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Rule, L (Liam)

Chess SA id

1130130505

FIDE id

534009493

Date of birth

2013-01-29 (U14)

Gender

Male

Region

Cape Town (WCT)

Citizen

RSA

Titles

Chess SA registered

Last active game

2025-12-20

Personal details last changed

1900-01-01

Junior GPX Games

Junior GPX Points

Item	Main	Standard	Rapid	Blitz
Rating	1663.1	1655.8	1509.5	1200
Raw rating	1642.7	1644.1	1508.6	1200
Weighted rating	1567.5	1551	1509.5	1200
Weighted performance	1663.1	1655.8	1196	0
Floor	1142.7	1144.1	1019.2	700
K-factor	28	28	32	36
Min/Max rating change allowed	88.2	88.1	106.8	165.8
Highest rating	1663.1 2026-01-01	1655.8 2026-01-01	1563.1 2024-04-01	1200 2018-10-01
Highest raw rating	1642.7 2026-01-01	1644.1 2026-01-01	1519.2 2024-05-01	1200 2024-02-01
Highest weighted rating	1567.5 2026-01-01	1551 2026-01-01	1505.7 2025-08-01	1200 2018-10-01
Highest weighted performance	1663.1 2026-01-01	1655.8 2026-01-01	1563.1 2024-04-01	1200 2024-02-01

Prediction
Item	Main	Standard	Rapid	Blitz
Rating change	-70.1	-76.6	0	0
New rating	1593	1579.1	1509.5	1200
Analysis
Rating	1663.1	1655.8	1509.5	1200
Raw rating	1642.7	1644.1	1508.6	1200
Weighted rating	1567.5	1551	1509.5
Weighted performance	1663.1	1655.8	1196
K-factor	28	28	32	36
Floor	1142.7	1144.1	1019.2	700
Max/Min rating change allowed	88.2	88.1	106.8	165.8
Games	5	5	0	0
Score	1	1	0	0
Expected score	2.78	3.32	0	0
Score-Expected	-1.78	-2.32	0	0
Temp raw +/-	-49.7	-65	0	0
Final raw +/-	-49.7	-65	0	0
New raw rating	1593	1579.1	1508.6	1200
New weighted rating	1570.9	1555.4	1509.5	1200
New weighted performance	1547.2	1530.5	1185.8	0
Temp new rating	1593	1579.1	1509.5	1200
Temp new rating +/-	-70.1	-76.6	0	0
Final new rating +/-	-70.1	-76.6	0	0
New rating	1593	1579.1	1509.5	1200
New K-factor	28	28	32	36
New floor	1142.7	1144.1	1019.2	700

Item	Main	Standard	Rapid
	0	0	0
	72	72	0
	58	46	12
	39	23	16
	27	16	11
	5	0	5
History	228	175	53

Games since
	Main 130	Standard 118		Rapid 12		Blitz 0
Gender	Male
Age group	U14
Region	Cape Town (WCT)
Province	Western Cape (WC)
Main
	RSA		Province		Region
Overall	784		234		143
Male	697		207		127
U14	93		29		13
U14 Male	76		22		11
Standard
	RSA		Province		Region
Overall	771		206		132
Male	681		180		117
U14	95		27		11
U14 Male	77		20		9
Rapid
	RSA		Province		Region
Overall	-1		-1		-1
Male	-1		-1		-1
U14	-1		-1		-1
U14 Male	-1		-1		-1
Blitz
	RSA		Province		Region
Overall	-1		-1		-1
Male	-1		-1		-1
U14	-1		-1		-1
U14 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	72	49	68.06	153.5	1422.1	1575.6
Standard	72	49	68.06	153.5	1422.1	1575.6
Rapid	0	0	0	0	0	0
Blitz	0	0	0	0	0	0
History
	Games	Score	%	Dp	AvgOpp	Performance
Main	228	159	69.74	167.8	1340.5	1508.3
Standard	175	117.5	67.14	145.7	1366.1	1511.8
Rapid	53	41.5	78.3	240.6	1256	1496.6
Blitz	0	0	0	0	0	0

