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Van Niekerk, LM (Lourenzo Milaan)
Chess SA id
172040175FIDE id
?Date of birth
1972-12-27 (Adult)Gender
MaleRegion
Eden (WEG)Citizen
RSATitles
Chess SA registered
NoLast active game
2025-09-27Personal details last changed
1900-01-01Junior GPX Games
Junior GPX Points
| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 1768.6 | 1774.9 | 1910.5 | 1832.6 |
| Raw rating | 1745.6 | 1748.5 | 1907 | 1832.3 |
| Weighted rating | 1768.6 | 1774.9 | 1910.5 | 1832.6 |
| Weighted performance | 1034.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Floor | 1407.2 | 1407.2 | 1412 | 1407.2 |
| K-factor | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Min/Max rating change allowed | 76.2 | 75.9 | 60.6 | 67.4 |
| Highest rating | 1907.22018-01-01 | 1907.22018-03-01 | 19122024-02-01 | 1907.22018-01-01 |
| Highest raw rating | 1907.22018-01-01 | 1907.22018-01-01 | 19122024-02-01 | 1907.22018-01-01 |
| Highest weighted rating | 1907.22018-01-01 | 1907.22018-03-01 | 19122025-07-01 | 1907.22018-01-01 |
| Highest weighted performance | 1660.22019-01-01 | 1737.42019-01-01 | 12002024-02-01 | 1766.62018-02-01 |
| Prediction | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
| Rating change | -2.1 | -2.3 | -0.3 | -0 |
| New rating | 1766.5 | 1772.5 | 1910.2 | 1832.6 |
| Analysis | ||||
| Rating | 1768.6 | 1774.9 | 1910.5 | 1832.6 |
| Raw rating | 1745.6 | 1748.5 | 1907 | 1832.3 |
| Weighted rating | 1768.6 | 1774.9 | 1910.5 | |
| Weighted performance | 1034.3 | 0 | 0 | |
| K-factor | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Floor | 1407.2 | 1407.2 | 1412 | 1407.2 |
| Max/Min rating change allowed | 76.2 | 75.9 | 60.6 | 67.4 |
| 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 | 1745.6 | 1748.5 | 1907 | 1832.3 |
| New weighted rating | 1766.5 | 1772.5 | 1910.2 | 1832.6 |
| New weighted performance | 1025.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Temp new rating | 1766.5 | 1772.5 | 1910.2 | 1832.6 |
| Temp new rating +/- | -2.1 | -2.3 | -0.3 | -0 |
| Final new rating +/- | -2.1 | -2.3 | -0.3 | -0 |
| New rating | 1766.5 | 1772.5 | 1910.2 | 1832.6 |
| New K-factor | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| New floor | 1407.2 | 1407.2 | 1412 | 1407.2 |
| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| History | 152 | 113 | 6 | 33 |
| Games since | |||||||||||||||||
| Main22 | Standard11 | Rapid6 | Blitz5 | ||||||||||||||
| Gender | Male | ||||||||||||||||
| Age group | Adult | ||||||||||||||||
| Region | Eden (WEG) | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 18 | 6 | 33.33 | -141.7 | 1695.4 | 1553.7 |
| Standard | 7 | 3 | 42.86 | -60.7 | 1701.6 | 1640.9 |
| Rapid | 6 | 1 | 16.67 | -283.3 | 1874.7 | 1591.4 |
| Blitz | 5 | 2 | 40 | -85 | 1471.5 | 1386.5 |
| History | ||||||
| Games | Score | % | Dp | AvgOpp | Performance | |
| Main | 71 | 32 | 45.07 | -41.9 | 1700.8 | 1658.9 |
| Standard | 43 | 19.5 | 45.35 | -39.5 | 1721.5 | 1682 |
| Rapid | 6 | 1 | 16.67 | -283.3 | 1874.7 | 1591.4 |
| Blitz | 22 | 11.5 | 52.27 | 19.3 | 1612.7 | 1632 |
| Date | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
| 2025-11-01 | 1745.6 | 1748.5 | 1907 | 1832.3 |
| 2025-09-30 | 1770.3 | 1779.7 | 1907 | 1832.3 |
| 2025-09-01 | 1770.3 | 1779.7 | 1907 | 1832.3 |
| 2025-08-01 | 1770.3 | 1779.7 | 1907 | 1832.3 |
| 2025-07-01 | 1773 | 1779.7 | 1912 | 1832.1 |
| 2025-06-01 | 1773 | 1779.7 | 1912 | 1831.8 |
| 2025-05-01 | 1773 | 1779.7 | 1912 | 1831.2 |
| 2025-04-01 | 1773 | 1779.7 | 1912 | 1827.1 |
| 2025-03-01 | 1774.4 | 1779.7 | 1912 | 1834 |
| 2025-02-01 | 1773.8 | 1779.1 | 1912 | 1834 |
| 2025-01-01 | 1752.8 | 1758.5 | 1912 | 1834 |
| 2024-12-01 | 1752.8 | 1758.5 | 1912 | 1834 |
