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Blom, L (Luca)

Chess SA id

1150146766

FIDE id

Date of birth

2015-10-07 (U12)

Gender

Male

Region

Cape Town (WCT)

Citizen

RSA

Titles

Chess SA registered

Yes

Last active game

2025-09-07

Personal details last changed

2025-03-12

Junior GPX Games

42.3

Junior GPX Points

1488.8

Item	Main	Standard	Rapid	Blitz
Rating	1557.2	1588.2	1318.9	1200
Raw rating	1557.2	1588.2	1318.9	1200
Weighted rating	1496.4	1518.8	1317.9	1200
Weighted performance	1473.4	1529.1	1041.7	0
Floor	1057.2	1088.2	876.5	700
K-factor	32	32	36	36
Min/Max rating change allowed	99.7	95.4	140	165.8
Highest rating	1557.2 2025-09-30	1588.2 2025-09-30	1475 2023-07-01	1200 2018-10-01
Highest raw rating	1557.2 2025-09-30	1588.2 2025-09-30	1376.5 2024-03-01	1200 2024-02-01
Highest weighted rating	1488.8 2025-09-30	1508.5 2025-09-30	1376.5 2024-07-01	1200 2018-10-01
Highest weighted performance	1548.4 2025-06-01	1546.8 2025-09-30	1475 2023-07-01	1200 2024-02-01

Prediction
Item	Main	Standard	Rapid	Blitz
Rating change	0	0	0	0
New rating	1557.2	1588.2	1318.9	1200
Analysis
Rating	1557.2	1588.2	1318.9	1200
Raw rating	1557.2	1588.2	1318.9	1200
Weighted rating	1496.4	1518.8	1317.9
Weighted performance	1473.4	1529.1	1041.7
K-factor	32	32	36	36
Floor	1057.2	1088.2	876.5	700
Max/Min rating change allowed	99.7	95.4	140	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	1557.2	1588.2	1318.9	1200
New weighted rating	1503.6	1528.2	1317.2	1200
New weighted performance	1464.5	1519.7	1034.4	0
Temp new rating	1557.2	1588.2	1318.9	1200
Temp new rating +/-	0	0	0	0
Final new rating +/-	0	0	0	0
New rating	1557.2	1588.2	1318.9	1200
New K-factor	32	32	36	36
New floor	1057.2	1088.2	876.5	700

Item	Main	Standard	Rapid
	0	0	0
	40	33	7
	46	34	12
	26	12	14
	10	5	5
	0	0	0
History	122	84	38

Games since
	Main 86	Standard 67		Rapid 19		Blitz 0
Gender	Male
Age group	U12
Region	Cape Town (WCT)
Province	Western Cape (WC)
Main
	RSA		Province		Region
Overall	883		269		163
Male	784		236		143
U12	70		20		11
U12 Male	57		16		9
Standard
	RSA		Province		Region
Overall	666		174		117
Male	591		154		105
U12	45		15		8
U12 Male	35		11		6
Rapid
	RSA		Province		Region
Overall	-1		-1		-1
Male	-1		-1		-1
U12	-1		-1		-1
U12 Male	-1		-1		-1
Blitz
	RSA		Province		Region
Overall	-1		-1		-1
Male	-1		-1		-1
U12	-1		-1		-1
U12 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	40	26.5	66.25	138.1	1425.8	1564
Standard	33	24.5	74.24	206.1	1407.7	1613.8
Rapid	7	2	28.57	-182.1	1511.1	1329
Blitz	0	0	0	0	0	0
History
	Games	Score	%	Dp	AvgOpp	Performance
Main	122	81	66.39	139.3	1332	1471.3
Standard	84	60	71.43	182.1	1350.2	1532.4
Rapid	38	21	55.26	44.7	1291.7	1336.4
Blitz	0	0	0	0	0	0

Date	Main	Standard	Rapid	Blitz
2025-11-01	1557.2	1588.2	1318.9	1200
2025-09-30	1557.2	1588.2	1318.9	1200
2025-09-01	1521.6	1550.7	1318.9	1200
2025-08-01	1521.6	1550.7	1318.9	1200
2025-07-01	1549.6	1550.7	1326.2	1200
2025-06-01	1549.6	1550.7	1326.2	1200
2025-05-01	1546.5	1552.4	1326.2	1200
2025-04-01	1511.7	1530.5	1326.2	1200
2025-03-01	1492.3	1527.6	1326.2	1200
2025-02-01	1463.3	1504.6	1323.4	1200
2025-01-01	1463.3	1504.6	1274.6	1200
2024-12-01	1429.7	1486.7	1274.6	1200
2024-11-01	1429.7	1486.7	1274.6	1200
2024-10-01	1429.7	1486.7	1274.6	1200
2024-09-01	1407.1	1475.2	1274.6	1200
2024-08-01	1407.1	1475.2	1274.6	1200
2024-07-01	1478.7	1475.2	1376.5	1200
2024-09-01	1466	1453.5	1376.5	1200
2024-05-01	1436.3	1383.7	1376.5	1200
2024-04-01	1436.3	1383.7	1376.5	1200
2024-03-01	1395.4	1321.4	1376.5	1200
2024-02-01	1393.1	1294.4	1371.1	1200
2024-01-01	1393.1	1294.4	1371.1	1200
2023-12-01	1393.1	1294.4	1371.1	1200

Comming soon.