Date	Main	Standard	Rapid	Blitz
2026-01-01	1642.7	1644.1	1508.6	1200
2025-11-30	1573.6	1566.8	1508.6	1200
2025-11-01	1573.6	1566.8	1508.6	1200
2025-09-30	1601.9	1604.9	1508.6	1200
2025-09-01	1601.9	1604.9	1508.6	1200
2025-08-01	1583.5	1581.2	1508.6	1200
2025-07-01	1583.5	1581.2	1508.6	1200
2025-06-01	1539	1513.6	1508.6	1200
2025-05-01	1561.8	1545	1508.6	1200
2025-04-01	1526.7	1499.8	1508.6	1200
2025-03-01	1617.9	1594.4	1508.6	1200
2025-02-01	1522.8	1494.9	1508.6	1200
2025-01-01	1499	1471.5	1508.6	1200
2024-12-01	1507.3	1470.5	1508.6	1200
2024-11-01	1517.1	1473.1	1508.6	1200
2024-10-01	1557.4	1529.1	1508.6	1200
2024-09-01	1558.6	1529.1	1519.2	1200
2024-11-01	1558.6	1529.1	1519.2	1200
2024-07-01	1558.6	1529.1	1519.2	1200
2024-06-01	1545	1494.7	1519.2	1200
2024-05-01	1510.2	1444.5	1519.2	1200
2024-04-01	1504.7	1444.5	1513.4	1200
2024-03-01	1517.2	1447.4	1513.4	1200
2024-02-01	1461.3	1413.8	1440.5	1200

Comming soon.

Tournaments

History

#	Tournament	Start	End	Type	Host	Rounds	Games	Score	Cfr	Analysis
1	Helderberg Chess Club Open 2026 (A)	2026-01-17	2026-01-17	Standard	Cape Town (WCT)	5	5	1	Yes	Analysis

#	Tournament	Start	End	Type	Host	Rounds	Games	Score	Cfr	Analysis
1	Helderberg Chess Club Open 2026 (A)	2026-01-17	2026-01-17	Standard	Cape Town (WCT)	5	5	1	Yes	Analysis