| 2024-11-01 | 1752.8 | 1758.5 | 1912 | 1834 |
| 2024-10-01 | 1752.8 | 1758.5 | 1912 | 1834 |
| 2024-09-01 | 1781.6 | 1786.3 | 1912 | 1834 |
| 2024-08-01 | 1781.6 | 1786.3 | 1912 | 1834 |
| 2024-07-01 | 1781.6 | 1786.3 | 1912 | 1834 |
| 2024-09-01 | 1781.6 | 1786.3 | 1912 | 1834 |
| 2024-05-01 | 1781.6 | 1786.3 | 1912 | 1834 |
| 2024-04-01 | 1781.6 | 1786.3 | 1912 | 1834 |
| 2024-03-01 | 1781.6 | 1786.3 | 1912 | 1834 |
| 2024-02-01 | 1781.6 | 1786.3 | 1912 | 1834 |
| 2024-01-01 | 1781.6 | 1786.3 | 1912 | 1834 |
| 2023-12-01 | 1781.6 | 1786.3 | 1907.2 | 1816 |
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 Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A) | 2025-07-26 | 2025-09-27 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 11 | 7 | 3 | Yes | Analysis |
| 2 | 4th Curro Durbanville Rapid Open 2025 (Championship) | 2025-07-19 | 2025-07-19 | Rapid | Cape Town (WCT) | 7 | 6 | 1 | Yes | Analysis |
| 3 | Cape Town Open Chess Festival 2025 (Team Blitz) | 2025-03-21 | 2025-03-21 | Blitz | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 5 | 2 | Yes | Analysis |
Last 500 tournaments since 01 January 2018
| # | Tournament | Start | End | Type | Host | Rounds | Games | Score | Cfr | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A) | 2025-07-26 | 2025-09-27 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 11 | 7 | 3 | Yes | Analysis |
| 2 | 4th Curro Durbanville Rapid Open 2025 (Championship) | 2025-07-19 | 2025-07-19 | Rapid | Cape Town (WCT) | 7 | 6 | 1 | Yes | Analysis |
| 3 | Cape Town Open Chess Festival 2025 (Team Blitz) | 2025-03-21 | 2025-03-21 | Blitz | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 5 | 2 | Yes | Analysis |
| 4 | CT League 2024 (A) | 2024-07-20 | 2024-09-07 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 11 | 4 | 1 | Yes | Analysis |
| 5 | WP Club League 2023 (A) | 2023-07-29 | 2023-09-09 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 11 | 7 | 4 | Yes | Analysis |
| 6 | 2022 Western Province Club League (Premier) | 2022-08-20 | 2022-10-01 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 11 | 5 | 3.5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 7 | South African Open 2022 (Blitz) | 2022-07-14 | 2022-07-14 | Blitz | Cape Town (WCT) | 10 | 10 | 6.5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 8 | 2019 Western Province League (Premier) | 2019-07-27 | 2019-09-07 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 11 | 4 | 2 | Yes | Analysis |
| 9 | 2019 Elsies River Open (Elite) | 2019-06-22 | 2019-06-23 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 6 | 2.5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 10 | Cape of Good Hope Open 2019 (Elite) | 2019-01-25 | 2019-01-27 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 5 | 1.5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 11 | 2018 Western Province League (Premier) | 2018-08-04 | 2018-09-15 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 11 | 5 | 2 | Yes | Analysis |
| 12 | WP Team Blitz 2018 (A) | 2018-02-17 | 2018-02-17 | Blitz | Cape Town (WCT) | 7 | 7 | 3 | Yes | Analysis |
Top 3 Streaks
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | TournamentSouth African Open 2022 | Tournament2022 Western Province Club League | ||||||
| date2022-07-14 | rnd7 | typeBlitz | result1 | date2022-09-17 | rnd10 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentManuel, C (Conner) | OpponentShipley, JM (Jarrad) | ||||||||
| 2 | 4 | TournamentWP Club League 2023 | TournamentWP Club League 2023 | ||||||
| date2023-08-26 | rnd7 | typeStandard | result1 | date2023-09-02 | rnd10 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentDe Villiers, AM (Ammen Mohammed) | OpponentLevin, BRL (Benny) | ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | TournamentCape of Good Hope Open 2019 | Tournament2019 Elsies River Open | ||||||
