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Zander Christiaan Van Der Merwe

1140134245
Tshwane (GTP)
Personal
Main rating
Rating 1585.4
K-factor 32
Floor 1089.6
Highest 1589.6 (2026-01-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 95
Rating Change
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Games 0
Score 0
We 0
SWe 0
Temp +/- 0
Penalties 0
Weight perform 1570.8
Final +/- 0
New Rating
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Rating 1585.4
K-factor 32
Floor 1089.6
Highest 1589.6 (2026-01-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 95.2
Standard rating
Rating 1560
K-factor 32
Floor 1096.3
Highest 1596.3 (2026-01-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 94.3
Rating Change
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Games 0
Score 0
We 0
SWe 0
Temp +/- 0
Penalties 0
Weight perform 1540.4
Final +/- 0
New Rating
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Rating 1560
K-factor 32
Floor 1096.3
Highest 1596.3 (2026-01-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 94.3
Rapid rating
Rating 1273.4
K-factor 36
Floor 773.4
Highest 1273.4 (2026-09-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 149.4
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 1273.4
K-factor 36
Floor 773.4
Highest 1273.4 (2026-09-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 149.4
Blitz rating
Rating 1200
K-factor 36
Floor 700
Highest 1200 (2018-10-01)
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
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New Rating
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Rating 1200
K-factor 36
Floor 700
Highest 1200 (2018-10-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 165.8
Rating Graph
Tournaments
No tournaments found.
# Tournament Type Start End Host Rounds Rating Games Score Perform Rat+/- Details
# Tournament Type Start End Host Rounds Rating Games Score Perform Rat+/- Details
1 2026 D4 Tshwane South Team Finals (U13 Open) Rapid 2026-08-22 2026-08-22 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1585.4 5 4.5 1733.8 23.6 Details
2 2026 Etienne Lewis (U14) Standard 2026-08-08 2026-08-10 Tshwane (GTP) 7 1585.4 7 5 1573.5 5.3 Details
3 2026 Jacaranda Round Robin Open Chess Tournament (D) Standard 2026-08-01 2026-08-01 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1585.4 5 2.5 1550.1 -2.5 Details
4 Elise Steenkamp 2026 (Bishop 1) Standard 2026-06-13 2026-06-14 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1543.9 5 3.5 1522.1 -2.2 Details
5 2026 D4 District Individuals (U12 Boys) Standard 2026-05-30 2026-05-30 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1543.9 5 3.5 1630.9 12.6 Details
6 2026 Milos Ristic Teams Open (Junior) Standard 2026-05-02 2026-05-02 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1529 5 3.5 1630.7 14.9 Details
7 South African Junior Closed Chess Championship 2026 (U12 Open) Classical 2026-03-28 2026-04-02 Bojanala Platina (NBR) 9 1486.3 9 4.5 1617.6 42.7 Details
8 MCA Summer Heat Classic 2026 (Advanced) Standard 2026-03-21 2026-03-21 Johannesburg Metro (GJM) 5 1541.7 5 3 1416.3 -18.1 Details
9 2026 Blou Bull Chess Tournament (B) Standard 2026-02-21 2026-02-21 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1541.7 5 1 1310.6 -37.2 Details
10 2026 Piet Robbertse Open Chess Tournament (B) Standard 2026-02-07 2026-02-08 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1589.7 5 1.5 1375.5 -24.4 Details
11 2026 Tshwane Chess Registration Tournament (B) Standard 2026-01-31 2026-01-31 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1589.7 5 2.5 1539.3 -5.5 Details
12 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U12 Open) Classical 2025-12-17 2025-12-20 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 6 1536 6 3 1391.2 -20.2 Details
13 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U12 Combined) Standard 2025-12-15 2025-12-17 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 6 1536 6 5 1735.3 23.4 Details
14 Gauteng Inter-Region at Emerald Resort 2025 (U12 Championship) Standard 2025-12-06 2025-12-07 Sedibeng (GSV) 5 1536 5 5 1815.9 30.3 Details
