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Jayden Van Der Merwe
1160159295West Rand (GWR)Personal
Main rating
| Rating | 1438.3 |
| K-factor | 32 |
| Floor | 980.1 |
| Highest | 1537.4 (2025-11-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 103 |
| Rating Change () | |
| Games | 5 |
| Score | 2.5 |
| We | 2.24 |
| SWe | 0.22 |
| Temp +/- | 6.9 |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Weight perform | 1396.8 |
| Final +/- | +6.9 |
| New Rating () | |
| Rating | 1445.2 |
| K-factor | 32 |
| Floor | 980.1 |
| Highest | 1537.4 (2025-11-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 102.5 |
Standard rating
| Rating | 1440.2 |
| K-factor | 32 |
| Floor | 994.8 |
| Highest | 1538.4 (2025-11-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 102.4 |
| Rating Change () | |
| Games | 5 |
| Score | 2.5 |
| We | 2.3 |
| SWe | 0.2 |
| Temp +/- | 6.3 |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Weight perform | 1396.8 |
| Final +/- | +6.3 |
| New Rating () | |
| Rating | 1446.5 |
| K-factor | 32 |
| Floor | 994.8 |
| Highest | 1538.4 (2025-11-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 102.4 |
Rapid rating
| Rating | 1200 |
| K-factor | 36 |
| Floor | 700 |
| Highest | 1200 (2018-10-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 165.8 |
| Rating Change () | |
| Games | 0 |
| Score | 0 |
| We | 0 |
| SWe | 0 |
| Temp +/- | 0 |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Weight perform | 0 |
| Final +/- | 0 |
| New Rating () | |
| Rating | 1200 |
| K-factor | 36 |
| Floor | 700 |
| Highest | 1200 (2018-10-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 165.8 |
Blitz rating
| Rating | 1200 |
| K-factor | 36 |
| Floor | 700 |
| Highest | 1200 (2018-10-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 165.8 |
| Rating Change () | |
| Games | 0 |
| Score | 0 |
| We | 0 |
| SWe | 0 |
| Temp +/- | 0 |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Weight perform | 0 |
| Final +/- | 0 |
| New Rating () | |
| Rating | 1200 |
| K-factor | 36 |
| Floor | 700 |
| Highest | 1200 (2018-10-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 165.8 |
Rating Graph
Tournaments
| # | Tournament | Type | Start | End | Host | Rounds | Rating | Games | Score | Perform | Rat+/- | Details |
| 1 | Gauteng Closed Chess Championships 2026 (U12 Open) | Standard | 2026-10-17 | 2026-10-17 | Ekurhuleni (GE) | 5 | 1438.3 | 5 | 2.5 | 1475.7 | 6.9 | Details |
| # | Tournament | Type | Start | End | Host | Rounds | Rating | Games | Score | Perform | Rat+/- | Details |
| 1 | West Rand Trials 2026 (U12) | Standard | 2026-09-05 | 2026-09-05 | West Rand (GWR) | 5 | 1459.8 | 5 | 2.5 | 1313.3 | -21.5 | Details |
| 2 | 2026 D2 Schools League Finals (U11) | Standard | 2026-08-15 | 2026-08-15 | West Rand (GWR) | 5 | 1459.8 | 4 | 2.5 | 1355.1 | -5.9 | Details |
