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Swanson, D (Donovan)
Chess SA id
165036928FIDE id
?Date of birth
1965-07-26 (Adult)Gender
MaleRegion
Cape Town (WCT)Citizen
RSATitles
TS,NIChess SA registered
NoLast active game
2025-01-11Personal details last changed
1900-01-01Junior GPX Games
Junior GPX Points
| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 1674.8 | 1671.1 | 1790 | 1743 |
| Raw rating | 1674.8 | 1671.1 | 1790 | 1743 |
| Weighted rating | 1674.8 | 1671.1 | 1789.8 | 1743 |
| Weighted performance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Floor | 1243.2 | 1243.2 | 1290 | 1243 |
| K-factor | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Min/Max rating change allowed | 84.3 | 84.7 | 71.5 | 76.5 |
| Highest rating | 1743.22019-12-01 | 1743.22019-12-01 | 17902024-02-01 | 17432018-05-01 |
| Highest raw rating | 1743.22019-12-01 | 1743.22019-12-01 | 17902024-02-01 | 17432024-02-01 |
| Highest weighted rating | 1743.22020-12-01 | 1743.22020-12-01 | 1788.42025-08-01 | 17432018-05-01 |
| Highest weighted performance | 1740.82018-12-01 | 17422018-12-01 | 12002024-02-01 | 12002024-02-01 |
| Prediction | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
| Rating change | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New rating | 1674.8 | 1671.1 | 1790 | 1743 |
| Analysis | ||||
| Rating | 1674.8 | 1671.1 | 1790 | 1743 |
| Raw rating | 1674.8 | 1671.1 | 1790 | 1743 |
| Weighted rating | 1674.8 | 1671.1 | 1789.8 | |
| Weighted performance | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K-factor | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Floor | 1243.2 | 1243.2 | 1290 | 1243 |
| Max/Min rating change allowed | 84.3 | 84.7 | 71.5 | 76.5 |
| 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 | 1674.8 | 1671.1 | 1790 | 1743 |
| New weighted rating | 1674.8 | 1671.1 | 1790 | 1743 |
| New weighted performance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Temp new rating | 1674.8 | 1671.1 | 1790 | 1743 |
| Temp new rating +/- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final new rating +/- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New rating | 1674.8 | 1671.1 | 1790 | 1743 |
| New K-factor | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| New floor | 1243.2 | 1243.2 | 1290 | 1243 |
| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| History | 200 | 178 | 7 | 15 |
| Games since | |||||||||||||||||
| Main9 | Standard9 | Rapid0 | Blitz0 | ||||||||||||||
| Gender | Male | ||||||||||||||||
| Age group | Adult | ||||||||||||||||
| Region | Cape Town (WCT) | ||||||||||||||||
| Province | Western Cape (WC) | ||||||||||||||||
| Main | RSA | Province | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Overall | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Male | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Adult | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Adult Male | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Standard | RSA | Province | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Overall | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Male | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Adult | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Adult Male | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Rapid | RSA | Province | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Overall | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Male | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Adult | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Adult Male | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Blitz | RSA | Province | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Overall | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Male | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Adult | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Adult 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 | 9 | 4.5 | 50 | 0 | 1560.6 | 1560.6 |
| Standard | 9 | 4.5 | 50 | 0 | 1560.6 | 1560.6 |
| Rapid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blitz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| History | ||||||
| Games | Score | % | Dp | AvgOpp | Performance | |
| Main | 19 | 8.5 | 44.74 | -44.7 | 1564.6 | 1519.9 |
| Standard | 19 | 8.5 | 44.74 | -44.7 | 1564.6 | 1519.9 |
| Rapid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blitz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
| 2025-11-01 | 1674.8 | 1671.1 | 1790 | 1743 |
| 2025-09-30 | 1674.8 | 1671.1 | 1790 | 1743 |
| 2025-09-01 | 1674.8 | 1671.1 | 1790 | 1743 |
| 2025-08-01 | 1674.8 | 1671.1 | 1790 | 1743 |
| 2025-07-01 | 1674.8 | 1671.1 | 1790 | 1743 |
| 2025-06-01 | 1674.8 | 1671.1 | 1790 | 1743 |
| 2025-05-01 | 1674.8 | 1671.1 | 1790 | 1743 |
| 2025-04-01 | 1674.8 | 1671.1 | 1790 | 1743 |
| 2025-03-01 | 1674.7 | 1670.9 | 1790 | 1743 |
| 2025-02-01 | 1672.5 | 1668.5 | 1790 | 1743 |
| 2025-01-01 | 1675.1 | 1671.4 | 1790 | 1743 |
| 2024-12-01 | 1675.1 | 1671.4 | 1790 | 1743 |
| 2024-11-01 | 1675.1 | 1671.4 | 1790 | 1743 |
| 2024-10-01 | 1675.1 | 1671.4 | 1790 | 1743 |
| 2024-09-01 | 1675.1 | 1671.4 | 1790 | 1743 |
| 2024-08-01 | 1675.1 | 1671.4 | 1790 | 1743 |
| 2024-07-01 | 1675.1 | 1671.4 | 1790 | 1743 |
| 2024-09-01 | 1675.1 | 1671.4 | 1790 | 1743 |
| 2024-05-01 | 1675.1 | 1671.4 | 1790 | 1743 |
| 2024-04-01 | 1675.1 | 1671.4 | 1790 | 1743 |
| 2024-03-01 | 1675.1 | 1671.4 | 1790 | 1743 |
| 2024-02-01 | 1675.1 | 1671.4 | 1790 | 1743 |
| 2024-01-01 | 1675.1 | 1671.4 | 1790 | 1743 |
| 2023-12-01 | 1675.1 | 1671.4 | 1743 | 1743 |
Comming soon.