15 2025 Gauteng Top Schools Teams (U11) Standard 2025-08-29 2025-08-29 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1547 5 3 1482.1 -6.8 Details
16 2025 Midstream Open Chess Tournament (U12) Standard 2025-08-25 2025-08-25 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1507.1 5 3 1474.6 -2.3 Details
17 2025 Tshwane South School District CLOSED League Championship (U11A) Standard 2025-08-15 2025-08-15 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1507.1 5 5 1746.5 24.2 Details
18 2025 Etienne Lewis Closed Chess Tournament (U12) Standard 2025-08-08 2025-08-10 Tshwane (GTP) 7 1507.1 7 4.5 1601.5 15.4 Details
19 Lonehill Chess Academy - 1st Rated Tournament 2025 (B) Standard 2025-08-02 2025-08-02 Johannesburg Metro (GJM) 5 1507.1 5 2.5 1385.8 -12.4 Details
20 2025 Menlo Open (U12) Standard 2025-07-26 2025-07-26 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1509.7 5 3 1484.9 -1.7 Details
21 2025 Tshwane South School District Individual Finals (D4) (U11 Boys) Standard 2025-05-10 2025-05-10 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1525.5 5 2.5 1334.4 -17.8 Details
22 2025 Silver Lakes Chess Club Open Chess Tournament (U12) Standard 2025-05-03 2025-05-03 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1525.5 5 4 1611.5 8 Details
23 2025 Chris Greyling Open Chess Tournament (U12) Standard 2025-03-15 2025-03-15 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1526.5 5 3 1525.9 -0.7 Details
24 Constantiapark Open 2025 (U12) Standard 2025-02-15 2025-02-15 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1529.8 5 4 1690.9 15.1 Details
25 2025 Piet Robbertse Fide Rated Open Chess Tournament (B) Standard 2025-02-01 2025-02-02 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1529.8 4 1 1321.8 -19.9 Details
26 2025 Tshwane Chess OPEN Registration Tournament (U12) Standard 2025-01-25 2025-01-25 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1536.1 5 3 1496.5 -4.5 Details
27 Gauteng Inter-Region at UJ 2024 (U12 Candidates) Standard 2024-12-07 2024-12-08 Johannesburg Metro (GJM) 5 1458.9 5 5 1694 27 Details
28 Lardies Ope 2024 (U12) Standard 2024-10-26 2024-10-26 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1429.2 5 4 1586.6 14.8 Details
29 Gauteng Top Schools 2024 (U11 Open) Standard 2024-10-04 2024-10-04 Ekurhuleni (GE) 5 1397.3 5 4 1608.7 19.9 Details
30 2024 Etienne Lewis (U12) Standard 2024-08-30 2024-09-01 Tshwane (GTP) 7 1443.4 7 3 1211.9 -36.2 Details
31 Gauteng Schools Individuals Finals 2024 (U11 Boys) Standard 2024-08-16 2024-08-16 Ekurhuleni (GE) 5 1443.4 5 4 1510.1 7.5 Details
32 D4 Tshwane South District Schools Teams Chess Tournament 2024 (U11A) Standard 2024-08-03 2024-08-03 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1456.4 5 3 1364.9 -8.1 Details
33 2024 Midstream College Open Chess Tournament (U12) Standard 2024-07-20 2024-07-20 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1429.3 5 3.5 1493 6.8 Details
34 2024 Elise Steenkamp Open Chess Tournament (Kings) Standard 2024-06-15 2024-06-17 Tshwane (GTP) 7 1401.8 7 3 1471.8 11.6 Details
35 2024 Tshwane South School District CLOSED Individual Championships (U11 Mixed) Standard 2024-05-11 2024-05-11 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1346.8 5 5 1690.2 34.4 Details
36 2024 Silver Lakes Open Chess Tournament (D2) Standard 2024-04-20 2024-04-20 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1360.9 5 2.5 1278 -8.8 Details
37 2024 Constantiapark Open (D1) Standard 2024-02-17 2024-02-17 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1379.5 5 2.5 1293.7 -7.6 Details
38 2024 Blou Bul Open Chess Tournament (D) Standard 2024-02-10 2024-02-10 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1379.5 5 3 1329.8 -4 Details
39 2024 Tshwane Chess OPEN Registration Tournament (D1) Standard 2024-01-27 2024-01-27 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1339.2 5 3 1274.3 -5.5 Details
40 2024 Gauteng Inter-Region Chess Championship (U10B) Standard 2024-01-13 2024-01-14 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1339.2 5 4.5 1624.3 30.6 Details