| date2019-01-27 | rnd6 | typeStandard | result0.5 | date2019-06-22 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result0.5 | ||
| OpponentKleinsmidt, CC (Cherwin) | OpponentLaurie, JD (John) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Tournament2019 Western Province League | Tournament2022 Western Province Club League | ||||||
| date2019-09-07 | rnd11 | typeStandard | result1 | date2022-09-17 | rnd10 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentMeiboom Jnr, G (Gerrit) | OpponentShipley, JM (Jarrad) | ||||||||
| 2 | 4 | TournamentWP Club League 2023 | TournamentWP Club League 2023 | ||||||
| date2023-08-26 | rnd7 | typeStandard | result1 | date2023-09-02 | rnd10 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentDe Villiers, AM (Ammen Mohammed) | OpponentLevin, BRL (Benny) | ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | TournamentCape of Good Hope Open 2019 | Tournament2019 Elsies River Open | ||||||
| date2019-01-27 | rnd6 | typeStandard | result0.5 | date2019-06-22 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result0.5 | ||
| OpponentKleinsmidt, CC (Cherwin) | OpponentLaurie, JD (John) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tournament4th Curro Durbanville Rapid Open 2025 | Tournament4th Curro Durbanville Rapid Open 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-07-19 | rnd2 | typeRapid | result1 | date2025-07-19 | rnd2 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentSingh, S (Shaurya) | OpponentSingh, S (Shaurya) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | TournamentSouth African Open 2022 | TournamentCape Town Open Chess Festival 2025 | ||||||
| date2022-07-14 | rnd7 | typeBlitz | result1 | date2025-03-21 | rnd1 | typeBlitz | result1 | ||
| OpponentManuel, C (Conner) | OpponentDlamini, S (Simthembile) | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | TournamentSouth African Open 2022 | TournamentSouth African Open 2022 | ||||||
| date2022-07-14 | rnd3 | typeBlitz | result1 | date2022-07-14 | rnd4 | typeBlitz | result1 | ||
| OpponentOberholzer, JD (Dev) | OpponentPeter, NM (Neathan) | ||||||||
| 3 | 2 | TournamentWP Team Blitz 2018 | TournamentSouth African Open 2022 | ||||||
| date2018-02-17 | rnd7 | typeBlitz | result1 | date2022-07-14 | rnd1 | typeBlitz | result1 | ||
| OpponentAguirre, B (Bryan) | OpponentAdams, L (Leonard) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | TournamentWP Club League 2023 | TournamentWP Club League 2023 | ||||||
| date2023-08-26 | rnd7 | typeStandard | result1 | date2023-09-02 | rnd10 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentDe Villiers, AM (Ammen Mohammed) | OpponentLevin, BRL (Benny) | ||||||||
| 2 | 4 | TournamentSouth African Open 2022 | Tournament2022 Western Province Club League | ||||||
| date2022-07-14 | rnd9 | typeBlitz | result1 | date2022-09-10 | rnd8 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentMakaula, V (Vumankosi) | OpponentYacoob, A (Ameera) | ||||||||
| 3 | 2 | TournamentSouth African Open 2022 | TournamentSouth African Open 2022 | ||||||
| date2022-07-14 | rnd3 | typeBlitz | result1 | date2022-07-14 | rnd4 | typeBlitz | result1 | ||
| OpponentOberholzer, JD (Dev) | OpponentPeter, NM (Neathan) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | TournamentWP Club League 2023 | TournamentWP Club League 2023 | ||||||
| date2023-08-26 | rnd7 | typeStandard | result1 | date2023-09-02 | rnd10 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentDe Villiers, AM (Ammen Mohammed) | OpponentLevin, BRL (Benny) | ||||||||
