01 | 1265.6 | 1265.6 | 1266 | 1265.6 |
| 2024-11-01 | 1265.6 | 1265.6 | 1266 | 1265.6 |
| 2024-10-01 | 1265.6 | 1265.6 | 1266 | 1265.6 |
| 2024-09-01 | 1265.6 | 1265.6 | 1266 | 1265.6 |
| 2024-08-01 | 1265.6 | 1265.6 | 1266 | 1265.6 |
| 2024-07-01 | 1265.6 | 1265.6 | 1266 | 1265.6 |
| 2024-09-01 | 1265.6 | 1265.6 | 1266 | 1265.6 |
| 2024-05-01 | 1265.6 | 1265.6 | 1266 | 1265.6 |
| 2024-04-01 | 1265.6 | 1265.6 | 1266 | 1265.6 |
| 2024-03-01 | 1265.6 | 1265.6 | 1266 | 1265.6 |
| 2024-02-01 | 1265.6 | 1265.6 | 1266 | 1265.6 |
| 2024-01-01 | 1265.6 | 1265.6 | 1266 | 1265.6 |
| 2023-12-01 | 1265.6 | 1265.6 | 1265.6 | 1265.6 |
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Tournaments
| # | Tournament | Start | End | Type | Host | Rounds | Games | Score | Cfr | Analysis |
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| # | Tournament | Start | End | Type | Host | Rounds | Games | Score | Cfr | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (D) | 2025-07-26 | 2025-09-27 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 11 | 9 | 4.5 | Yes | Analysis |
Last 500 tournaments since 01 January 2018
| # | Tournament | Start | End | Type | Host | Rounds | Games | Score | Cfr | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (D) | 2025-07-26 | 2025-09-27 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 11 | 9 | 4.5 | Yes | Analysis |
Top 3 Streaks
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | TournamentCape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 | TournamentCape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-09-13 | rnd8 | typeStandard | result0.5 | date2025-09-20 | rnd9 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentSomai, J (Jhash) | OpponentSibidla, O (Onesisa) | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | TournamentCape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 | TournamentCape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-07-26 | rnd1 | typeStandard | result1 | date2025-07-26 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentVisage, H (Hendrik) | OpponentNtlekiso, K (Kwanele) | ||||||||
| 3 | 1 | TournamentCape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 | TournamentCape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-08-23 | rnd6 | typeStandard | result1 | date2025-08-23 | rnd6 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentGalant, MF (Matthew) | OpponentGalant, MF (Matthew) | ||||||||
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Top 10 opponents most often played
| # | Opponent | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gms | Score | Dp | Gms | Score | Dp | Gms | Score | Dp | Gms | Score | Dp | ||
| Aor | Prat | Aor | Prat | Aor | Prat | Aor | Prat | ||||||
| 1 | Koen ,E (Etienne) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1311.6 | 886.6 | 1284.7 | 886.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | Desemela ,T (Thabo) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1214.3 | 789.3 | 1213.2 | 789.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | Fillies ,K (Keshe) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1315.2 | 890.2 | 1303.5 | 890.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | Galant ,MF (Matthew) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1196.9 | 1621.9 | 1199.2 | 1621.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | Sibidla ,O (Onesisa) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1234.7 | 1659.7 | 1243.2 | 1659.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | Ntlekiso ,K (Kwanele) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1199.7 | 1624.7 | 1199.7 | 1624.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | Somai ,J (Jhash) | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1436.7 | 1436.7 | 1440.6 | 1436.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | Visage ,H (Hendrik) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1384.4 | 1809.4 | 1376 | 1809.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | Nonkonyana ,M (Mveleli) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1200 | 775 | 1200 | 775 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Norms
| # | Norm | Tournament | Start | End | Rounds | Games | Score | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|