Last 500 tournaments since 01 January 2018

#	Tournament	Start	End	Type	Host	Rounds	Games	Score	Cfr	Analysis
1	Helderberg Chess Club Open 2026 (A)	2026-01-17	2026-01-17	Standard	Cape Town (WCT)	5	5	1	Yes	Analysis
2	2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U14 Open)	2025-12-17	2025-12-20	Standard	Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM)	6	6	4.5	Yes	Analysis
3	2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U14 Open)	2025-12-15	2025-12-17	Standard	Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM)	6	6	5	Yes	Analysis
4	Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (E)	2025-08-16	2025-08-23	Standard	Cape Town (WCT)	6	6	3.5	Yes	Analysis
5	Grant East Annual Primary School Invitational Chess Tournament 2025 (U13 Boys)	2025-10-18	2025-10-18	Standard	Cape Town (WCT)	5	5	4	Yes	Analysis
6	CT Metro District East Top Schools Chess 2025 (U13)	2025-08-02	2025-08-03	Standard	Cape Town (WCT)	7	6	5	Yes	Analysis
7	Helderberg Chess Club Open 2025 (U13)	2025-06-07	2025-06-07	Standard	Cape Town (WCT)	5	5	5	Yes	Analysis
8	Cape Town Chess Junior League 2025 (U12)	2025-05-10	2025-05-31	Standard	Cape Town (WCT)	6	6	5	Yes	Analysis
9	Western Cape Schools Individual Championship 2025 (U13 Boys)	2025-05-17	2025-05-18	Standard	Cape Winelands (WCW)	6	6	3	Yes	Analysis
10	South African Junior Closed Chess Championships 2025 (U12 Open)	2025-03-31	2025-04-05	Standard	Cape Winelands (WCW)	9	9	5.5	Yes	Analysis
11	Western Cape Closed 2025 (B)	2025-03-08	2025-03-09	Standard	Cape Town (WCT)	6	6	1	Yes	Analysis
12	CT Metro Schools Individual Closed 2025 (U13 Open)	2025-03-01	2025-03-02	Standard	Cape Town (WCT)	6	6	3.5	Yes	Analysis
13	Cape of Good Hope Open 2025 (Advanced)	2025-02-22	2025-02-23	Standard	Cape Town (WCT)	6	6	4.5	Yes	Analysis
14	CT Metro District East Schools Chess Individuals Trials 2025 (U13 Boys)	2025-02-01	2025-02-02	Standard	Cape Town (WCT)	6	6	5	Yes	Analysis
15	Helderberg Chess Club PS Development Tournament 2025 (U13 Boys)	2025-01-25	2025-01-25	Standard	Cape Town (WCT)	5	5	4	Yes	Analysis
16	Mzansi Interprovincial Youth Chess Championships 2024 (U12 Open Championship)	2024-12-16	2024-12-19	Standard	Capricorn (LCP)	7	7	4	Yes	Analysis
17	Helderberg Chess Club Open 2024 (A)	2024-11-09	2024-11-10	Standard	Cape Town (WCT)	6	6	2	Yes	Analysis
18	Western Cape Club Championship 2024 (Tier 2)	2024-10-25	2024-10-27	Standard	Cape Town (WCT)	5	5	1.5	Yes	Analysis
19	Grant East Annual Primary School Invitational Chess Tournament 2024 (U11)	2024-10-05	2024-10-05	Standard	Cape Town (WCT)	5	5	3.5	Yes	Analysis
20	Kingsway Chess Open 2024 (U12)	2024-09-14	2024-09-14	Rapid	Overberg (WOS)	6	6	4	Yes	Analysis
21	Cape Town Chess Federation Closed Chess Championships 2024 (U12)	2024-06-15	2024-06-16	Standard	Cape Town (WCT)	6	6	4.5	Yes	Analysis
22	Western Cape PS Individuals Championship 2024 (U11 Boys)	2024-05-04	2024-05-05	Standard	West Coast (WCU)	6	6	5	Yes	Analysis
23	Cape Town Junior League Qualifier 2024 (U13 Open)	2024-04-06	2024-04-06	Rapid	Cape Town (WCT)	6	1	1	Yes	Analysis
24	Cape Town Metro Schools Chess Closed Individuals 2024 (U11 Boys)	2024-03-02	2024-03-03	Standard	Cape Town (WCT)	6	6	4	Yes	Analysis
25	Mary-Anne Bartels Closed Chess Tournament 2024 (U11 Mixed)	2024-02-24	2024-02-24	Rapid	Cape Town (WCT)	5	5	5	Yes	Analysis
26	CT District East Schools Chess Individuals Trails 2024 (U11 Boys)	2024-02-03	2024-02-03	Standard	Cape Town (WCT)	5	5	4.5	Yes	Analysis
27	Grant East Primary School Invitational Chess Tournament 2023 (U11 Mixed)	2023-11-04	2023-11-04	Rapid	Cape Town (WCT)	6	5	4	Yes	Analysis
28	Curro Durbanville Chess Open Rapid 2023 (U12)	2023-07-15	2023-07-15	Rapid	Cape Town (WCT)	6	6	4	Yes	Analysis
29	Cape Winelands Open 2023 (U12)	2023-07-23	2023-07-23	Standard	Cape Winelands (WCW)	5	5	3	Yes	Analysis
30	Western Cape PS Individuals 2023 (U11 Boys)	2023-05-05	2023-05-06	Standard	Cape Town (WCT)	6	6	3.5	Yes	Analysis
31	Cape Town Metro Schools Chess Closed Individuals 2023 (U11 Boys)	2023-03-03	2023-03-04	Standard	Cape Town (WCT)	6	6	4	Yes	Analysis
32	Mary-Anne Bartels Chess Tournament 2023 (U11)	2023-02-21	2023-02-21	Rapid	Cape Town (WCT)	5	5	5	Yes	Analysis
33	District East Schools Chess Individual Trials 2023 (U11 Boys)	2023-02-03	2023-02-04	Standard	Cape Town (WCT)	6	6	4	Yes	Analysis
34	Metro Rapid 2022 (U9 Boys)	2022-10-22	2022-10-22	Rapid	Cape Town (WCT)	5	5	4	Yes	Analysis
35	WP Closed 2022 (U8+U10)	2022-06-16	2022-06-16	Standard	Cape Town (WCT)	6	5	4	Yes	Analysis
36	Western Cape Schools 2022 (U9 Boys)	2022-05-28	2022-05-29	Standard	Cape Winelands (WCW)	6	6	5	Yes	Analysis
37	Metro WP Schools Chess Trials 2022 (U7+U9 Boys)	2022-04-22	2022-04-23	Standard	Cape Town (WCT)	5	5	5	Yes	Analysis
38	2022 East Dist Individuals (U9)	2022-03-12	2022-03-12	Rapid	Cape Town (WCT)	6	6	5	Yes	Analysis
39	Western Cape Schools 2021 (U9 Boys)	2021-10-23	2021-10-23	Rapid	Overberg (WOS)	5	5	2	Yes	Analysis
40	2020 Western Province Open (U8)	2020-03-07	2020-03-07	Rapid	Cape Town (WCT)	5	4	3.5	Yes	Analysis
41	2020 Metro Trials (U9 Boys)	2020-03-13	2020-03-14	Standard	Cape Town (WCT)	5	5	3	Yes	Analysis
42	Northern Chess Cadet Series 2020 (C)	2020-02-15	2020-02-15	Standard	Cape Town (WCT)	5	4	1	Yes	Analysis
43	2020 Welgemoed Chess Challenge (U8)	2020-02-29	2020-02-29	Rapid	Cape Town (WCT)	5	5	4	Yes	Analysis
44	2020 East District Individuals (U9)	2020-01-31	2020-02-01	Standard	Cape Town (WCT)	5	5	3	Yes	Analysis
45	2020 Cape Of Good Hope Open (U8)	2020-02-21	2020-02-21	Standard	Cape Town (WCT)	5	4	4	Yes	Analysis