| 3 | West Rand Womens Day Open 2026 (U12) | Standard | 2026-08-08 | 2026-08-08 | West Rand (GWR) | 5 | 1459.8 | 5 | 3.5 | 1536.5 | 14.6 | Details |
| 4 | 2026 West Rand Open 2.0 (U12) | Standard | 2026-06-06 | 2026-06-06 | West Rand (GWR) | 5 | 1445.1 | 5 | 3 | 1484.5 | 5.1 | Details |
| 5 | West Rand goes to Monnas 2026 (U12) | Standard | 2026-05-02 | 2026-05-02 | West Rand (GWR) | 5 | 1428.9 | 5 | 3.5 | 1539 | 16.2 | Details |
| 6 | FIDE in the West 2026 (U12) | Standard | 2026-04-11 | 2026-04-11 | West Rand (GWR) | 5 | 1420.7 | 5 | 3.5 | 1465 | 8.2 | Details |
| 7 | West Rand Juniors 2026 (U12) | Standard | 2026-03-07 | 2026-03-07 | West Rand (GWR) | 5 | 1415.9 | 5 | 3 | 1439.1 | 4.9 | Details |
| 8 | West Rand Open 2026 (U12) | Standard | 2026-02-07 | 2026-02-07 | West Rand (GWR) | 5 | 1437.4 | 5 | 2.5 | 1307.5 | -13.3 | Details |
| 9 | Gauteng Inter-Region at Emerald Resort 2025 (U10 Championship) | Standard | 2025-12-06 | 2025-12-07 | Sedibeng (GSV) | 5 | 1521.2 | 5 | 0.5 | 1286.3 | -26.9 | Details |
| 10 | 2025 Gauteng Top Schools Teams (U9) | Standard | 2025-08-29 | 2025-08-29 | Tshwane (GTP) | 5 | 1504.1 | 5 | 4 | 1574.5 | 7.6 | Details |
| 11 | West Rand Closed 2025 (U10) | Standard | 2025-10-18 | 2025-10-18 | West Rand (GWR) | 5 | 1504.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Details |
| 12 | West Rand Trials 2025 (U10) | Standard | 2025-09-06 | 2025-09-06 | West Rand (GWR) | 5 | 1415.3 | 5 | 5 | 1744.5 | 32.9 | Details |
| 13 | West Rand Women's Day Open 2025 (U10) | Standard | 2025-08-09 | 2025-08-09 | West Rand (GWR) | 5 | 1418.9 | 5 | 3 | 1401.7 | -2.3 | Details |
| 14 | 2025 D2 Schools League Finals (U9) | Standard | 2025-07-26 | 2025-07-26 | West Rand (GWR) | 5 | 1385.1 | 5 | 5 | 1606.8 | 21.2 | Details |
| 15 | West Rand Open 2.0 2025 (U10) | Standard | 2025-06-07 | 2025-06-07 | West Rand (GWR) | 5 | 1414.4 | 5 | 2.5 | 1217.6 | -18.3 | Details |
| 16 | 2025 D2 Schools Individuals (U9 Open) | Standard | 2025-05-09 | 2025-05-09 | West Rand (GWR) | 5 | 1411.7 | 4 | 3 | 1430.8 | 1.7 | Details |
| 17 | FIDE in The West 2025 (U10) | Standard | 2025-04-12 | 2025-04-12 | West Rand (GWR) | 5 | 1420.4 | 5 | 3 | 1370.4 | -5.5 | Details |
| 18 | West Rand Juniors 2025 (U10) | Standard | 2025-03-08 | 2025-03-08 | West Rand (GWR) | 5 | 1373.8 | 5 | 4 | 1553.7 | 18.4 | Details |
| 19 | 2025 West Rand Open (U10) | Standard | 2025-02-08 | 2025-02-08 | West Rand (GWR) | 5 | 1351.3 | 5 | 4 | 1484.9 | 12.4 | Details |
| 20 | Gauteng Inter-Region at UJ 2024 (U10 Candidates) | Standard | 2024-12-07 | 2024-12-08 | Johannesburg Metro (GJM) | 5 | 1358.7 | 5 | 3 | 1327.3 | -4.1 | Details |
| 21 | 2024 West Rand Closed (U10) | Standard | 2024-10-12 | 2024-10-12 | West Rand (GWR) | 5 | 1304 | 5 | 2 | 1285.9 | -1.2 | Details |
