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Altus Philip Van Der Merwe

109082676
Tshwane (GTP)
Personal
Main rating
Rating 1447.9
K-factor 32
Floor 947.9
Highest 1447.9 (2026-02-28)
Min/Max +/- allowed 116
Rating Change
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Games 0
Score 0
We 0
SWe 0
Temp +/- 0
Penalties 0
Weight perform 1411.7
Final +/- 0
New Rating
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Rating 1447.9
K-factor 32
Floor 947.9
Highest 1447.9 (2026-02-28)
Min/Max +/- allowed 116.5
Standard rating
Rating 1448.3
K-factor 32
Floor 948.3
Highest 1448.3 (2026-02-28)
Min/Max +/- allowed 116.4
Rating Change
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Games 0
Score 0
We 0
SWe 0
Temp +/- 0
Penalties 0
Weight perform 1411.7
Final +/- 0
New Rating
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Rating 1448.3
K-factor 32
Floor 948.3
Highest 1448.3 (2026-02-28)
Min/Max +/- allowed 116.4
Rapid rating
Rating 739.2
K-factor 40
Floor 500
Highest 1407.8 (2024-10-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 123.3
Rating Change
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Games 0
Score 0
We 0
SWe 0
Temp +/- 0
Penalties 0
Weight perform 0
Final +/- 0
New Rating
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Rating 739.2
K-factor 40
Floor 500
Highest 1407.8 (2024-10-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 123.3
Blitz rating
Rating 600
K-factor 40
Floor 500
Highest 1200 (2024-02-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 165.8
Rating Change
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Games 0
Score 0
We 0
SWe 0
Temp +/- 0
Penalties 0
Weight perform 0
Final +/- 0
New Rating
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Rating 600
K-factor 40
Floor 500
Highest 1200 (2024-02-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 165.8
Rating Graph
Tournaments
# Tournament Type Start End Host Rounds Rating Games Score Perform Rat+/- Details
1 2026 AHS Chess Tournament (C) Standard 2026-02-28 2026-02-28 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1447.9 5 3.5 1568.4 17.8 Details
# Tournament Type Start End Host Rounds Rating Games Score Perform Rat+/- Details
1 Grey College Team Championship 2026 (A) Standard 2026-02-20 2026-02-21 Mangaung (FMB) 5 1421.4 5 3 1654.7 0 Details
2 Gauteng Inter-Region at Emerald Resort 2025 (U16+18 Candidates) Standard 2025-12-06 2025-12-07 Sedibeng (GSV) 5 1426.5 5 2 1341.8 0 Details
3 2025 Tshwane South School District CLOSED League Championship (U17A) Standard 2025-08-16 2025-08-16 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1405.7 5 1 1267.4 0 Details
4 2025 Etienne Lewis Closed Chess Tournament (U18) Standard 2025-08-08 2025-08-10 Tshwane (GTP) 7 1405.7 6 3 1614.3 0 Details
5 2025 Wynie Robbertse Chess Tournament (C) Standard 2025-07-19 2025-07-19 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1438.6 4 1 1129.4 0 Details
6 2025 Tshwane South School District Individual Finals (D4) (U18 Boys) Standard 2025-05-10 2025-05-10 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1422.1 5 3.5 1472.4 0 Details
7 2025 Silver Lakes Chess Club Open Chess Tournament (C) Standard 2025-05-03 2025-05-03 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1422.1 5 3.5 1488.9 0 Details
8 AHS Open Chess Tournament 2025 (C) Standard 2025-03-01 2025-03-01 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1442.5 4 1.5 1279.2 0 Details
9 Grey College Team Championship 2025 (A) Standard 2025-02-21 2025-02-22 Mangaung (FMB) 5 1417.7 5 4 1580.5 0 Details
10 2025 Tshwane Chess OPEN Registration Tournament (B3) Standard 2025-01-25 2025-01-25 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1401.6 5 3.5 1511.1 0 Details
11 Gauteng Inter-Region at UJ 2024 (U16 Open) Standard 2024-12-07 2024-12-08 Johannesburg Metro (GJM) 5 1447.6 5 1 1195.2 0 Details
12 Gauteng Top Schools 2024 (U17 Open) Rapid 2024-10-05 2024-10-05 Ekurhuleni (GE) 5 1436.8 5 3.5 1515.7 0 Details
13 2024 Etienne Lewis (U16) Standard 2024-08-30 2024-09-01 Tshwane (GTP) 7 1410.9 7 4.5 1510 0 Details
14 D4 Tshwane South District Schools Teams Chess Tournament 2024 (U17A) Standard 2024-08-03 2024-08-03 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1394.7 5 4 1489.1 0 Details