Tournaments

History

No tournaments found.

#	Tournament	Start	End	Type	Host	Rounds	Games	Score	Cfr	Analysis

#	Tournament	Start	End	Type	Host	Rounds	Games	Score	Cfr	Analysis
1	Western Cape Schools - Top Schools 2025 (U11)	2025-09-06	2025-09-07	Standard	Overberg (WOS)	6	6	5.5	Yes	Analysis
2	4th Curro Durbanville Rapid Open 2025 (Advanced)	2025-07-19	2025-07-19	Rapid	Cape Town (WCT)	7	7	2	Yes	Analysis
3	Western Cape Schools Individual Championship 2025 (U11 Boys)	2025-05-17	2025-05-18	Standard	Cape Winelands (WCW)	6	6	4	Yes	Analysis
4	South African Junior Closed Chess Championships 2025 (U10 Open)	2025-03-31	2025-04-05	Standard	Cape Winelands (WCW)	9	9	5.5	Yes	Analysis
5	CT Metro Schools Individual Closed 2025 (U11 Open)	2025-03-01	2025-03-02	Standard	Cape Town (WCT)	6	6	4	Yes	Analysis
6	District South Schools Chess Individual Trials 2025 (U11 Open)	2025-02-01	2025-02-02	Standard	Cape Town (WCT)	6	6	5.5	Yes	Analysis

Last 500 tournaments since 01 January 2018

#	Tournament	Start	End	Type	Host	Rounds	Games	Score	Cfr	Analysis
1	Western Cape Schools - Top Schools 2025 (U11)	2025-09-06	2025-09-07	Standard	Overberg (WOS)	6	6	5.5	Yes	Analysis
2	4th Curro Durbanville Rapid Open 2025 (Advanced)	2025-07-19	2025-07-19	Rapid	Cape Town (WCT)	7	7	2	Yes	Analysis
3	Western Cape Schools Individual Championship 2025 (U11 Boys)	2025-05-17	2025-05-18	Standard	Cape Winelands (WCW)	6	6	4	Yes	Analysis
4	South African Junior Closed Chess Championships 2025 (U10 Open)	2025-03-31	2025-04-05	Standard	Cape Winelands (WCW)	9	9	5.5	Yes	Analysis
5	CT Metro Schools Individual Closed 2025 (U11 Open)	2025-03-01	2025-03-02	Standard	Cape Town (WCT)	6	6	4	Yes	Analysis
6	District South Schools Chess Individual Trials 2025 (U11 Open)	2025-02-01	2025-02-02	Standard	Cape Town (WCT)	6	6	5.5	Yes	Analysis
7	Mzansi Interprovincial Youth Chess Championships 2024 (U10 Open Championship)	2024-12-16	2024-12-19	Standard	Capricorn (LCP)	7	7	5	Yes	Analysis
8	Western Cape Top Schools Championship 2024 (U9 Mixed)	2024-08-30	2024-09-01	Standard	Eden (WEG)	6	5	3.5	Yes	Analysis
9	Curro Durbanville Chess Rapid Open 2024 (Intermediate)	2024-07-13	2024-07-13	Rapid	Cape Town (WCT)	6	6	1	Yes	Analysis
10	Cape Town Chess Federation Closed Chess Championships 2024 (U10)	2024-06-15	2024-06-15	Standard	Cape Town (WCT)	5	5	4	Yes	Analysis
11	Western Cape PS Individuals Championship 2024 (U9 Boys)	2024-05-04	2024-05-05	Standard	West Coast (WCU)	6	6	5	Yes	Analysis
12	Cape Town Metro Schools Chess Closed Individuals 2024 (U9 Boys)	2024-03-02	2024-03-03	Standard	Cape Town (WCT)	6	6	5	Yes	Analysis
13	District South Schools Chess Individual Trials 2024 (U9 Boys)	2024-02-03	2024-02-03	Standard	Cape Town (WCT)	5	5	4	Yes	Analysis
14	Cape of Good Hope Open Chess Tournament 2024 (U10)	2024-02-17	2024-02-17	Rapid	Cape Town (WCT)	6	6	4	Yes	Analysis
15	Western Cape Top Schools 2023 (U9 Mixed)	2023-09-02	2023-09-03	Standard	Cape Winelands (WCW)	6	6	4	Yes	Analysis
16	CT Metro District South Top Schools 2023 (U9+U11 Mixed + U13 Girls)	2023-07-29	2023-07-29	Rapid	Cape Town (WCT)	5	4	4	Yes	Analysis
17	Western Cape PS Individuals 2023 (U9 Boys)	2023-05-05	2023-05-06	Standard	Cape Town (WCT)	6	6	4	Yes	Analysis
18	Cape Town Metro Schools Chess Closed Individuals 2023 (U9 Boys)	2023-03-04	2023-03-04	Rapid	Cape Town (WCT)	5	5	3	Yes	Analysis
19	District South Schools Chess Individual Trials 2023 (U9 Mixed)	2023-02-04	2023-02-04	Rapid	Cape Town (WCT)	5	5	4	Yes	Analysis
20	Metro Rapid 2022 (U7 Boys)	2022-10-22	2022-10-22	Rapid	Cape Town (WCT)	5	5	3	Yes	Analysis
21	Western Cape Top Schools 2022 (U9 Mix)	2022-09-16	2022-09-17	Standard	Overberg (WOS)	5	5	1	Yes	Analysis

