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Van Der Merwe, B (Blaine)
Chess SA id
1110148365FIDE id
?Date of birth
2011-03-16 (U16)Gender
MaleRegion
Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM)Citizen
RSATitles
Chess SA registered
NoLast active game
2025-10-18Personal details last changed
1900-01-01Junior GPX Games
Junior GPX Points
| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 1172.3 | 1200 | 1153.2 | 1200 |
| Raw rating | 1140.7 | 1200 | 1093.6 | 1200 |
| Weighted rating | 1172.3 | 1200 | 1153.2 | 1200 |
| Weighted performance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Floor | 700 | 700 | 700 | 700 |
| K-factor | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
| Min/Max rating change allowed | 180.4 | 165.8 | 193 | 165.8 |
| Highest rating | 12002018-01-01 | 12002018-10-01 | 12002018-01-01 | 12002018-10-01 |
| Highest raw rating | 12002018-01-01 | 12002024-02-01 | 12002018-01-01 | 12002024-02-01 |
| Highest weighted rating | 12002018-01-01 | 12002018-10-01 | 12002018-01-01 | 12002018-10-01 |
| Highest weighted performance | 12002018-01-01 | 12002024-02-01 | 12002018-01-01 | 12002024-02-01 |
| Prediction | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
| Rating change | -2.6 | 0 | -5 | 0 |
| New rating | 1169.6 | 1200 | 1148.2 | 1200 |
| Analysis | ||||
| Rating | 1172.3 | 1200 | 1153.2 | 1200 |
| Raw rating | 1140.7 | 1200 | 1093.6 | 1200 |
| Weighted rating | 1172.3 | 1200 | 1153.2 | |
| Weighted performance | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K-factor | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
| Floor | 700 | 700 | 700 | 700 |
| Max/Min rating change allowed | 180.4 | 165.8 | 193 | 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 | 1140.7 | 1200 | 1093.6 | 1200 |
| New weighted rating | 1169.6 | 1200 | 1148.2 | 1200 |
| New weighted performance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Temp new rating | 1169.6 | 1200 | 1148.2 | 1200 |
| Temp new rating +/- | -2.6 | 0 | -5 | 0 |
| Final new rating +/- | -2.6 | 0 | -5 | 0 |
| New rating | 1169.6 | 1200 | 1148.2 | 1200 |
| New K-factor | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
| New floor | 700 | 700 | 700 | 700 |
| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| History | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Games since | |||||||||||||||||
| Main4 | Standard0 | Rapid4 | Blitz0 | ||||||||||||||
| Gender | Male | ||||||||||||||||
| Age group | U16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Region | Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) | ||||||||||||||||
| Province | Eastern Cape (EC) | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -425 | 1261.7 | 836.7 |
| Standard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rapid | 4 | 0 | 0 | -425 | 1261.7 | 836.7 |
| Blitz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| History | ||||||
| Games | Score | % | Dp | AvgOpp | Performance | |
| Main | 9 | 1.5 | 16.67 | -283.3 | 1227.4 | 944.1 |
| Standard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rapid | 9 | 1.5 | 16.67 | -283.3 | 1227.4 | 944.1 |
| Blitz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
| 2025-11-01 | 1140.7 | 1200 | 1093.6 | 1200 |
| 2025-09-30 | 1175 | 1200 | 1158.4 | 1200 |
| 2025-09-01 | 1175 | 1200 | 1158.4 | 1200 |
| 2025-08-01 | 1175 | 1200 | 1158.4 | 1200 |
| 2025-07-01 | 1175 | 1200 | 1158.4 | 1200 |
| 2025-06-01 | 1175 | 1200 | 1158.4 | 1200 |
| 2025-05-01 | 1175 | 1200 | 1158.4 | 1200 |
| 2025-04-01 | 1175 | 1200 | 1158.4 | 1200 |
| 2025-03-01 | 1175 | 1200 | 1158.4 | 1200 |
| 2025-02-01 | 1175 | 1200 | 1158.4 | 1200 |
| 2025-01-01 | 1175 | 1200 | 1158.4 | 1200 |
| 2024-12-01 | 1175 | 1200 | 1158.4 | 1200 |
| 2024-11-01 | 1175 | 1200 | 1158.4 | 1200 |
| 2024-10-01 | 1175 | 1200 | 1158.4 | 1200 |
| 2024-09-01 | 1175 | 1200 | 1158.4 | 1200 |
| 2024-08-01 | 1175 | 1200 | 1158.4 | 1200 |
| 2024-07-01 | 1175 | 1200 | 1158.4 | 1200 |
| 2024-09-01 | 1175 | 1200 | 1158.4 | 1200 |
| 2024-05-01 | 1175 | 1200 | 1158.4 | 1200 |
| 2024-04-01 | 1175 | 1200 | 1158.4 | 1200 |
| 2024-03-01 | 1175 | 1200 | 1158.4 | 1200 |
| 2024-02-01 | 1175 | 1200 | 1158.4 | 1200 |
| 2024-01-01 | 1175 | 1200 | 1158.4 | 1200 |
| 2023-12-01 | 1175 | 1200 | 1158.4 | 1200 |
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Tournaments
