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Palmer, C (Carl)
Chess SA id
180093023FIDE id
?Date of birth
1980-05-28 (Adult)Gender
MaleRegion
Cape Town (WCT)Citizen
RSATitles
Chess SA registered
NoLast active game
2025-10-12Personal details last changed
1900-01-01Junior GPX Games
Junior GPX Points
| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 1437.5 | 1435.2 | 1299 | 1300 |
| Raw rating | 1437.5 | 1435.2 | 1297.8 | 1300 |
| Weighted rating | 1424.1 | 1415.1 | 1299 | 1299.7 |
| Weighted performance | 1286.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Floor | 981.9 | 969.1 | 801.2 | 800 |
| K-factor | 32 | 32 | 36 | 36 |
| Min/Max rating change allowed | 118.2 | 118.6 | 144.3 | 143.8 |
| Highest rating | 1571.72024-09-01 | 1519.42024-11-01 | 1444.82023-11-01 | 13002024-02-01 |
| Highest raw rating | 1481.92025-02-01 | 1469.12025-02-01 | 1301.22024-02-01 | 13002024-02-01 |
| Highest weighted rating | 1424.12025-11-01 | 1415.12025-11-01 | 1297.82025-08-01 | 1296.72025-08-01 |
| Highest weighted performance | 1571.72024-09-01 | 1519.42024-11-01 | 1444.82023-11-01 | 12002024-02-01 |
| Prediction | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
| Rating change | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | 0 |
| New rating | 1437.5 | 1435.2 | 1298.9 | 1300 |
| Analysis | ||||
| Rating | 1437.5 | 1435.2 | 1299 | 1300 |
| Raw rating | 1437.5 | 1435.2 | 1297.8 | 1300 |
| Weighted rating | 1424.1 | 1415.1 | 1299 | |
| Weighted performance | 1286.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| K-factor | 32 | 32 | 36 | 36 |
| Floor | 981.9 | 969.1 | 801.2 | 800 |
| Max/Min rating change allowed | 118.2 | 118.6 | 144.3 | 143.8 |
| 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 | 1437.5 | 1435.2 | 1297.8 | 1300 |
| New weighted rating | 1428.3 | 1420.7 | 1298.9 | 1300 |
| New weighted performance | 1278.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Temp new rating | 1437.5 | 1435.2 | 1298.9 | 1300 |
| Temp new rating +/- | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | 0 |
| Final new rating +/- | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | 0 |
| New rating | 1437.5 | 1435.2 | 1298.9 | 1300 |
| New K-factor | 32 | 32 | 36 | 36 |
| New floor | 981.9 | 969.1 | 801.2 | 800 |
| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | |
| 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| History | 55 | 37 | 18 | 0 |
| Games since | |||||||||||||||||
| Main37 | Standard25 | Rapid12 | 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 | 18 | 8.5 | 47.22 | -23.6 | 1383.6 | 1360 |
| Standard | 12 | 5.5 | 45.83 | -35.4 | 1427.9 | 1392.5 |
| Rapid | 6 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 1294.9 | 1294.9 |
| Blitz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| History | ||||||
| Games | Score | % | Dp | AvgOpp | Performance | |
| Main | 49 | 29.5 | 60.2 | 86.7 | 1345.6 | 1432.4 |
| Standard | 37 | 22.5 | 60.81 | 91.9 | 1351.5 | 1443.4 |
| Rapid | 12 | 7 | 58.33 | 70.8 | 1327.5 | 1398.3 |
| Blitz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
| 2025-11-01 | 1437.5 | 1435.2 | 1297.8 | 1300 |
| 2025-09-30 | 1462.2 | 1469.1 | 1297.8 | 1300 |
| 2025-09-01 | 1462.2 | 1469.1 | 1297.8 | 1300 |
| 2025-08-01 | 1462.2 | 1469.1 | 1297.8 | 1300 |
| 2025-07-01 | 1462.2 | 1469.1 | 1296.7 | 1300 |
| 2025-06-01 | 1462.2 | 1469.1 | 1295.5 | 1300 |
| 2025-05-01 | 1462.2 | 1469.1 | 1294 | 1300 |
| 2025-04-01 | 1481.9 | 1469.1 | 1301.2 | 1300 |
| 2025-03-01 | 1481.9 | 1469.1 | 1301.2 | 1300 |
| 2025-02-01 | 1481.9 | 1469.1 | 1301.2 | 1300 |
| 2025-01-01 | 1415.5 | 1403.3 | 1301.2 | 1300 |
| 2024-12-01 | 1415.5 | 1403.3 | 1301.2 | 1300 |
| 2024-11-01 | 1415.5 | 1403.3 | 1301.2 | 1300 |
| 2024-10-01 | 1415.5 | 1403.6 | 1301.2 | 1300 |
| 2024-09-01 | 1290.2 | 1249 | 1301.2 | 1300 |
| 2024-08-01 | 1290.2 | 1249 | 1301.2 | 1300 |
| 2024-07-01 | 1290.2 | 1249 | 1301.2 | 1300 |
| 2024-09-01 | 1290.2 | 1249 | 1301.2 | 1300 |
| 2024-05-01 | 1290.2 | 1249 | 1301.2 | 1300 |
| 2024-04-01 | 1290.2 | 1249 | 1301.2 | 1300 |
| 2024-03-01 | 1290.2 | 1249 | 1301.2 | 1300 |
| 2024-02-01 | 1290.2 | 1249 | 1301.2 | 1300 |
| 2024-01-01 | 1290.2 | 1249 | 1301.2 | 1300 |
| 2023-12-01 | 1290.2 | 1249 | 1268.4 | 1200 |
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 (C) | 2025-07-26 | 2025-09-27 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 11 | 5 | 2.5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 2 | Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (E) | 2025-08-16 | 2025-08-23 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 3 | UCT Open Chess Championship 2025 (Advanced) | 2025-10-10 | 2025-10-12 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 6 | 2.5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 4 | Rylib Autumn Slam 2025 (Open) | 2025-04-26 | 2025-04-26 | Rapid | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 6 | 3 | 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 (C) | 2025-07-26 | 2025-09-27 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 11 | 5 | 2.5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 2 | Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (E) | 2025-08-16 | 2025-08-23 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 3 | UCT Open Chess Championship 2025 (Advanced) | 2025-10-10 | 2025-10-12 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 6 | 2.5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 4 | Rylib Autumn Slam 2025 (Open) | 2025-04-26 | 2025-04-26 | Rapid | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 6 | 3 | Yes | Analysis |