| 22 | Gauteng Top Schools 2024 (U9 Open) | Standard | 2024-10-04 | 2024-10-04 | Ekurhuleni (GE) | 5 | 1304 | 5 | 5 | 1619.9 | 31.5 | Details |
| 23 | 2024 West Rand Trials (U10) | Standard | 2024-09-07 | 2024-09-07 | West Rand (GWR) | 5 | 1327 | 5 | 2 | 1204.2 | -12.8 | Details |
| 24 | 2024 West Rand Rappies Open (U10) | Standard | 2024-08-03 | 2024-08-03 | West Rand (GWR) | 5 | 1334.5 | 4 | 2 | 1280.8 | -4.1 | Details |
| 25 | D2 School League Finals 2024 (U9) | Standard | 2024-07-20 | 2024-07-20 | West Rand (GWR) | 5 | 1329.7 | 5 | 3.5 | 1347.4 | 2.7 | Details |
| 26 | FIDE in the West 2024 (U10) | Standard | 2024-06-08 | 2024-06-08 | West Rand (GWR) | 5 | 1288.5 | 5 | 3 | 1422.4 | 13.9 | Details |
| 27 | Chess Power House May Open 2024 (E) | Standard | 2024-05-25 | 2024-05-25 | Johannesburg Metro (GJM) | 5 | 1294.2 | 5 | 2.5 | 1301 | -0.2 | Details |
| 28 | South African Junior Closed Chess Championship 2024 (U8 Open) | Classical | 2024-04-27 | 2024-05-01 | Ekurhuleni (GE) | 9 | 1294.2 | 9 | 2.5 | 1147.1 | -30.4 | Details |
| 29 | 2024 D2 Schools Individuals (U9) | Standard | 2024-05-04 | 2024-05-04 | West Rand (GWR) | 5 | 1294.2 | 5 | 4 | 1426.7 | 12.4 | Details |
| 30 | 2024 West Rand RHS Open (U10) | Standard | 2024-04-13 | 2024-04-13 | West Rand (GWR) | 5 | 1281.4 | 5 | 3 | 1345.8 | 7.1 | Details |
| 31 | 2024 West Rand Juniors (U10) | Standard | 2024-03-09 | 2024-03-09 | West Rand (GWR) | 5 | 1303.8 | 5 | 2 | 1168 | -12.4 | Details |
| 32 | 2024 West Rand Open (U10) | Standard | 2024-02-03 | 2024-02-03 | West Rand (GWR) | 5 | 1289.8 | 5 | 3 | 1362.8 | 7.8 | Details |
| 33 | 2024 Gauteng Inter-Region Chess Championship (U8) | Standard | 2024-01-13 | 2024-01-14 | Tshwane (GTP) | 5 | 1289.1 | 5 | 3 | 1286.7 | 0.4 | Details |
| 34 | West Rand vs Bojanala Inter-Regional Championships 2023 (U8) | Standard | 2023-10-12 | 2023-10-12 | West Rand (GWR) | 8 | 1228.1 | 8 | 5.5 | 1444.8 | 33.7 | Details |
| 35 | 2023 West Rand Trials (U8) | Standard | 2023-09-09 | 2023-09-09 | West Rand (GWR) | 5 | 1237.1 | 5 | 2 | 1180.1 | -5 | Details |
| 36 | West Rand at Bastion 2023 (U8) | Standard | 2023-08-05 | 2023-08-05 | West Rand (GWR) | 7 | 1200 | 6 | 4 | 1375.9 | 20.6 | Details |
Game statistics ( )
| Games | 5 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Losses | 2 |
| White | 2 |
| Black | 3 |
| White wins | 2 |
| Black wins | 0 |
| Score | 2.5 |
| Percent | 50 |
| Dp | 0 |
| AOR | 1475.7 |
| Performance | 1475.7 |
Game statistics ()
| Games | 44 |
| Wins | 23 |
| Draws | 7 |
| Losses | 14 |
| White | 22 |
| Black | 22 |
| White wins | 13 |
| Black wins | 10 |
| Score | 26.5 |
| Percent | 60.2 |
| Dp | 86.9 |
| AOR | 1350 |
| Performance | 1436.9 |
Game statistics (History)
| Games | 185 |
| Wins | 106 |
| Draws | 13 |
| Losses | 66 |
| White | 89 |
| Black | 94 |