#	Games	Start				End
1	16	Tournament Grant East Primary School Invitational Chess Tournament 2023				Tournament Cape Town Metro Schools Chess Closed Individuals 2024
		date 2023-11-04	rnd 4	type Rapid	result 1	date 2024-03-02	rnd 3	type Standard	result 1
		Opponent Kruger, D (Dawid)				Opponent Choonoo Johnson, Z (Zachary)
2	10	Tournament Cape Town Chess Junior League 2025				Tournament CT Metro District East Top Schools Chess 2025
		date 2025-05-31	rnd 6	type Standard	result 1	date 2025-08-02	rnd 4	type Standard	result 1
		Opponent Maujean, M (Mason)				Opponent Herman, V (Victor)
3	10	Tournament Cape Town Junior League Qualifier 2024				Tournament Cape Town Chess Federation Closed Chess Championships 2024
		date 2024-04-06	rnd 5	type Rapid	result 1	date 2024-06-15	rnd 3	type Standard	result 1
		Opponent Chilumba, C (Cornelius)				Opponent Blom, L (Liam)

#	Games	Start				End
1	10	Tournament Cape Town Chess Junior League 2025				Tournament CT Metro District East Top Schools Chess 2025
		date 2025-05-31	rnd 6	type Standard	result 1	date 2025-08-02	rnd 4	type Standard	result 1
		Opponent Maujean, M (Mason)				Opponent Herman, V (Victor)
2	9	Tournament Helderberg Chess Club PS Development Tournament 2025				Tournament CT Metro District East Schools Chess Individuals Trials 2025
		date 2025-01-25	rnd 1	type Standard	result 1	date 2025-02-02	rnd 4	type Standard	result 1
		Opponent Bester, D (Dustin)				Opponent Chuang, P (Pacey)
3	9	Tournament Western Cape PS Individuals Championship 2024				Tournament Cape Town Chess Federation Closed Chess Championships 2024
		date 2024-05-04	rnd 1	type Standard	result 1	date 2024-06-15	rnd 3	type Standard	result 1
		Opponent Azar, C (Christopher)				Opponent Blom, L (Liam)

#	Games	Start				End
1	12	Tournament Grant East Primary School Invitational Chess Tournament 2023				Tournament Kingsway Chess Open 2024
		date 2023-11-04	rnd 4	type Rapid	result 1	date 2024-09-14	rnd 3	type Rapid	result 1
		Opponent Kruger, D (Dawid)				Opponent Van Der Westhuizen, W (Werner)
2	7	Tournament 2022 East Dist Individuals				Tournament Metro Rapid 2022
		date 2022-03-12	rnd 4	type Rapid	result 1	date 2022-10-22	rnd 4	type Rapid	result 1
		Opponent Douglas, C (Charles)				Opponent Von Heynitz, D (Daniel)
3	7	Tournament 2020 Welgemoed Chess Challenge				Tournament Western Cape Schools 2021
		date 2020-02-29	rnd 4	type Rapid	result 1	date 2021-10-23	rnd 1	type Rapid	result 1
		Opponent Srivastava, P (Prakhar)				Opponent Harman, C (Connor)

No games found.

#	Games	Start				End

#	Games	Start				End
1	10	Tournament Cape Town Chess Junior League 2025				Tournament CT Metro District East Top Schools Chess 2025
		date 2025-05-31	rnd 6	type Standard	result 1	date 2025-08-02	rnd 4	type Standard	result 1
		Opponent Maujean, M (Mason)				Opponent Herman, V (Victor)
2	10	Tournament 2022 East Dist Individuals				Tournament Western Cape Schools 2022
		date 2022-03-12	rnd 4	type Rapid	result 1	date 2022-05-28	rnd 2	type Standard	result 1
		Opponent Douglas, C (Charles)				Opponent Strauss, R (Ruan)
3	9	Tournament CT District East Schools Chess Individuals Trails 2024				Tournament Cape Town Metro Schools Chess Closed Individuals 2024
		date 2024-02-03	rnd 5	type Standard	result 1	date 2024-03-02	rnd 3	type Standard	result 1
		Opponent Ruiters, C (Cade)				Opponent Choonoo Johnson, Z (Zachary)

