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Taljaard, M (Morne)
Chess SA id
1100193682FIDE id
?Date of birth
2010-05-03 (U16)Gender
MaleRegion
Cape Town (WCT)Citizen
RSATitles
Chess SA registered
NoLast active game
2025-10-18Personal details last changed
1900-01-01Junior GPX Games
22Junior GPX Points
1453.7| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 1337.1 | 1336.3 | 1227.2 | 1200 |
| Raw rating | 1334.9 | 1336.3 | 1227.2 | 1200 |
| Weighted rating | 1275.4 | 1271.7 | 1223.9 | 1200 |
| Weighted performance | 1337.1 | 1330.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Floor | 840.2 | 844.9 | 727.2 | 700 |
| K-factor | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
| Min/Max rating change allowed | 136.8 | 136.6 | 159.5 | 165.8 |
| Highest rating | 1340.22025-09-01 | 1344.92025-09-01 | 1416.72024-07-01 | 12002024-02-01 |
| Highest raw rating | 1340.22025-09-01 | 1344.92025-09-01 | 1227.22024-08-01 | 12002024-02-01 |
| Highest weighted rating | 1275.42025-11-01 | 1271.72025-11-01 | 1227.22024-10-01 | 12002024-02-01 |
| Highest weighted performance | 1337.12025-11-01 | 1330.62025-11-01 | 1416.72024-07-01 | 12002024-02-01 |
| Prediction | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
| Rating change | -2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New rating | 1334.9 | 1336.3 | 1227.2 | 1200 |
| Analysis | ||||
| Rating | 1337.1 | 1336.3 | 1227.2 | 1200 |
| Raw rating | 1334.9 | 1336.3 | 1227.2 | 1200 |
| Weighted rating | 1275.4 | 1271.7 | 1223.9 | |
| Weighted performance | 1337.1 | 1330.6 | 0 | |
| K-factor | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
| Floor | 840.2 | 844.9 | 727.2 | 700 |
| Max/Min rating change allowed | 136.8 | 136.6 | 159.5 | 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 | 1334.9 | 1336.3 | 1227.2 | 1200 |
| New weighted rating | 1282.4 | 1279.2 | 1224.7 | 1200 |
| New weighted performance | 1328.8 | 1322.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Temp new rating | 1334.9 | 1336.3 | 1227.2 | 1200 |
| Temp new rating +/- | -2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final new rating +/- | -2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New rating | 1334.9 | 1336.3 | 1227.2 | 1200 |
| New K-factor | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
| New floor | 840.2 | 844.9 | 727.2 | 700 |
| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| History | 30 | 27 | 3 | 0 |
| Games since | |||||||||||||||||
| Main30 | Standard27 | Rapid3 | Blitz0 | ||||||||||||||
| Gender | Male | ||||||||||||||||
| Age group | U16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Region | Cape Town (WCT) | ||||||||||||||||
| Province | Western Cape (WC) | ||||||||||||||||
| Main | RSA | Province | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Overall | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Male | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| U16 | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| U16 Male | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Standard | RSA | Province | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Overall | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Male | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| U16 | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| U16 Male | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Rapid | RSA | Province | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Overall | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Male | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| U16 | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| U16 Male | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Blitz | RSA | Province | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Overall | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Male | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| U16 | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| U16 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 | 22 | 13.5 | 61.36 | 96.6 | 1357.7 | 1454.2 |
| Standard | 22 | 13.5 | 61.36 | 96.6 | 1357.7 | 1454.2 |
| Rapid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blitz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| History | ||||||
| Games | Score | % | Dp | AvgOpp | Performance | |
| Main | 30 | 18 | 60 | 85 | 1319.1 | 1404.1 |
| Standard | 27 | 16 | 59.26 | 78.7 | 1324.2 | 1402.9 |
| Rapid | 3 | 2 | 66.67 | 141.7 | 1272.8 | 1414.5 |
| Blitz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
| 2025-11-01 | 1334.9 | 1336.3 | 1227.2 | 1200 |
| 2025-09-30 | 1340.2 | 1344.9 | 1227.2 | 1200 |
| 2025-09-01 | 1340.2 | 1344.9 | 1227.2 | 1200 |
| 2025-08-01 | 1314.2 | 1315.7 | 1227.2 | 1200 |
| 2025-07-01 | 1314.2 | 1315.7 | 1227.2 | 1200 |
| 2025-06-01 | 1314.2 | 1315.7 | 1227.2 | 1200 |
| 2025-05-01 | 1314.2 | 1315.7 | 1227.2 | 1200 |
| 2025-04-01 | 1314.2 | 1315.7 | 1227.2 | 1200 |
| 2025-03-01 | 1288.5 | 1289.9 | 1227.2 | 1200 |
| 2025-02-01 | 1211.8 | 1195.3 | 1227.2 | 1200 |
| 2025-01-01 | 1211.8 | 1193.6 | 1227.2 | 1200 |
| 2024-12-01 | 1211.8 | 1193.6 | 1227.2 | 1200 |
| 2024-11-01 | 1211.8 | 1193.6 | 1227.2 | 1200 |
| 2024-10-01 | 1211.8 | 1193.6 | 1227.2 | 1200 |
| 2024-09-01 | 1211.8 | 1193.6 | 1227.2 | 1200 |
| 2024-08-01 | 1211.8 | 1193.6 | 1227.2 | 1200 |
| 2024-07-01 | 1194 | 1193.6 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2024-09-01 | 1194 | 1193.6 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2024-05-01 | 1194 | 1193.6 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2024-04-01 | 1194 | 1193.6 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2024-03-01 | 1194 | 1193.6 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2024-02-01 | 1200 | 1200 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2024-01-01 | 1200 | 1200 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2023-12-01 | 1200 | 1200 | 1200 | 1200 |
Comming soon.