#	Games	Start				End
1	12	Tournament Mzansi Interprovincial Youth Chess Championships 2024				Tournament CT Metro Schools Individual Closed 2025
		date 2024-12-17	rnd 4	type Standard	result 0.5	date 2025-03-01	rnd 2	type Standard	result 1
		Opponent Lin, J (Junming)				Opponent Josling, R (Rafael)
2	6	Tournament Western Cape Schools - Top Schools 2025				Tournament Western Cape Schools - Top Schools 2025
		date 2025-09-06	rnd 1	type Standard	result 1	date 2025-09-07	rnd 6	type Standard	result 1
		Opponent Arendse, H (Haygen)				Opponent Janson, N (Nicholas)
3	6	Tournament Cape Town Metro Schools Chess Closed Individuals 2024				Tournament Western Cape PS Individuals Championship 2024
		date 2024-03-03	rnd 5	type Standard	result 1	date 2024-05-04	rnd 4	type Standard	result 1
		Opponent Burnett, T (Tomas)				Opponent Fitzgerald, J (Johan)

#	Games	Start				End
1	12	Tournament Mzansi Interprovincial Youth Chess Championships 2024				Tournament CT Metro Schools Individual Closed 2025
		date 2024-12-17	rnd 4	type Standard	result 0.5	date 2025-03-01	rnd 2	type Standard	result 1
		Opponent Lin, J (Junming)				Opponent Josling, R (Rafael)
2	7	Tournament Cape Town Chess Federation Closed Chess Championships 2024				Tournament Western Cape Top Schools Championship 2024
		date 2024-06-15	rnd 3	type Standard	result 1	date 2024-09-01	rnd 5	type Standard	result 0.5
		Opponent Kruger, W (Willem Lodewyk Kruger)				Opponent Pfaff, J (Joel)
3	6	Tournament Western Cape Schools - Top Schools 2025				Tournament Western Cape Schools - Top Schools 2025
		date 2025-09-06	rnd 1	type Standard	result 1	date 2025-09-07	rnd 6	type Standard	result 1
		Opponent Arendse, H (Haygen)				Opponent Janson, N (Nicholas)

#	Games	Start				End
1	4	Tournament Cape of Good Hope Open Chess Tournament 2024				Tournament Cape of Good Hope Open Chess Tournament 2024
		date 2024-02-17	rnd 2	type Rapid	result 1	date 2024-02-17	rnd 5	type Rapid	result 1
		Opponent Dwenene, K (Khayone)				Opponent Tyokwana, K (Khayone)
2	4	Tournament CT Metro District South Top Schools 2023				Tournament CT Metro District South Top Schools 2023
		date 2023-07-29	rnd 1	type Rapid	result 1	date 2023-07-29	rnd 5	type Rapid	result 1
		Opponent Grobler, B (Blyde)				Opponent Nqweniso, O (Oyintando)
3	4	Tournament District South Schools Chess Individual Trials 2023				Tournament Cape Town Metro Schools Chess Closed Individuals 2023
		date 2023-02-04	rnd 5	type Rapid	result 1	date 2023-03-04	rnd 3	type Rapid	result 1
		Opponent Joya, L (Lilitha)				Opponent Joya, L (Lilitha)

No games found.