#	Games	Start				End
1	10	Tournament Cape Town Chess Junior League 2025				Tournament CT Metro District East Top Schools Chess 2025
		date 2025-05-31	rnd 6	type Standard	result 1	date 2025-08-02	rnd 4	type Standard	result 1
		Opponent Maujean, M (Mason)				Opponent Herman, V (Victor)
2	7	Tournament Metro WP Schools Chess Trials 2022				Tournament Western Cape Schools 2022
		date 2022-04-22	rnd 1	type Standard	result 1	date 2022-05-28	rnd 2	type Standard	result 1
		Opponent Lindorsson-Krugel, R (Roy)				Opponent Strauss, R (Ruan)
3	6	Tournament Northern Chess Cadet Series 2020				Tournament 2020 Metro Trials
		date 2020-02-15	rnd 5	type Standard	result 1	date 2020-03-13	rnd 1	type Standard	result 1
		Opponent Nare, L (Lucy)				Opponent Sanyatwe, A (Arnold Anotida)

#	Games	Start				End
1	12	Tournament Grant East Primary School Invitational Chess Tournament 2023				Tournament Kingsway Chess Open 2024
		date 2023-11-04	rnd 4	type Rapid	result 1	date 2024-09-14	rnd 3	type Rapid	result 1
		Opponent Kruger, D (Dawid)				Opponent Van Der Westhuizen, W (Werner)
2	7	Tournament 2022 East Dist Individuals				Tournament Metro Rapid 2022
		date 2022-03-12	rnd 4	type Rapid	result 1	date 2022-10-22	rnd 4	type Rapid	result 1
		Opponent Douglas, C (Charles)				Opponent Von Heynitz, D (Daniel)
3	6	Tournament Mary-Anne Bartels Chess Tournament 2023				Tournament Curro Durbanville Chess Open Rapid 2023
		date 2023-02-21	rnd 1	type Rapid	result 1	date 2023-07-15	rnd 1	type Rapid	result 1
		Opponent Groenewald, R (Rinoa)				Opponent Grobler, H (Heath)

No games found.

#	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
		Gms	Aor	Prat	Gms	Aor	Prat	Gms	Aor	Prat	Gms	Aor	Prat
1	Srivastava ,P (Prakhar)	7	3.5	0	4	1.5	-106.2	3	2	141.7	0	0	0
1	Srivastava ,P (Prakhar)	7	1363.1	1363.1	4	1438.3	1256.8	3	1223.9	1504.8	0	0	0
2	Nel ,C (Charles Paul)	5	1	-255	5	1	-255	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Nel ,C (Charles Paul)	5	1484.4	1229.4	5	1484.7	1229.4	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Herman ,V (Victor)	5	3.5	170	5	3.5	170	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Herman ,V (Victor)	5	1436.9	1606.9	5	1408.5	1606.9	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Guo ,A (Aleks)	4	0.5	-318.8	4	0.5	-318.8	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Guo ,A (Aleks)	4	1582.2	1263.4	4	1562.9	1263.4	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Shapiro ,H (Hannah)	4	3.5	318.8	2	2	425	2	1.5	212.5	0	0	0
5	Shapiro ,H (Hannah)	4	1150.2	1468.9	2	1201.1	1575.2	2	1101.2	1362.7	0	0	0
6	Stewart ,N (Neil)	4	3	212.5	2	1	0	2	2	425	0	0	0
6	Stewart ,N (Neil)	4	1350.6	1563.1	2	1312.6	1350.6	2	1378.4	1775.6	0	0	0
7	Kruger ,D (Dawid)	3	2.5	283.3	2	1.5	212.5	1	1	425	0	0	0
7	Kruger ,D (Dawid)	3	1375.6	1659	2	1341.6	1588.1	1	1350.1	1800.6	0	0	0
8	Kruger ,M (Migael)	3	2	141.7	2	1	0	1	1	425	0	0	0
8	Kruger ,M (Migael)	3	1349.7	1491.3	2	1391.7	1349.7	1	1200	1774.7	0	0	0
9	Van Zyl ,F (Frede)	3	2	141.7	2	2	425	1	0	-425	0	0	0
9	Van Zyl ,F (Frede)	3	1340.6	1482.3	2	1313.8	1765.6	1	1335.3	915.6	0	0	0
10	Rall ,L (Lian)	3	2	141.7	2	1	0	1	1	425	0	0	0
10	Rall ,L (Lian)	3	1346.5	1488.1	2	1291.1	1346.5	1	1301.8	1771.5	0	0	0

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