Tournaments
| # | Tournament | Start | End | Type | Host | Rounds | Games | Score | Cfr | Analysis |
|---|
| # | Tournament | Start | End | Type | Host | Rounds | Games | Score | Cfr | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paarl Boys' High School Chess Festival 2025 (B) | 2025-10-17 | 2025-10-18 | Standard | Cape Winelands (WCW) | 6 | 6 | 3 | Yes | Analysis |
| 2 | Cape Town Metro North Top Schools 2025 (U15) | 2025-08-01 | 2025-08-02 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 5 | 5 | 3.5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 3 | CT Metro Schools Individual Closed 2025 (U15 Open) | 2025-03-01 | 2025-03-02 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 6 | 2.5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 4 | CT Metro North Schools Chess Individual Trials 2025 (U15 Open) | 2025-02-08 | 2025-02-09 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 5 | 4.5 | Yes | Analysis |
Last 500 tournaments since 01 January 2018
| # | Tournament | Start | End | Type | Host | Rounds | Games | Score | Cfr | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paarl Boys' High School Chess Festival 2025 (B) | 2025-10-17 | 2025-10-18 | Standard | Cape Winelands (WCW) | 6 | 6 | 3 | Yes | Analysis |
| 2 | Cape Town Metro North Top Schools 2025 (U15) | 2025-08-01 | 2025-08-02 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 5 | 5 | 3.5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 3 | CT Metro Schools Individual Closed 2025 (U15 Open) | 2025-03-01 | 2025-03-02 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 6 | 2.5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 4 | CT Metro North Schools Chess Individual Trials 2025 (U15 Open) | 2025-02-08 | 2025-02-09 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 5 | 4.5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 5 | CT District North Top Schools 2024 (U15 Mixed) | 2024-07-27 | 2024-07-27 | Rapid | Cape Town (WCT) | 5 | 3 | 2 | Yes | Analysis |
| 6 | North District School Trials 2024 (U15 Boys) | 2024-02-03 | 2024-02-03 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 5 | 5 | 2.5 | Yes | Analysis |
Top 3 Streaks
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | TournamentCT District North Top Schools 2024 | TournamentCT Metro Schools Individual Closed 2025 | ||||||
| date2024-07-27 | rnd5 | typeRapid | result1 | date2025-03-01 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result0.5 | ||
| OpponentPichardi, L (Leonardo) | OpponentNgidi, N (Ndumiso) | ||||||||
| 2 | 4 | TournamentPaarl Boys' High School Chess Festival 2025 | TournamentPaarl Boys' High School Chess Festival 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-10-17 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result0.5 | date2025-10-18 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentKoegelenberg, U (Ulrich) | OpponentVan Niekerk, J (Jacobus) | ||||||||
| 3 | 4 | TournamentNorth District School Trials 2024 | TournamentCT District North Top Schools 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-02-03 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result1 | date2024-07-27 | rnd2 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentChristians, L (Luciano) | OpponentVan Der Walt, A (Aldo) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | TournamentNorth District School Trials 2024 | TournamentCT Metro Schools Individual Closed 2025 | ||||||
| date2024-02-03 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result1 | date2025-03-01 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result0.5 | ||
| OpponentChristians, L (Luciano) | OpponentNgidi, N (Ndumiso) | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | TournamentCape Town Metro North Top Schools 2025 | TournamentCape Town Metro North Top Schools 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-08-02 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result0.5 | date2025-08-02 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentHuggett, E (Edjuan) | OpponentVan Wyk, S (Skyellar) | ||||||||
| 3 | 2 | TournamentCape Town Metro North Top Schools 2025 | TournamentCape Town Metro North Top Schools 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-08-01 | rnd1 | typeStandard | result1 | date2025-08-02 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentJoubert, J (Jason) | OpponentWilliams, Z (Zhaundre) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | TournamentCT District North Top Schools 2024 | TournamentCT District North Top Schools 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-07-27 | rnd5 | typeRapid | result1 | date2024-07-27 | rnd5 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentPichardi, L (Leonardo) | OpponentPichardi, L (Leonardo) | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | TournamentCT District North Top Schools 2024 | TournamentCT District North Top Schools 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-07-27 | rnd2 | typeRapid | result1 | date2024-07-27 | rnd2 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentVan Der Walt, A (Aldo) | OpponentVan Der Walt, A (Aldo) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | TournamentCT District North Top Schools 2024 | TournamentCT Metro North Schools Chess Individual Trials 2025 | ||||||
