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Garen Twigg

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Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM)
Personal
Main rating
Rating 1656.7
K-factor 28
Floor 1183.8
Highest 1683.8 (2026-04-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 83
Rating Change
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Games 9
Score 4.5
We 6.36
SWe -1.1
Temp +/- -30.7
Penalties 0
Weight perform 1466.7
Final +/- -30.7
New Rating
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Rating 1626
K-factor 28
Floor 1183.8
Highest 1683.8 (2026-04-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 83.2
Standard rating
Rating 1648.2
K-factor 28
Floor 1181.8
Highest 1681.8 (2026-04-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 83.5
Rating Change
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Games 6
Score 3.5
We 4.49
SWe -0.99
Temp +/- -27.6
Penalties 0
Weight perform 1546.1
Final +/- -27.6
New Rating
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Rating 1620.6
K-factor 28
Floor 1181.8
Highest 1681.8 (2026-04-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 83.5
Rapid rating
Rating 1262
K-factor 36
Floor 762
Highest 1637.8 (2018-02-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 88.9
Rating Change
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Games 3
Score 1
We 0.97
SWe 0.03
Temp +/- 1.2
Penalties 0
Weight perform 911.8
Final +/- +1.2
New Rating
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Rating 1263.2
K-factor 36
Floor 762
Highest 1637.8 (2018-02-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 88.9
Blitz rating
Rating 1050.8
K-factor 40
Floor 550.8
Highest 1492.8 (2022-09-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 109.3
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 1050.8
K-factor 40
Floor 550.8
Highest 1492.8 (2022-09-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 109.3
Rating Graph
Tournaments
# Tournament Type Start End Host Rounds Rating Games Score Perform Rat+/- Details
1 Eastern Cape Closed Championship 2026 (U16 Open) Standard 2026-09-25 2026-09-26 Sarah Baartman (ESB) 6 1656.7 6 3.5 1520.5 -22.2 Details
2 Eastern Cape Chess Festival 2026 (Inter-Regionals U16) Rapid 2026-09-25 2026-09-25 Sarah Baartman (ESB) 4 1656.7 3 1 1384.9 -8.4 Details
# Tournament Type Start End Host Rounds Rating Games Score Perform Rat+/- Details
1 NMB Closed 2026 (U16) Standard 2026-08-15 2026-08-15 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 5 1656.7 5 3 1603.7 -7.3 Details
2 Spartans Bishops 2026 (U16 Bishops) Standard 2026-05-01 2026-05-03 Sarah Baartman (ESB) 5 1683.8 5 3.5 1534.5 -16.1 Details
3 2026 NMBCU Trials 4 (U16) Standard 2026-04-24 2026-04-25 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 6 1592.5 6 4.5 1709.6 17.4 Details
4 NMBCU Trials 3 2026 (U16) Standard 2026-04-18 2026-04-18 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 5 1592.5 5 4 1851.2 36.3 Details
5 2026 NMBCU Trials 2 (U16) Standard 2026-03-06 2026-03-07 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 6 1566.5 5 3 1628.7 7.6 Details
6 Pearson Chess Festival 2026 (B) Standard 2026-02-27 2026-02-28 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 5 1551.3 5 5 1754.4 20.6 Details
7 NMBCU Trial 1 2026 (U16) Standard 2026-02-20 2026-02-21 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 5 1551.3 4 3.5 1629.1 6.3 Details
8 Fide in the Bay 2026 (A) Standard 2026-01-24 2026-01-24 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 5 1553.4 3 1 1586.6 1.2 Details
9 EC Closed 2025 (U16 Open) Standard 2025-09-06 2025-09-07 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 6 1593.8 6 1.5 1222.3 -49.1 Details
10 FIDE in the Bay 2025 (A) Standard 2025-08-30 2025-08-30 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 5 1561.4 5 3 1801.2 23.1 Details
11 NMBCU Closed 2025 (U16) Standard 2025-06-13 2025-06-14 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 6 1587.8 6 3 1408.5 -19.9 Details
12 NMBCU Trial 4 2025 (U16) Standard 2025-05-09 2025-05-10 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 6 1615.1 0 0 0 0 Details
13 Karen Ashworth 2025 (A) Standard 2025-04-26 2025-04-26 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 5 1615.1 4 1 1365 -19.4 Details