| 2 | 3 | Tournament2019 Western Province League | Tournament2022 Western Province Club League | ||||||
| date2019-09-07 | rnd11 | typeStandard | result1 | date2022-09-10 | rnd8 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentMeiboom Jnr, G (Gerrit) | OpponentYacoob, A (Ameera) | ||||||||
| 3 | 1 | Tournament2022 Western Province Club League | Tournament2022 Western Province Club League | ||||||
| date2022-09-17 | rnd10 | typeStandard | result1 | date2022-09-17 | rnd10 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentShipley, JM (Jarrad) | OpponentShipley, JM (Jarrad) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tournament4th Curro Durbanville Rapid Open 2025 | Tournament4th Curro Durbanville Rapid Open 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-07-19 | rnd2 | typeRapid | result1 | date2025-07-19 | rnd2 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentSingh, S (Shaurya) | OpponentSingh, S (Shaurya) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | TournamentSouth African Open 2022 | TournamentCape Town Open Chess Festival 2025 | ||||||
| date2022-07-14 | rnd9 | typeBlitz | result1 | date2025-03-21 | rnd1 | typeBlitz | result1 | ||
| OpponentMakaula, V (Vumankosi) | OpponentDlamini, S (Simthembile) | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | TournamentSouth African Open 2022 | TournamentSouth African Open 2022 | ||||||
| date2022-07-14 | rnd3 | typeBlitz | result1 | date2022-07-14 | rnd4 | typeBlitz | result1 | ||
| OpponentOberholzer, JD (Dev) | OpponentPeter, NM (Neathan) | ||||||||
| 3 | 2 | TournamentWP Team Blitz 2018 | TournamentSouth African Open 2022 | ||||||
| date2018-02-17 | rnd7 | typeBlitz | result1 | date2022-07-14 | rnd1 | typeBlitz | result1 | ||
| OpponentAguirre, B (Bryan) | OpponentAdams, L (Leonard) | ||||||||
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 | Essop ,H (Hishaam) | 2 | 0.5 | -212.5 | 2 | 0.5 | -212.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1887.1 | 1674.6 | 1886.1 | 1674.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | De Jager ,LJ (Luan Johannes) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1846.7 | 1846.7 | 1861.5 | 1846.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | Ntukela ,A (Amzolele) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1629.6 | 1629.6 | 1586.3 | 1629.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | Geduld ,JM (Jamie Morne) | 2 | 1.5 | 212.5 | 2 | 1.5 | 212.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1811.1 | 2023.6 | 1812.1 | 2023.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | Budge ,D (Daniel) | 2 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1706.1 | 1281.1 | 1682.5 | 1281.1 | 1407.6 | 1281.1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | Flores Bartoli ,A (Andrew) | 2 | 0.5 | -212.5 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 1736.8 | 1524.3 | 1764.9 | 1311.8 | 0 | 0 | 1667.7 | 1736.8 | ||||||
| 7 | Willenberg ,KS (Kenneth Sean) | 2 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -425 |
| 1996.7 | 1571.7 | 1968.5 | 1571.7 | 0 | 0 | 2034.8 | 1571.7 | ||||||
| 8 | Gluckman ,P (Paul) | 2 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -425 |
| 2057.4 | 1632.4 | 2035.5 | 1632.4 | 0 | 0 | 1948.6 | 1632.4 | ||||||
| 9 | Rogov ,T (Timofey) | 2 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 |
| 1906.2 | 1481.2 | 0 | 0 | 1833.2 | 1481.2 | 1711.6 | 1481.2 | ||||||
| 10 | Mnyasta ,T (Tezihano) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1815.6 | 1390.6 | 1827.5 | 1390.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Norms
| # | Norm | Tournament | Start | End | Rounds | Games | Score | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|