15 2024 Tshwane South School District CLOSED Individual Championships (U15 Mixed) Standard 2024-05-11 2024-05-11 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1430 5 2 1211.2 0 Details
16 2024 Silver Lakes Open Chess Tournament (D2) Standard 2024-04-20 2024-04-20 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1304.7 5 5 1691.7 0 Details
17 2024 Lubowski Open Chess Tournament (D1) Standard 2024-03-23 2024-03-24 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1266.1 5 3 1451.9 0 Details
18 2024 Tshwane Chess AHS Open Chess Tournament (C2) Standard 2024-02-24 2024-02-24 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1274.2 5 2 1222.4 0 Details
19 2024 Gauteng Inter-Region Chess Championship (U16C) Standard 2024-01-13 2024-01-14 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1275.6 5 2.5 1273.6 0 Details
20 2023 Etienne Lewis Closed Tournament (U16) Standard 2023-08-25 2023-08-27 Tshwane (GTP) 7 1237.7 7 3 1371.4 0 Details
21 2023 Tshwane South School District CLOSED League Championship (U15) Standard 2023-07-29 2023-07-29 Tshwane (GTP) 3 1240.7 3 1.5 1199.8 0 Details
22 Wynie Robbertse Open Tournament 2023 (B) Standard 2023-06-03 2023-06-03 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1266.8 4 1 1233.2 0 Details
23 2023 Elize Steenkamp Open Tournament (B) Standard 2023-06-16 2023-06-16 Tshwane (GTP) 6 1266.8 5 1 1157.1 0 Details
24 Tuks Junior Developmental Chess Tournament 2023 (Blue) Standard 2023-03-18 2023-03-18 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1292.5 5 3 1278.8 0 Details
25 2023 Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool Open Chess Tournament (B) Standard 2023-03-04 2023-03-04 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1292.5 5 1.5 1160 0 Details
26 2023 Tshwane Chess Open Registration Tournament (B2) Standard 2023-01-28 2023-01-28 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1323.6 4 1 1102.4 0 Details
27 2022 South African Junior Team Chess Championships (U14 Open) Classical 2022-12-04 2022-12-08 4 Knights (4K) 7 1367.2 7 2 1215.3 0 Details
28 Lardies Tournament 2022 (U14) Standard 2022-10-29 2022-10-29 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1322.7 5 3.5 1487.9 0 Details
29 2022 Etienne Lewis (U14 Open) Standard 2022-09-02 2022-09-04 Tshwane (GTP) 7 1312.9 7 4 1341.9 0 Details
30 2022 Alekhine Open (D) Standard 2022-08-13 2022-08-14 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1245.9 5 4 1434.2 0 Details
31 2022 Jacaranda Round Robin (S) Standard 2022-07-30 2022-07-30 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1128.3 5 2 1135.8 0 Details
32 2022 Menlo Open Tournament (D) Standard 2022-07-23 2022-07-23 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1128.3 5 4 1482.3 0 Details
33 2022 Blou Bul Open (D) Standard 2022-06-25 2022-06-26 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1081.3 5 3.5 1301.2 0 Details
34 2022 Silver Lakes Chess Club Open Chess Tournament (D) Standard 2022-05-14 2022-05-14 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1053.1 5 3 1191.8 0 Details
35 2022 Gauteng Interregion (U16 Open) Standard 2022-02-26 2022-02-26 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1073 5 1 979.8 0 Details
36 2021 Etienne Lewis Closed Trials (U14 Open) Standard 2021-09-24 2021-09-26 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 7 1119.6 6 1 943.9 0 Details
37 2021 Gauteng North Open Tournament (D) Standard 2021-08-28 2021-08-29 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1085.8 5 3 1243.3 0 Details
38 2021 Alekhine Open (D) Standard 2021-08-14 2021-08-15 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1085.8 5 2 1084.6 0 Details
39 2021 Chris Greyling Open Tournament (D) Standard 2021-05-08 2021-05-08 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1093.8 5 2 1061.1 0 Details
40 2021 Blou Bul Tournament (D) Standard 2021-04-10 2021-04-10 Mangaung (FMB) 5 1076.5 5 3 1146.4 0 Details
41 2020 Registration Tournament (D) Standard 2020-01-25 2020-01-25 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1082.8 5 2 1057.2 0 Details
