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Van Der Merwe, N (Nicolaas)
Chess SA id
1020130241FIDE id
?Date of birth
2002-03-12 (Adult)Gender
MaleRegion
Mangaung (FMB)Citizen
RSATitles
Chess SA registered
NoLast active game
2024-08-17Personal details last changed
1900-01-01Junior GPX Games
Junior GPX Points
| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 1164.2 | 1157.2 | 1200 | 1200 |
| Raw rating | 1164.2 | 1157.2 | 1200 | 1200 |
| Weighted rating | 1160 | 1151.7 | 1200 | 1200 |
| Weighted performance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Floor | 700 | 700 | 700 | 700 |
| K-factor | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
| Min/Max rating change allowed | 174.5 | 176.2 | 165.8 | 165.8 |
| Highest rating | 12002018-10-01 | 12002018-10-01 | 12002018-10-01 | 12002018-10-01 |
| Highest raw rating | 12002019-12-01 | 12002019-12-01 | 12002024-02-01 | 12002024-02-01 |
| Highest weighted rating | 12002018-10-01 | 12002018-10-01 | 12002018-10-01 | 12002018-10-01 |
| Highest weighted performance | 12002019-12-01 | 12002019-12-01 | 12002024-02-01 | 12002024-02-01 |
| Prediction | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
| Rating change | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New rating | 1164.2 | 1157.2 | 1200 | 1200 |
| Analysis | ||||
| Rating | 1164.2 | 1157.2 | 1200 | 1200 |
| Raw rating | 1164.2 | 1157.2 | 1200 | 1200 |
| Weighted rating | 1160 | 1151.7 | 1200 | |
| Weighted performance | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K-factor | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
| Floor | 700 | 700 | 700 | 700 |
| Max/Min rating change allowed | 174.5 | 176.2 | 165.8 | 165.8 |
| 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 | 1164.2 | 1157.2 | 1200 | 1200 |
| New weighted rating | 1160.9 | 1152.8 | 1200 | 1200 |
| New weighted performance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Temp new rating | 1164.2 | 1157.2 | 1200 | 1200 |
| Temp new rating +/- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final new rating +/- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New rating | 1164.2 | 1157.2 | 1200 | 1200 |
| New K-factor | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
| New floor | 700 | 700 | 700 | 700 |
| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| History | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Games since | |||||||||||||||||
| Main3 | Standard3 | Rapid0 | Blitz0 | ||||||||||||||
| Gender | Male | ||||||||||||||||
| Age group | Adult | ||||||||||||||||
| Region | Mangaung (FMB) | ||||||||||||||||
| Province | Free State (FS) | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 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 |
| History | ||||||
| Games | Score | % | Dp | AvgOpp | Performance | |
| Main | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | -106.2 | 1174.8 | 1068.6 |
| Standard | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | -106.2 | 1174.8 | 1068.6 |
| Rapid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blitz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
| 2025-11-01 | 1164.2 | 1157.2 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2025-09-30 | 1164.2 | 1157.2 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2025-09-01 | 1164.2 | 1157.2 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2025-08-01 | 1164.2 | 1157.2 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2025-07-01 | 1164.2 | 1157.2 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2025-06-01 | 1164.2 | 1157.2 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2025-05-01 | 1164.2 | 1157.2 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2025-04-01 | 1164.2 | 1157.2 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2025-03-01 | 1164.2 | 1157.2 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2025-02-01 | 1164.2 | 1157.2 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2025-01-01 | 1164.2 | 1157.2 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2024-12-01 | 1164.2 | 1157.2 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2024-11-01 | 1164.2 | 1157.2 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2024-10-01 | 1164.2 | 1157.2 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2024-09-01 | 1164.2 | 1157.2 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2024-08-01 | 1136.3 | 1120.8 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2024-07-01 | 1136.3 | 1120.8 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2024-09-01 | 1136.3 | 1120.8 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2024-05-01 | 1136.3 | 1120.8 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2024-04-01 | 1136.3 | 1120.8 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2024-03-01 | 1136.3 | 1120.8 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2024-02-01 | 1136.3 | 1120.8 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2024-01-01 | 1136.3 | 1120.8 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2023-12-01 | 1136.3 | 1120.8 | 1200 | 1200 |
Comming soon.