| date2024-07-27 | rnd5 | typeRapid | result1 | date2025-02-09 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentPichardi, L (Leonardo) | OpponentKuhn, J (Jean) | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | TournamentCape Town Metro North Top Schools 2025 | TournamentCape Town Metro North Top Schools 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-08-01 | rnd1 | typeStandard | result1 | date2025-08-02 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentJoubert, J (Jason) | OpponentWilliams, Z (Zhaundre) | ||||||||
| 3 | 2 | TournamentCT Metro Schools Individual Closed 2025 | TournamentCT Metro Schools Individual Closed 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-03-01 | rnd1 | typeStandard | result1 | date2025-03-01 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentSpence, B (Brian) | OpponentIsaacs, T (Tyrique) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | TournamentCT Metro North Schools Chess Individual Trials 2025 | TournamentCT Metro North Schools Chess Individual Trials 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-02-08 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result1 | date2025-02-09 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentDe Kock, W (Wium) | OpponentKuhn, J (Jean) | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | TournamentCape Town Metro North Top Schools 2025 | TournamentCape Town Metro North Top Schools 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-08-01 | rnd1 | typeStandard | result1 | date2025-08-02 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentJoubert, J (Jason) | OpponentWilliams, Z (Zhaundre) | ||||||||
| 3 | 2 | TournamentCT Metro Schools Individual Closed 2025 | TournamentCT Metro Schools Individual Closed 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-03-01 | rnd1 | typeStandard | result1 | date2025-03-01 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentSpence, B (Brian) | OpponentIsaacs, T (Tyrique) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | TournamentCT District North Top Schools 2024 | TournamentCT District North Top Schools 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-07-27 | rnd5 | typeRapid | result1 | date2024-07-27 | rnd5 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentPichardi, L (Leonardo) | OpponentPichardi, L (Leonardo) | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | TournamentCT District North Top Schools 2024 | TournamentCT District North Top Schools 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-07-27 | rnd2 | typeRapid | result1 | date2024-07-27 | rnd2 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentVan Der Walt, A (Aldo) | OpponentVan Der Walt, A (Aldo) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | Marais ,E (Enzo) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1286.7 | 1711.7 | 1276.5 | 1711.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | Uchendu ,D (Daniel) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1127 | 1552 | 1136.4 | 1552 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | Snyman ,MM (Mila Marie) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1658.2 | 1233.2 | 1663.7 | 1233.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | Njenjesi ,C (Chulumanco) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1484 | 1059 | 1468.7 | 1059 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | Shapiro ,M (Matthew) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1712.3 | 1287.3 | 1701.1 | 1287.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | Huggett ,E (Edjuan) | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1331 | 1331 | 1309.2 | 1331 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | De Haan ,A (Adriaan) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1379.5 | 954.5 | 1379.6 | 954.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | Matima ,A (Aiden) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1553.9 | 1128.9 | 1532.5 | 1128.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | Isaacs ,T (Tyrique) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1439.8 | 1864.8 | 1419.2 | 1864.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 10 | Koegelenberg ,U (Ulrich) | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1288 | 1288 | 1293.6 | 1288 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Norms
| # | Norm | Tournament | Start | End | Rounds | Games | Score | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|