| White wins | 50 |
| Black wins | 55 |
| Score | 112.5 |
| Percent | 60.8 |
| Dp | 91.9 |
| AOR | 1296.2 |
| Performance | 1388.1 |
Rankings (Main)
| National | |
| Overall | 2874 |
| Gender | 2455 |
| Age group | 244 |
| Gender/Age | 192 |
| Provincial | |
| Overall | 990 |
| Gender | 843 |
| Age group | 88 |
| Gender/Age | 72 |
| Regional | |
| Overall | 68 |
| Gender | 56 |
| Age group | 13 |
| Gender/Age | 11 |
Rankings (Standard)
| National | |
| Overall | 2511 |
| Gender | 2118 |
| Age group | 228 |
| Gender/Age | 181 |
| Provincial | |
| Overall | 904 |
| Gender | 768 |
| Age group | 84 |
| Gender/Age | 68 |
| Regional | |
| Overall | 68 |
| Gender | 56 |
| Age group | 13 |
| Gender/Age | 11 |
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 | 5 |
| Score | 2.5 |
| Percent | 50 |
| Aor | 1475.7 |
| Dp | 0 |
| Prat | 1475.7 |
Performance ()
| Games | 44 |
| Score | 26.5 |
| Percent | 60.2 |
| Aor | 1350 |
| Dp | 86.9 |
| Prat | 1436.9 |
Performance (12 months)
| Games | 49 |
| Score | 27 |
| Percent | 55.1 |
| Aor | 1378.2 |
| Dp | 43.4 |
| Prat | 1421.5 |
Performance (History)
| Games | 185 |
| Score | 112.5 |
| Percent | 60.8 |
| Aor | 1296.2 |
| Dp | 91.9 |
| Prat | 1388.1 |
Top 5 opponents most often played
| Type | # | Opponent | Games | White | Black | First tournament | Last tournament | Details |
| Overall | 1 | Dlamini, P (Philasande) | 5 | 3 | 2 | West Rand Women's Day Open 2025 (U10) | West Rand Womens Day Open 2026 (U12) | Details |
| Overall | 2 | White, J (Joshua) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2023 West Rand Trials (U8) | West Rand Trials 2025 (U10) | Details |
| Overall | 3 | Erasmus, S (Sonja) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2024 West Rand RHS Open (U10) | West Rand goes to Monnas 2026 (U12) | Details |
| Overall | 4 | Lourens, J (Jacobus) | 5 | 3 | 2 | West Rand Juniors 2025 (U10) | West Rand Juniors 2026 (U12) | Details |
| Overall | 5 | Steyn, K (Kian) | 4 | 2 | 2 | FIDE in the West 2024 (U10) | West Rand goes to Monnas 2026 (U12) | Details |
| Standard | 1 | White, J (Joshua) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2023 West Rand Trials (U8) | West Rand Trials 2025 (U10) | Details |
| Standard | 2 | Lourens, J (Jacobus) | 5 | 3 | 2 | West Rand Juniors 2025 (U10) | West Rand Juniors 2026 (U12) | Details |
| Standard | 3 | Erasmus, S (Sonja) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2024 West Rand RHS Open (U10) | West Rand goes to Monnas 2026 (U12) | Details |
| Standard | 4 | Dlamini, P (Philasande) | 5 | 3 | 2 | West Rand Women's Day Open 2025 (U10) | West Rand Womens Day Open 2026 (U12) | Details |
| Standard | 5 | Kamffer, J (John-Andrew) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2024 D2 Schools Individuals (U9) | 2026 D2 Schools League Finals (U11) | Details |