41 Lardies Open Tournament 2023 (D1) Standard 2023-10-28 2023-10-28 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1348 4 2.5 1232.2 -5.5 Details
42 2023 Centurion Chess Open (D) Standard 2023-09-23 2023-09-23 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1365 5 3 1246.2 -10.6 Details
43 2023 Gauteng Top Schools (U9 Mixed) Standard 2023-08-18 2023-08-18 West Rand (GWR) 5 1295.8 5 4 1472.7 18.1 Details
44 2023 Woman's Day Open Chess Tournament (Knight) Standard 2023-08-09 2023-08-09 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1295.8 5 3 1378.3 8.8 Details
45 2023 Etienne Lewis Closed Tournament (U10) Standard 2023-08-25 2023-08-27 Tshwane (GTP) 7 1295.8 7 4.5 1406.6 16.3 Details
46 2023 Tshwane South School District CLOSED League Championship (U9) Standard 2023-07-29 2023-07-29 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1343.6 5 1 1044.4 -29.9 Details
47 2023 Milos Ristic Open Tournament (D1) Standard 2023-04-27 2023-04-27 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1395.4 5 2 1053.9 -32.4 Details
48 Laerskool Constantiapark Open Chess Tournament 2023 (U10) Standard 2023-02-18 2023-02-18 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1350.2 5 3.5 1351.3 -0.3 Details
49 2023 Piet Robbertse Fide Rated Open Chess Tournament (E) Standard 2023-02-04 2023-02-04 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1350.2 5 5 1600.9 28.7 Details
50 2023 Tshwane Chess Open Registration Tournament (E) Standard 2023-01-28 2023-01-28 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1365.1 5 3.5 1275.5 -9.1 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 61
Wins 30
Draws 10
Losses 21
White 33
Black 28
White wins 16
Black wins 14
Score 35
Percent 57.4
Dp 62.7
AOR 1480.3
Performance 1543
Game statistics (History)
Games 303
Wins 176
Draws 36
Losses 91
White 154
Black 149
White wins 94
Black wins 82
Score 194
Percent 64
Dp 119.2
AOR 1338.6
Performance 1457.8
Rankings (Main)
National
Overall 1188
Gender 1079
Age group 95
Gender/Age 76
Provincial
Overall 447
Gender 401
Age group 32
Gender/Age 25
Regional
Overall 173
Gender 156
Age group 12
Gender/Age 9
Rankings (Standard)
National
Overall 1268
Gender 1139
Age group 116
Gender/Age 90
Provincial
Overall 484
Gender 433
Age group 38
Gender/Age 30
Regional
Overall 185
Gender 167
Age group 13
Gender/Age 10
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 61
Score 35
Percent 57.4
Aor 1480.3
Dp 62.7
Prat 1543
Performance (12 months)
Games 78
Score 48
Percent 61.5
Aor 1465.5
Dp 98.1
Prat 1563.6
Performance (History)
Games 303
Score 194
Percent 64
Aor 1338.6
Dp 119.2
Prat 1457.8
Top 5 opponents most often played
Type # Opponent Games White Black First tournament Last tournament Details
Overall 1 Barkhuizen, SJ (Simon Jurgens) 8 6 2 2021 Lardies Ope (F) 2026 D4 District Individuals (U12 Boys) Details
Overall 2 Bienedell, R (Robin) 6 4 2 2023 Etienne Lewis Closed Tournament (U10) 2025 Gauteng Top Schools Teams (U11) Details
Overall 3 Janse Van Rensburg, J (Josh) 5 2 3 2023 Tshwane South School District CLOSED League Championship (U9) 2025 Silver Lakes Chess Club Open Chess Tournament (U12) Details
Overall 4 Vosloo, D (De Waal) 5 2 3 2025 Tshwane South School District Individual Finals (D4) (U11 Boys) 2026 D4 District Individuals (U12 Boys) Details
Overall 5 Erwee, HP (Hermanus Philipus) 4 1 3 2021 Chris Greyling Open Tournament (F) 2025 Etienne Lewis Closed Chess Tournament (U12) Details
Standard 1 Barkhuizen, SJ (Simon Jurgens) 8 6 2 2021 Lardies Ope (F) 2026 D4 District Individuals (U12 Boys) Details
Standard 2 Bienedell, R (Robin) 6 4 2 2023 Etienne Lewis Closed Tournament (U10) 2025 Gauteng Top Schools Teams (U11) Details
Standard 3 Janse Van Rensburg, J (Josh) 5 2 3 2023 Tshwane South School District CLOSED League Championship (U9) 2025 Silver Lakes Chess Club Open Chess Tournament (U12) Details
Standard 4 Vosloo, D (De Waal) 5 2 3 2025 Tshwane South School District Individual Finals (D4) (U11 Boys) 2026 D4 District Individuals (U12 Boys) Details
Standard 5 Erwee, HP (Hermanus Philipus) 4 1 3 2021 Chris Greyling Open Tournament (F) 2025 Etienne Lewis Closed Chess Tournament (U12) Details