| # | Tournament | Start | End | Type | Host | Rounds | Games | Score | Cfr | Analysis |
|---|
| # | Tournament | Start | End | Type | Host | Rounds | Games | Score | Cfr | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretoria Boys High Annual Closed Chess Championship 2025 | 2025-10-18 | 2025-10-18 | Rapid | Tshwane (GTP) | 5 | 4 | 0 | Yes | Analysis |
Last 500 tournaments since 01 January 2018
| # | Tournament | Start | End | Type | Host | Rounds | Games | Score | Cfr | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretoria Boys High Annual Closed Chess Championship 2025 | 2025-10-18 | 2025-10-18 | Rapid | Tshwane (GTP) | 5 | 4 | 0 | Yes | Analysis |
| 2 | 2018 Boardwalk Pearson Open (Devlopment) | 2018-03-17 | 2018-03-17 | Rapid | Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) | 6 | 5 | 1.5 | Yes | Analysis |
Top 3 Streaks
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tournament2018 Boardwalk Pearson Open | Tournament2018 Boardwalk Pearson Open | ||||||
| date2018-03-17 | rnd6 | typeRapid | result0.5 | date2018-03-17 | rnd6 | typeRapid | result0.5 | ||
| OpponentGie, L (Luca) | OpponentGie, L (Luca) | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | Tournament2018 Boardwalk Pearson Open | Tournament2018 Boardwalk Pearson Open | ||||||
| date2018-03-17 | rnd1 | typeRapid | result1 | date2018-03-17 | rnd1 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentNxele, G (Godwin) | OpponentNxele, G (Godwin) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tournament2018 Boardwalk Pearson Open | Tournament2018 Boardwalk Pearson Open | ||||||
| date2018-03-17 | rnd6 | typeRapid | result0.5 | date2018-03-17 | rnd6 | typeRapid | result0.5 | ||
| OpponentGie, L (Luca) | OpponentGie, L (Luca) | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | Tournament2018 Boardwalk Pearson Open | Tournament2018 Boardwalk Pearson Open | ||||||
| date2018-03-17 | rnd1 | typeRapid | result1 | date2018-03-17 | rnd1 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentNxele, G (Godwin) | OpponentNxele, G (Godwin) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tournament2018 Boardwalk Pearson Open | Tournament2018 Boardwalk Pearson Open | ||||||
| date2018-03-17 | rnd1 | typeRapid | result1 | date2018-03-17 | rnd1 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentNxele, G (Godwin) | OpponentNxele, G (Godwin) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tournament2018 Boardwalk Pearson Open | Tournament2018 Boardwalk Pearson Open | ||||||
| date2018-03-17 | rnd1 | typeRapid | result1 | date2018-03-17 | rnd1 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentNxele, G (Godwin) | OpponentNxele, G (Godwin) | ||||||||
| # | 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 | Pretorius ,G (George) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1200 | 775 | 0 | 0 | 1200 | 775 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | Nxele ,G (Godwin) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1200 | 1625 | 0 | 0 | 1200 | 1625 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | Metsing ,M (Masike) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1200 | 775 | 0 | 0 | 1200 | 775 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | Hughes ,C (Caleb Oliver) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1200 | 775 | 0 | 0 | 1200 | 775 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | Garde ,R (Ryden) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1200 | 775 | 0 | 0 | 1200 | 775 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | Campher ,C (Caden) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1200 | 775 | 0 | 0 | 1200 | 775 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | Jacobs ,D (Dewan) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1200 | 775 | 0 | 0 | 1200 | 775 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | Gie ,L (Luca) | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1200 | 1200 | 0 | 0 | 1200 | 1200 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | Marais ,N (Nathan) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1447 | 1022 | 0 | 0 | 1200 | 1022 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Norms
| # | Norm | Tournament | Start | End | Rounds | Games | Score | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|

