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Chess SA Region AOC Mzansi 2026

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Joel Pfaff

1150136955
Eden (WEG)
Personal
Main rating
Rating 1549.1
K-factor 32
Floor 1058
Highest 1636.3 (2022-02-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 89
Rating Change
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Games 0
Score 0
We 0
SWe 0
Temp +/- 0
Penalties 0
Weight perform 1449.8
Final +/- 0
New Rating
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Rating 1549.1
K-factor 32
Floor 1058
Highest 1636.3 (2022-02-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 89.1
Standard rating
Rating 1558
K-factor 32
Floor 1059.5
Highest 1636.3 (2022-02-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 89.1
Rating Change
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Games 0
Score 0
We 0
SWe 0
Temp +/- 0
Penalties 0
Weight perform 1471.4
Final +/- 0
New Rating
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Rating 1558
K-factor 32
Floor 1059.5
Highest 1636.3 (2022-02-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 89.1
Rapid rating
Rating 1391.6
K-factor 36
Floor 891.6
Highest 1391.6 (2026-04-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 126.2
Rating Change
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Games 0
Score 0
We 0
SWe 0
Temp +/- 0
Penalties 0
Weight perform 1319.9
Final +/- 0
New Rating
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Rating 1391.6
K-factor 36
Floor 891.6
Highest 1391.6 (2026-04-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 126.2
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
Final +/- 0
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 Western Cape - Top Schools 2026 (U11 Mix) Standard 2026-09-05 2026-09-06 Cape Winelands (WCW) 6 1534 6 5.5 1599.2 15 Details
2 Eden Top Schools 2026 (U11 Mix) Standard 2026-08-01 2026-08-01 Eden (WEG) 5 1534 5 5 1623.2 14.4 Details
3 George Top Schools 2026 (U11 Mix) Standard 2026-07-25 2026-07-25 Eden (WEG) 5 1534 4 2 1234.9 -27.6 Details
4 Eden Chess Trials 2 2026 (U12 Boys) Standard 2026-05-23 2026-05-23 Eden (WEG) 5 1526.9 3 3 1753.5 20.3 Details
5 2026 WCSC PS Individual Championship (U11 Boys) Standard 2026-05-16 2026-05-17 Overberg (WOS) 6 1541.2 6 3.5 1463 -14.4 Details
6 Freedom Day Open Rapid Chess Tournament 2026 Rapid 2026-04-27 2026-04-27 Eden (WEG) 9 1578.1 8 3 1253.7 -36.8 Details
7 Eden Schools Trials 1 2026 (U11 Boys) Standard 2026-03-14 2026-03-14 Eden (WEG) 5 1524.2 5 3.5 1553.3 5.9 Details
8 George Trials 3 2026 (U11 Boys) Standard 2026-02-28 2026-02-28 Eden (WEG) 5 1524.2 5 5 1816.4 47 Details
9 Loerie Skaaktoernooi 2026 (U11+U13) Rapid 2026-02-21 2026-02-21 Eden (WEG) 5 1530.2 5 3.5 1537.7 0.9 Details
10 George Trials 2 2026 (U11 Boys) Standard 2026-02-14 2026-02-14 Eden (WEG) 5 1530.2 5 3 1456.3 -6.3 Details
11 George Trials 1 2026 (U11 Boys) Standard 2026-01-31 2026-01-31 Eden (WEG) 5 1530.2 4 3 1548.2 1 Details
12 Laerskool George Suid 2025 (Ope) Rapid 2025-10-25 2025-10-25 Eden (WEG) 5 1526.5 5 4 1558.7 2.3 Details