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 |
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Last 500 tournaments since 01 January 2018
| # | Tournament | Start | End | Type | Host | Rounds | Games | Score | Cfr | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mangaung Metro Chess 16-17 August 2024 (B) | 2024-08-16 | 2024-08-17 | Standard | Mangaung (FMB) | 5 | 3 | 2 | Yes | Analysis |
| 2 | Grey College Team Championship 2020 (B) | 2020-01-31 | 2020-02-01 | Standard | Mangaung (FMB) | 5 | 5 | 1 | Yes | Analysis |
Top 3 Streaks
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | TournamentMangaung Metro Chess 16-17 August 2024 | TournamentMangaung Metro Chess 16-17 August 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-08-17 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | date2024-08-17 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentStrydom, J (Joshua) | OpponentStrydom, J (Joshua) | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | TournamentMangaung Metro Chess 16-17 August 2024 | TournamentMangaung Metro Chess 16-17 August 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-08-17 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result1 | date2024-08-17 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentFourie, R (Rosa Hermiena) | OpponentFourie, R (Rosa Hermiena) | ||||||||
| 3 | 1 | TournamentGrey College Team Championship 2020 | TournamentGrey College Team Championship 2020 | ||||||
| date2020-02-01 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result1 | date2020-02-01 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentSlabber, P (Pieter) | OpponentSlabber, P (Pieter) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | TournamentMangaung Metro Chess 16-17 August 2024 | TournamentMangaung Metro Chess 16-17 August 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-08-17 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | date2024-08-17 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentStrydom, J (Joshua) | OpponentStrydom, J (Joshua) | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | TournamentMangaung Metro Chess 16-17 August 2024 | TournamentMangaung Metro Chess 16-17 August 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-08-17 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result1 | date2024-08-17 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentFourie, R (Rosa Hermiena) | OpponentFourie, R (Rosa Hermiena) | ||||||||
| 3 | 1 | TournamentGrey College Team Championship 2020 | TournamentGrey College Team Championship 2020 | ||||||
| date2020-02-01 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result1 | date2020-02-01 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentSlabber, P (Pieter) | OpponentSlabber, P (Pieter) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | TournamentMangaung Metro Chess 16-17 August 2024 | TournamentMangaung Metro Chess 16-17 August 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-08-17 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | date2024-08-17 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentStrydom, J (Joshua) | OpponentStrydom, J (Joshua) | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | TournamentMangaung Metro Chess 16-17 August 2024 | TournamentMangaung Metro Chess 16-17 August 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-08-17 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result1 | date2024-08-17 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentFourie, R (Rosa Hermiena) | OpponentFourie, R (Rosa Hermiena) | ||||||||
| 3 | 1 | TournamentGrey College Team Championship 2020 | TournamentGrey College Team Championship 2020 | ||||||
| date2020-02-01 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result1 | date2020-02-01 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentSlabber, P (Pieter) | OpponentSlabber, P (Pieter) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | TournamentMangaung Metro Chess 16-17 August 2024 | TournamentMangaung Metro Chess 16-17 August 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-08-17 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | date2024-08-17 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentStrydom, J (Joshua) | OpponentStrydom, J (Joshua) | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | TournamentMangaung Metro Chess 16-17 August 2024 | TournamentMangaung Metro Chess 16-17 August 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-08-17 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result1 | date2024-08-17 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentFourie, R (Rosa Hermiena) | OpponentFourie, R (Rosa Hermiena) | ||||||||
| 3 | 1 | TournamentGrey College Team Championship 2020 | TournamentGrey College Team Championship 2020 | ||||||
| date2020-02-01 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result1 | date2020-02-01 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentSlabber, P (Pieter) | OpponentSlabber, P (Pieter) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
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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 | Moalusi ,P (Palesa) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1315.1 | 890.1 | 1308 | 890.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | Jongbloed ,C (Chad) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1083.7 | 658.7 | 1087.4 | 658.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | Fourie ,RH (Rosa Hermiena) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1263.2 | 1688.2 | 1290.4 | 1688.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | Louw ,E (Eli) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1139.6 | 714.6 | 1128 | 714.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | Slabber ,P (Pieter) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1110 | 1535 | 1089.2 | 1535 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | Mazibuko ,T (Thembinkosi) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1200.1 | 775.1 | 1191.8 | 775.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | Namane ,O (Orapeleng) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1141.2 | 716.2 | 1127.4 | 716.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | Strydom ,J (Joshua) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1145.5 | 1570.5 | 1145 | 1570.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Norms
| # | Norm | Tournament | Start | End | Rounds | Games | Score | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|