Tournaments
| # | Tournament | Start | End | Type | Host | Rounds | Games | Score | Cfr | Analysis |
|---|
| # | Tournament | Start | End | Type | Host | Rounds | Games | Score | Cfr | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Town Masters Challenge 2025 (Advanced) | 2025-01-06 | 2025-01-11 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 9 | 9 | 4.5 | Yes | Analysis |
Last 500 tournaments since 01 January 2018
| # | Tournament | Start | End | Type | Host | Rounds | Games | Score | Cfr | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Town Masters Challenge 2025 (Advanced) | 2025-01-06 | 2025-01-11 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 9 | 9 | 4.5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 2 | Kraaifontein Open 2022 (Championship) | 2022-01-07 | 2022-01-09 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 6 | 0.5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 3 | ACL Open 2018 (Prestige) | 2018-12-07 | 2018-12-09 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 5 | 4 | 3.5 | Yes | Analysis |
Top 3 Streaks
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | TournamentACL Open 2018 | TournamentACL Open 2018 | ||||||
| date2018-12-08 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result1 | date2018-12-09 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentNgwayishe, BT (Bambelela) | OpponentThakersee, R (Rishay) | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | TournamentCape Town Masters Challenge 2025 | TournamentCape Town Masters Challenge 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-01-08 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result1 | date2025-01-08 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentMalherbe, J (Jeevan) | OpponentManning, C (Callan) | ||||||||
| 3 | 1 | TournamentCape Town Masters Challenge 2025 | TournamentCape Town Masters Challenge 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-01-11 | rnd9 | typeStandard | result0.5 | date2025-01-11 | rnd9 | typeStandard | result0.5 | ||
| OpponentSnyman, MM (Mila Marie) | OpponentSnyman, MM (Mila Marie) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | TournamentACL Open 2018 | TournamentACL Open 2018 | ||||||
| date2018-12-08 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result1 | date2018-12-09 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentNgwayishe, BT (Bambelela) | OpponentThakersee, R (Rishay) | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | TournamentCape Town Masters Challenge 2025 | TournamentCape Town Masters Challenge 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-01-08 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result1 | date2025-01-08 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentMalherbe, J (Jeevan) | OpponentManning, C (Callan) | ||||||||
| 3 | 1 | TournamentCape Town Masters Challenge 2025 | TournamentCape Town Masters Challenge 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-01-11 | rnd9 | typeStandard | result0.5 | date2025-01-11 | rnd9 | typeStandard | result0.5 | ||
| OpponentSnyman, MM (Mila Marie) | OpponentSnyman, MM (Mila Marie) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | TournamentCape Town Masters Challenge 2025 | TournamentCape Town Masters Challenge 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-01-08 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result1 | date2025-01-08 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentMalherbe, J (Jeevan) | OpponentManning, C (Callan) | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | TournamentACL Open 2018 | TournamentACL Open 2018 | ||||||
| date2018-12-09 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result1 | date2018-12-09 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentFisher, H (Howard) | OpponentThakersee, R (Rishay) | ||||||||
| 3 | 1 | TournamentCape Town Masters Challenge 2025 | TournamentCape Town Masters Challenge 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-01-10 | rnd7 | typeStandard | result1 | date2025-01-10 | rnd7 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentSomai, R (Ruhan) | OpponentSomai, R (Ruhan) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | TournamentCape Town Masters Challenge 2025 | TournamentCape Town Masters Challenge 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-01-08 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result1 | date2025-01-08 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentMalherbe, J (Jeevan) | OpponentManning, C (Callan) | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | TournamentACL Open 2018 | TournamentACL Open 2018 | ||||||
| date2018-12-09 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result1 | date2018-12-09 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentFisher, H (Howard) | OpponentThakersee, R (Rishay) | ||||||||
| 3 | 1 | TournamentCape Town Masters Challenge 2025 | TournamentCape Town Masters Challenge 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-01-10 | rnd7 | typeStandard | result1 | date2025-01-10 | rnd7 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentSomai, R (Ruhan) | OpponentSomai, R (Ruhan) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | 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 | ||
| Aor | Prat | Aor | Prat | Aor | Prat | Aor | Prat | ||||||
| 1 | Manning ,C (Callan) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1595.4 | 2020.4 | 1549.1 | 2020.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | Karsten ,JD (Jan Daniel) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1667.3 | 1242.3 | 1649.7 | 1242.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | Nel ,RA (Rowan) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1637.8 | 1212.8 | 1636.5 | 1212.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | Willenberg ,RC (Roland Chester) | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1624.3 | 1624.3 | 1631.7 | 1624.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | Rosenberg ,W (Wagheed) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1599.3 | 1174.3 | 1578.6 | 1174.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | Khulu ,SS (Sibahle) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1617 | 1192 | 1588.4 | 1192 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | November ,EJ (Edwin Jacobus) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1630.5 | 1205.5 | 1631 | 1205.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | Somai ,R (Ruhan) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1515 | 1940 | 1499.8 | 1940 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | Sithole ,A (Anoona) | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1359.8 | 1359.8 | 1363.5 | 1359.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 10 | Fisher ,H (Howard) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1499.3 | 1924.3 | 1502.4 | 1924.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Norms
| # | Norm | Tournament | Start | End | Rounds | Games | Score | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|