13 HCPS Invitational Rapid Tournament 2025 (U11) Rapid 2025-10-18 2025-10-18 Eden (WEG) 6 1525.6 6 3 1520.8 0.5 Details
14 Western Cape Schools - Top Schools 2025 (U11) Standard 2025-09-06 2025-09-07 Overberg (WOS) 6 1528.6 6 4.5 1510.6 -1.8 Details
15 Eden Top Schools 2025 (U11 Open) Standard 2025-08-16 2025-08-16 Eden (WEG) 5 1509.7 5 5 1634.1 11.8 Details
16 George Top Schools 2025 (U11) Standard 2025-07-26 2025-07-26 Eden (WEG) 5 1515.6 4 3 1447.9 -5 Details
17 Eden Chess Trials 2 2025 (U12) Standard 2025-03-15 2025-04-12 Eden (WEG) 10 1521.9 10 6.5 1500.3 -4 Details
18 George Schools Chess Trials 3 2025 (U11 Boys) Standard 2025-03-01 2025-03-01 Eden (WEG) 5 1507.4 4 3 1622.7 9.1 Details
19 Loerie Skaaktoernooi 2025 Rapid 2025-02-22 2025-02-22 Eden (WEG) 5 1500.1 5 3 1426.5 -3.6 Details
20 George Schools Chess Trials 2 2025 (U11 Boys) Standard 2025-02-15 2025-02-15 Eden (WEG) 5 1500.1 4 3 1543.4 3.5 Details
21 George Schools Chess Trials 1 2025 (U11 Boys) Standard 2025-02-01 2025-02-01 Eden (WEG) 5 1500.1 5 3.5 1539 4.6 Details
22 George Suid Senior Skaaktoernooi 2024 Rapid 2024-10-26 2024-10-26 Eden (WEG) 5 1479.1 5 3 1449.7 -1.1 Details
23 Western Cape Top Schools Championship 2024 (U9 Mixed) Standard 2024-08-30 2024-09-01 Eden (WEG) 6 1558 6 1.5 1134.3 -49.3 Details
24 Eden Top Schools 2024 (U9 Open) Standard 2024-08-17 2024-08-17 Eden (WEG) 5 1532.2 5 5 1700.8 16.1 Details
25 George Primary Top Schools 2024 (U9) Standard 2024-07-20 2024-07-20 Eden (WEG) 5 1526.6 5 4 1567.5 3.5 Details
26 Western Cape PS Individuals Championship 2024 (U9 Boys) Standard 2024-05-04 2024-05-05 West Coast (WCU) 6 1540.9 6 4 1462.6 -9 Details
27 Eden Chess Trials 2 2024 (U10) Standard 2024-04-13 2024-04-20 Eden (WEG) 10 1527.1 10 7.5 1571.3 8.6 Details
28 Eden School Chess Trials 1 2024 (U9 Boys) Standard 2024-03-09 2024-03-09 Eden (WEG) 5 1528.4 5 3.5 1524.8 -0.8 Details
29 George Schools Trials 2 2024 (U9 Boys) Standard 2024-02-17 2024-02-17 Eden (WEG) 5 1501 5 4 1495.9 0.5 Details
30 George Schools Trials 1 2024 (U9 Boys) Standard 2024-02-03 2024-02-03 Eden (WEG) 5 1501 5 5 1674.3 16.4 Details
31 Western Cape Top Schools 2023 (U9 Mixed) Standard 2023-09-02 2023-09-03 Cape Winelands (WCW) 6 1518.5 5 3.5 1395.9 -11 Details
32 Eden Top Schools 2023 (U9 Mix) Standard 2023-08-19 2023-08-19 Eden (WEG) 5 1451.7 4 4 1651.7 15.8 Details
33 Top Schools 2023 (U9) Standard 2023-07-29 2023-07-29 Eden (WEG) 5 1376.8 4 4 1641.7 20.7 Details
34 Eden Trials 2+3 2023 (U10) Standard 2023-04-15 2023-05-13 Eden (WEG) 10 1333.8 9 6 1474.6 24.1 Details
35 Eden Trails 1 2023 (U9 Boys) Standard 2023-03-11 2023-03-11 Eden (WEG) 5 1320.7 5 3 1342.8 1.5 Details
36 George Chess Trials 3 2023 (U9 Boys) Standard 2023-02-25 2023-02-25 Eden (WEG) 5 1232.3 5 3 1372.8 14.4 Details
37 George Chess Trials 2 2023 (U9 Boys) Standard 2023-02-11 2023-02-11 Cape Town (WCT) 5 1232.3 5 4 1497.1 25.2 Details
38 George Chess Trials 1 2023 (U9 Boys) Standard 2023-01-28 2023-01-28 Eden (WEG) 5 1225.1 4 2 1276.5 4 Details
39 George Open 2022 (D) Standard 2022-12-03 2022-12-03 Eden (WEG) 5 1254.7 4 1 1045.3 -16.4 Details