#	Games	Start				End

#	Games	Start				End
1	7	Tournament Mzansi Interprovincial Youth Chess Championships 2024				Tournament District South Schools Chess Individual Trials 2025
		date 2024-12-18	rnd 5	type Standard	result 1	date 2025-02-02	rnd 4	type Standard	result 1
		Opponent Musakwa, C (Cole)				Opponent Williams, C (Charlie)
2	6	Tournament Cape Town Metro Schools Chess Closed Individuals 2024				Tournament Western Cape PS Individuals Championship 2024
		date 2024-03-03	rnd 5	type Standard	result 1	date 2024-05-04	rnd 4	type Standard	result 1
		Opponent Burnett, T (Tomas)				Opponent Fitzgerald, J (Johan)
3	5	Tournament Western Cape PS Individuals 2023				Tournament CT Metro District South Top Schools 2023
		date 2023-05-06	rnd 6	type Standard	result 1	date 2023-07-29	rnd 5	type Rapid	result 1
		Opponent Dixon, A (Arlo)				Opponent Nqweniso, O (Oyintando)

#	Games	Start				End
1	7	Tournament Mzansi Interprovincial Youth Chess Championships 2024				Tournament District South Schools Chess Individual Trials 2025
		date 2024-12-18	rnd 5	type Standard	result 1	date 2025-02-02	rnd 4	type Standard	result 1
		Opponent Musakwa, C (Cole)				Opponent Williams, C (Charlie)
2	6	Tournament Cape Town Chess Federation Closed Chess Championships 2024				Tournament Western Cape Top Schools Championship 2024
		date 2024-06-15	rnd 3	type Standard	result 1	date 2024-08-30	rnd 4	type Standard	result 1
		Opponent Kruger, W (Willem Lodewyk Kruger)				Opponent Don, E (El Deano)
3	6	Tournament Cape Town Metro Schools Chess Closed Individuals 2024				Tournament Western Cape PS Individuals Championship 2024
		date 2024-03-03	rnd 5	type Standard	result 1	date 2024-05-04	rnd 4	type Standard	result 1
		Opponent Burnett, T (Tomas)				Opponent Fitzgerald, J (Johan)

#	Games	Start				End
1	4	Tournament Cape of Good Hope Open Chess Tournament 2024				Tournament Cape of Good Hope Open Chess Tournament 2024
		date 2024-02-17	rnd 2	type Rapid	result 1	date 2024-02-17	rnd 5	type Rapid	result 1
		Opponent Dwenene, K (Khayone)				Opponent Tyokwana, K (Khayone)
2	4	Tournament CT Metro District South Top Schools 2023				Tournament CT Metro District South Top Schools 2023
		date 2023-07-29	rnd 1	type Rapid	result 1	date 2023-07-29	rnd 5	type Rapid	result 1
		Opponent Grobler, B (Blyde)				Opponent Nqweniso, O (Oyintando)
3	4	Tournament District South Schools Chess Individual Trials 2023				Tournament Cape Town Metro Schools Chess Closed Individuals 2023
		date 2023-02-04	rnd 5	type Rapid	result 1	date 2023-03-04	rnd 3	type Rapid	result 1
		Opponent Joya, L (Lilitha)				Opponent Joya, L (Lilitha)

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	Stern ,M (Mason)	4	0	-425	3	0	-425	1	0	-425	0	0	0
1	Stern ,M (Mason)	4	1534.1	1109.1	3	1580.7	1109.1	1	1349.3	1109.1	0	0	0
2	Joya ,L (Lilitha)	4	3	212.5	2	1	0	2	2	425	0	0	0
2	Joya ,L (Lilitha)	4	1237	1449.5	2	1159.3	1237	2	1257.2	1662	0	0	0
3	Blom ,L (Liam)	4	2.5	106.2	2	0.5	-212.5	2	2	425	0	0	0
3	Blom ,L (Liam)	4	1364.1	1470.4	2	1354.2	1151.6	2	1280.6	1789.1	0	0	0
4	Lin ,J (Junming)	3	0.5	-283.3	2	0.5	-212.5	1	0	-425	0	0	0
4	Lin ,J (Junming)	3	1357.2	1073.8	2	1432.4	1144.7	1	1252	932.2	0	0	0
5	Musakwa ,C (Cole)	2	2	425	2	2	425	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Musakwa ,C (Cole)	2	1317.2	1742.2	2	1321.7	1742.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Josling ,R (Rafael)	2	2	425	2	2	425	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Josling ,R (Rafael)	2	1363.2	1788.2	2	1306.2	1788.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Chapela ,K (Kai)	2	2	425	2	2	425	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Chapela ,K (Kai)	2	1300.4	1725.4	2	1292.7	1725.4	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Jordaan ,L (Luke)	2	2	425	2	2	425	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Jordaan ,L (Luke)	2	1314.6	1739.6	2	1239.2	1739.6	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Gebuza ,L (Lufiko)	2	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Gebuza ,L (Lufiko)	2	1252.9	1252.9	2	1243.2	1252.9	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Thomson ,T (Timo)	2	2	425	1	1	425	1	1	425	0	0	0
10	Thomson ,T (Timo)	2	1193.1	1618.1	1	1200	1618.1	1	1200	1618.1	0	0	0

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