42 2019 Gauteng Primary Schools Individual Chess Championships (U11 Boys) Standard 2019-05-25 2019-05-25 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1125 5 1 901.5 0 Details
43 2019 D1 School Individual Finals (U11 Boys) Standard 2019-04-13 2019-04-13 Tshwane (GTP) 5 855.6 5 3.5 1367.6 0 Details
44 2019 Capablanca Chess Festival (C) Standard 2019-04-19 2019-04-21 Tshwane (GTP) 7 855.6 6 1 937.3 0 Details
45 2019 Blou Bul (D) Standard 2019-02-16 2019-02-16 Tshwane (GTP) 5 787.9 5 3 1144.1 0 Details
46 2018 D1 Gauteng North Individual Chess Championships (U9 Boys) Standard 2018-05-19 2018-05-19 Tshwane (GTP) 5 667.7 5 4 1380.2 0 Details
47 2018 Constantia Park Open (E) Standard 2018-02-10 2018-02-10 Tshwane (GTP) 5 500 5 3 1005 0 Details
48 2018 Blou Bul Open (E) Standard 2018-02-17 2018-02-17 Tshwane (GTP) 5 500 5 4 1165.3 0 Details
49 South African Junior Team Championships 2016 (U8 B) Classical 2016-12-16 2016-12-19 Tshwane (GTP) 7 346 7 4 338 0 Details
50 2016 Tshwane Chess Etienne Lewis Trials (U8 Boys) Classical 2016-09-01 2016-09-04 Tshwane (GTP) 7 0 6 2 138 0 Details
Game statistics ( )
Games 0
Wins 0
Draws 0
Losses 0
White 0
Black 0
White wins 0
Black wins 0
Score 0
Percent 0
Dp 0
AOR 0
Performance 0
Game statistics ()
Games 5
Wins 3
Draws 0
Losses 2
White 2
Black 3
White wins 1
Black wins 2
Score 3
Percent 60
Dp 85
AOR 1569.7
Performance 1654.7
Game statistics (History)
Games 245
Wins 115
Draws 20
Losses 110
White 124
Black 121
White wins 54
Black wins 61
Score 125
Percent 51
Dp 8.7
AOR 1274.1
Performance 1282.8
Rankings (Main)
National
Overall 2448
Gender 2114
Age group 328
Gender/Age 269
Provincial
Overall 841
Gender 718
Age group 121
Gender/Age 100
Regional
Overall 309
Gender 255
Age group 47
Gender/Age 37
Rankings (Standard)
National
Overall 2214
Gender 1909
Age group 305
Gender/Age 250
Provincial
Overall 793
Gender 674
Age group 113
Gender/Age 92
Regional
Overall 298
Gender 247
Age group 45
Gender/Age 35
Rankings (Rapid)
National
Overall -1
Gender -1
Age group -1
Gender/Age -1
Provincial
Overall -1
Gender -1
Age group -1
Gender/Age -1
Regional
Overall -1
Gender -1
Age group -1
Gender/Age -1
Rankings (Blitz)
National
Overall -1
Gender -1
Age group -1
Gender/Age -1
Provincial
Overall -1
Gender -1
Age group -1
Gender/Age -1
Regional
Overall -1
Gender -1
Age group -1
Gender/Age -1
Performance ( )
Games 0
Score 0
Percent 0
Aor 0
Dp 0
Prat 0
Performance ()
Games 5
Score 3
Percent 60
Aor 1569.7
Dp 85
Prat 1654.7
Performance (12 months)
Games 35
Score 17
Percent 48.6
Aor 1450.1
Dp -12.1
Prat 1438
Performance (History)
Games 245
Score 125
Percent 51
Aor 1274.1
Dp 8.7
Prat 1282.8
Top 5 opponents most often played
Type # Opponent Games White Black First tournament Last tournament Details
Overall 1 Yang, A (Alex) 4 4 0 2023 Etienne Lewis Closed Tournament (U16) 2025 Tshwane South School District CLOSED League Championship (U17A) Details
Overall 2 Rautenbach, H (Helen Christine) 3 2 1 2022 Etienne Lewis (U14 Open) 2025 Tshwane South School District CLOSED League Championship (U17A) Details
Overall 3 Mahlangu, NP (Nkosinathi Phillip) 3 0 3 2021 Blou Bul Tournament (D) 2024 Tshwane Chess AHS Open Chess Tournament (C2) Details
Overall 4 Webb, K (Kagan) 3 1 2 2022 Etienne Lewis (U14 Open) 2025 Tshwane South School District Individual Finals (D4) (U18 Boys) Details
Overall 5 Snyman, J (Jacques) 3 1 2 2022 Menlo Open Tournament (D) 2025 Tshwane Chess OPEN Registration Tournament (B3) Details
Standard 1 Yang, A (Alex) 4 4 0 2023 Etienne Lewis Closed Tournament (U16) 2025 Tshwane South School District CLOSED League Championship (U17A) Details
Standard 2 Rautenbach, H (Helen Christine) 3 2 1 2022 Etienne Lewis (U14 Open) 2025 Tshwane South School District CLOSED League Championship (U17A) Details
Standard 3 Bhudai, A (Arman) 3 1 2 2022 Etienne Lewis (U14 Open) 2024 Tshwane South School District CLOSED Individual Championships (U15 Mixed) Details
Standard 4 Webb, K (Kagan) 3 1 2 2022 Etienne Lewis (U14 Open) 2025 Tshwane South School District Individual Finals (D4) (U18 Boys) Details
Standard 5 Snyman, J (Jacques) 3 1 2 2022 Menlo Open Tournament (D) 2025 Tshwane Chess OPEN Registration Tournament (B3) Details