40 Western Cape Top Schools 2022 (U7 Mix) Standard 2022-09-16 2022-09-17 Overberg (WOS) 6 1253.5 4 2 1260 0.5 Details
41 George Open 2022 (D) Standard 2022-06-11 2022-06-11 Eden (WEG) 5 1279.8 5 2 1124.1 -14.8 Details
42 Western Cape Schools 2022 (U7 Boys) Standard 2022-05-28 2022-05-29 Cape Winelands (WCW) 6 1319.9 6 2.5 1132.1 -22.5 Details
43 Eden Proewe 1 2022 (O7 Seuns) Standard 2022-03-12 2022-03-12 Eden (WEG) 5 1332.8 5 3 1266.1 -7.2 Details
44 George Trials 3 2022 (U7) Standard 2022-02-26 2022-02-26 Eden (WEG) 5 1200 4 4 1625 33.2 Details
45 George Trials 2 2022 (U7) Standard 2022-02-12 2022-02-12 Eden (WEG) 5 1200 4 4 1625 33.2 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 56
Wins 38
Draws 4
Losses 14
White 25
Black 31
White wins 19
Black wins 19
Score 40
Percent 71.4
Dp 182.1
AOR 1330.9
Performance 1513.1
Game statistics (History)
Games 235
Wins 157
Draws 14
Losses 64
White 114
Black 121
White wins 74
Black wins 83
Score 164
Percent 69.8
Dp 168.2
AOR 1304.5
Performance 1472.7
Rankings (Main)
National
Overall 1482
Gender 1336
Age group 110
Gender/Age 94
Provincial
Overall 446
Gender 395
Age group 37
Gender/Age 30
Regional
Overall 94
Gender 82
Age group 11
Gender/Age 9
Rankings (Standard)
National
Overall 1282
Gender 1151
Age group 100
Gender/Age 85
Provincial
Overall 373
Gender 324
Age group 34
Gender/Age 27
Regional
Overall 69
Gender 57
Age group 9
Gender/Age 8
Rankings (Rapid)
National
Overall 1059
Gender 908
Age group 128
Gender/Age 99
Provincial
Overall 495
Gender 418
Age group 67
Gender/Age 46
Regional
Overall 64
Gender 58
Age group 4
Gender/Age 4
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 56
Score 40
Percent 71.4
Aor 1330.9
Dp 182.1
Prat 1513.1
Performance (12 months)
Games 56
Score 40
Percent 71.4
Aor 1330.9
Dp 182.1
Prat 1513.1
Performance (History)
Games 235
Score 164
Percent 69.8
Aor 1304.5
Dp 168.2
Prat 1472.7
Top 5 opponents most often played
Type # Opponent Games White Black First tournament Last tournament Details
Overall 1 Van Der Merwe, O (Oliver) 11 4 7 George Trials 2 2022 (U7) Eden Schools Trials 1 2026 (U11 Boys) Details
Overall 2 Opperman, C (Caden) 8 2 6 George Open 2022 (D) George Trials 3 2026 (U11 Boys) Details
Overall 3 James, W (William) 7 5 2 George Trials 2 2022 (U7) HCPS Invitational Rapid Tournament 2025 (U11) Details
Overall 4 Oberholzer, M (Milan) 7 3 4 George Chess Trials 3 2023 (U9 Boys) George Top Schools 2026 (U11 Mix) Details
Overall 5 Muza, B (Benjamin) 6 5 1 George Chess Trials 2 2023 (U9 Boys) George Schools Chess Trials 3 2025 (U11 Boys) Details
Standard 1 Van Der Merwe, O (Oliver) 10 4 6 George Trials 2 2022 (U7) Eden Schools Trials 1 2026 (U11 Boys) Details
Standard 2 Oberholzer, M (Milan) 7 3 4 George Chess Trials 3 2023 (U9 Boys) George Top Schools 2026 (U11 Mix) Details
Standard 3 Opperman, C (Caden) 7 2 5 George Open 2022 (D) George Trials 3 2026 (U11 Boys) Details
Standard 4 Muza, B (Benjamin) 6 5 1 George Chess Trials 2 2023 (U9 Boys) George Schools Chess Trials 3 2025 (U11 Boys) Details
Standard 5 James, W (William) 6 5 1 George Trials 2 2022 (U7) Eden Chess Trials 2 2024 (U10) Details