14 NMB 3rd Trials 2025 (U16) Standard 2025-04-11 2025-04-12 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 6 1618.9 6 4 1593.9 -2.7 Details
15 NMB 2nd Trials 2025 (U16) Standard 2025-03-07 2025-03-08 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 6 1584.3 6 5 1767.5 21.6 Details
16 NMBCH Trial 1 2025 (U16) Standard 2025-02-14 2025-02-15 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 6 1542.4 6 5 1765.5 26.2 Details
17 Karen Ashworth 2024 (A) Standard 2024-07-19 2024-07-20 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 6 1579.5 5 1.5 1202.4 -37.6 Details
18 NMBCU Trials 4 2024 (U14) Standard 2024-07-12 2024-07-13 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 6 1579.5 6 4 1593.2 1.7 Details
19 NMBCU Trial 3 2024 (U14) Standard 2024-05-10 2024-05-11 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 6 1564.6 6 4.5 1643.4 9.3 Details
20 Eastern Cape Provincial Individual Championship 2023 (U14 Boys) Standard 2023-10-05 2023-10-05 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 7 1535 7 6 1693.3 23.2 Details
21 Eastern Cape Chess Team Championship 2023 (U14) Standard 2023-10-07 2023-10-08 Sarah Baartman (ESB) 5 1535 4 2.5 1475.4 -4.6 Details
22 NMBCU Closed 2023 (U14) Standard 2023-08-11 2023-08-12 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 6 1521.2 6 4.5 1592.4 8.5 Details
23 NMBCU Trial 4 2023 (U14) Standard 2023-07-28 2023-07-29 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 6 1553.3 5 3 1325.3 -20.1 Details
24 EP Trials 3 2023 (U14) Standard 2023-05-05 2023-05-06 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 6 1498.2 6 6 1757.3 30.5 Details
25 Youth Chess Acadamy Rapid Tournament 2023 (B) Rapid 2023-03-11 2023-03-11 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 5 1455.3 5 4.5 1535.1 4.1 Details
26 NMB 2nd Trials 2023 (U14) Standard 2023-03-24 2023-03-25 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 6 1455.3 6 6 1647.5 22.7 Details
27 NMB 1st Trials 2023 (U14) Standard 2023-02-17 2023-02-18 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 6 1425.8 6 5 1581.5 18.4 Details
28 2022 Madibaz Tournament (Primary School Team) Rapid 2022-09-10 2022-09-10 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 6 1440.4 6 3 1313.4 -10.8 Details
29 2022 Madibaz Tournament (Primary School) Blitz 2022-09-09 2022-09-09 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 7 1440.4 7 6 1486.4 1.6 Details
30 2022 NMBCU Trial 4 (U12) Standard 2022-08-12 2022-08-13 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 6 1488.2 6 3 1227.2 -30 Details
31 2020 NMBCU Chess Trials 2 2020 (U10) Standard 2020-03-07 2020-03-07 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 5 1513.8 5 5 1612.6 12.9 Details
32 2020 Boardwalk Pearson Open Chess Festival (Open) Standard 2020-03-14 2020-03-15 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 5 1513.8 5 3 1258 -28.7 Details
33 NMBYCC Closed 2019 (U10) Standard 2019-07-26 2019-07-27 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 6 1482.3 6 5.5 1595.8 13.6 Details
34 Nelson Mandela Bay Junior Trials 4 2019 (U10) Standard 2019-07-12 2019-07-13 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 6 1482.3 6 5 1489 1.2 Details
35 NMBJCU Trials 3 2019 (U10) Standard 2019-05-10 2019-05-11 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 6 1453.1 6 6 1599.9 18.3 Details
36 Nelson Mandela Bay Junior Chess Trials 2 2019 (U10) Standard 2019-04-05 2019-04-06 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 6 1456.6 6 5 1435.7 -2 Details
37 NMBCU Trials 1 2019 (U10) Standard 2019-03-08 2019-03-09 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 5 1412.1 5 5 1585.8 16.6 Details
38 2019 South African Junior Closed Chess Championship (U8 Open) Classical 2019-03-17 2019-03-22 Chess South Africa (CSA) 9 1412.1 9 6 1469.1 11.4 Details
39 Brandwag Open 2019 (B) Standard 2019-01-25 2019-01-26 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 5 1448.2 5 3 1091 -22.2 Details
40 Ultimate Chess Open 2018 (B) Standard 2018-11-30 2018-12-01 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 6 1506.1 6 3 1117.2 -41 Details
41 South African Junior Team Championships 2018 (U8A) Classical 2018-12-16 2018-12-20 4 Knights (4K) 7 1506.1 7 5.5 1537.3 4.6 Details
42 NMBJC Closed 2018 (U8) Standard 2018-07-27 2018-07-28 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 7 1406.1 6 6 1622.5 25.6 Details
43 NMBJC Trials 4 2018 (U8) Standard 2018-07-21 2018-07-21 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 5 1406.1 5 5 1634.4 23.2 Details
44 NMB Youth Chess Trial 3 2018 (U10) Standard 2018-05-11 2018-05-12 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 6 1455 6 4 1139.6 -30.5 Details
45 NMB Second Trials 2018 (U8) Classical 2018-04-20 2018-04-22 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 5 1170.4 5 5 1613.3 53 Details
46 NMB First Trails 2018 (U8) Standard 2018-03-24 2018-03-24 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 5 976.6 5 5 1610.3 60.9 Details
47 2018 Boardwalk Pearson Open (Devlopment) Rapid 2018-03-17 2018-03-17 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 6 976.6 6 5 1403.4 36.2 Details
48 Registration Tournament 2018 (C) Rapid 2018-02-24 2018-02-24 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 6 844.8 6 6 1625 66.2 Details
49 South African Junior Team Championships 2017 (U8A) Classical 2018-01-04 2018-01-08 4 Knights (4K) 7 834.8 7 5 869.8 5.2 Details
50 Nmbcu Open 2017 (C) Standard 2017-11-24 2017-11-25 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 5 866 5 3 725 -12.9 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 47
Wins 27
Draws 10
Losses 10
White 23
Black 24
White wins 13
Black wins 14
Score 32
Percent 68.1
Dp 153.7
AOR 1477.6
Performance 1631.4
Game statistics (History)
Games 279
Wins 190
Draws 34
Losses 55
White 138
Black 141
White wins 94
Black wins 96
Score 207
Percent 74.2
Dp 205.6
AOR 1301.8
Performance 1507.4
Rankings (Main)
National
Overall 758
Gender 708
Age group 75
Gender/Age 66
Provincial
Overall 76
Gender 73
Age group 13
Gender/Age 12
Regional
Overall 42
Gender 40
Age group 7
Gender/Age 7
Rankings (Standard)
National
Overall 745
Gender 697
Age group 86
Gender/Age 76
Provincial
Overall 70
Gender 67
Age group 15
Gender/Age 14
Regional
Overall 33
Gender 31
Age group 6
Gender/Age 6
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 47
Score 32
Percent 68.1
Aor 1477.6
Dp 153.7
Prat 1631.4
Performance (12 months)
Games 47
Score 32
Percent 68.1
Aor 1477.6
Dp 153.7
Prat 1631.4
Performance (History)
Games 279
Score 207
Percent 74.2
Aor 1301.8
Dp 205.6
Prat 1507.4
Top 5 opponents most often played
Type # Opponent Games White Black First tournament Last tournament Details
Overall 1 Banda, B (Benjamin) 11 6 5 NMBCU Trials 1 2019 (U10) 2026 NMBCU Trials 4 (U16) Details
Overall 2 Kivido, A (Alex) 10 3 7 Registration Tournament 2018 (C) Nelson Mandela Bay Junior Trials 4 2019 (U10) Details
Overall 3 Kapp, S (Sebastian) 8 4 4 2022 Madibaz Tournament (Primary School) 2026 NMBCU Trials 4 (U16) Details
Overall 4 Rautenbach, L (Lanelle) 7 4 3 Registration Tournament 2018 (C) 2020 NMBCU Chess Trials 2 2020 (U10) Details
Overall 5 Kritzinger, L (Lune) 6 4 2 NMBJC Trials 4 2018 (U8) 2022 Madibaz Tournament (Primary School Team) Details
Standard 1 Banda, B (Benjamin) 9 5 4 NMBCU Trials 1 2019 (U10) 2026 NMBCU Trials 4 (U16) Details
Standard 2 Kivido, A (Alex) 8 2 6 NMB First Trails 2018 (U8) Nelson Mandela Bay Junior Trials 4 2019 (U10) Details
Standard 3 Chipunza, J (Jared) 6 4 2 NMB 1st Trials 2023 (U14) EC Closed 2025 (U16 Open) Details
Standard 4 Pienaar, K (Keane) 6 3 3 NMBCU Trials 1 2019 (U10) EP Trials 3 2023 (U14) Details
Standard 5 Coetzee, S (Schalk) 5 3 2 2022 NMBCU Trial 4 (U12) NMB Closed 2026 (U16) Details
Rapid 1 Rautenbach, L (Lanelle) 2 1 1 Registration Tournament 2018 (C) Registration Tournament 2018 (C) Details
Rapid 2 Banda, B (Benjamin) 2 1 1 2022 Madibaz Tournament (Primary School Team) 2022 Madibaz Tournament (Primary School Team) Details
Rapid 3 Kapp, S (Sebastian) 2 1 1 2022 Madibaz Tournament (Primary School Team) 2022 Madibaz Tournament (Primary School Team) Details
Rapid 4 Kritzinger, L (Lune) 2 1 1 2022 Madibaz Tournament (Primary School Team) 2022 Madibaz Tournament (Primary School Team) Details
Rapid 5 Steenkamp, N (Nathan) 2 1 1 Registration Tournament 2018 (C) Registration Tournament 2018 (C) Details