| 5 | UCT Open Chess Championship 2024 (Intermediate) | 2024-10-12 | 2024-10-13 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 6 | 4 | Yes | Analysis |
| 6 | CT League 2024 (D-Playoffs) | 2024-09-07 | 2024-09-08 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 5 | 5 | 5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 7 | CT League 2024 (D) | 2024-08-03 | 2024-08-03 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 8 | Chas Everitt and MHI Attorneys Rapid 2023 (B) | 2023-11-04 | 2023-11-04 | Rapid | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 6 | 4 | Yes | Analysis |
| 9 | WP Club League 2023 (C) | 2023-07-29 | 2023-09-09 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 11 | 1 | 1 | Yes | Analysis |
| 10 | 2022 Western Province Club League (C) | 2022-08-20 | 2022-10-01 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 11 | 4 | 1.5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 11 | 2019 Western Province League (D) | 2019-07-27 | 2019-09-07 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 11 | 7 | 4 | Yes | Analysis |
Top 3 Streaks
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | TournamentChas Everitt and MHI Attorneys Rapid 2023 | TournamentUCT Open Chess Championship 2024 | ||||||
| date2023-11-04 | rnd5 | typeRapid | result1 | date2024-10-12 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentSnyman, MM (Mila Marie) | OpponentPreston, W (Waylon) | ||||||||
| 2 | 4 | Tournament2022 Western Province Club League | TournamentChas Everitt and MHI Attorneys Rapid 2023 | ||||||
| date2022-09-03 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result0.5 | date2023-11-04 | rnd1 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentVan Staaden, D (Darren) | OpponentElkhatiali, A (Ahmed) | ||||||||
| 3 | 4 | Tournament2019 Western Province League | Tournament2019 Western Province League | ||||||
| date2019-07-27 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result0.5 | date2019-08-10 | rnd6 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentJacobs, J (Junaid) | OpponentNtukela, A (Amzolele) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Tournament2022 Western Province Club League | TournamentUCT Open Chess Championship 2024 | ||||||
| date2022-09-03 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result0.5 | date2024-10-12 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentVan Staaden, D (Darren) | OpponentPreston, W (Waylon) | ||||||||
| 2 | 4 | Tournament2019 Western Province League | Tournament2019 Western Province League | ||||||
| date2019-07-27 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result0.5 | date2019-08-10 | rnd6 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentJacobs, J (Junaid) | OpponentNtukela, A (Amzolele) | ||||||||
| 3 | 2 | TournamentUCT Open Chess Championship 2024 | TournamentUCT Open Chess Championship 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-10-13 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result1 | date2024-10-13 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentLombaard, J (Jowayne) | OpponentBooley, S (Sayed Ridha) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | TournamentChas Everitt and MHI Attorneys Rapid 2023 | TournamentRylib Autumn Slam 2025 | ||||||
| date2023-11-04 | rnd5 | typeRapid | result1 | date2025-04-26 | rnd3 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentSnyman, MM (Mila Marie) | OpponentIsaacs, A (Abubakar) | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | TournamentChas Everitt and MHI Attorneys Rapid 2023 | TournamentChas Everitt and MHI Attorneys Rapid 2023 | ||||||
| date2023-11-04 | rnd3 | typeRapid | result1 | date2023-11-04 | rnd3 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentMccomb, N (Nathan) | OpponentMccomb, N (Nathan) | ||||||||
| 3 | 1 | TournamentChas Everitt and MHI Attorneys Rapid 2023 | TournamentChas Everitt and MHI Attorneys Rapid 2023 | ||||||
| date2023-11-04 | rnd1 | typeRapid | result1 | date2023-11-04 | rnd1 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentElkhatiali, A (Ahmed) | OpponentElkhatiali, A (Ahmed) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | TournamentCT League 2024 | TournamentUCT Open Chess Championship 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-09-07 | rnd1 | typeStandard | result1 | date2024-10-12 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentGwanzura, K (Kevin) | OpponentPreston, W (Waylon) | ||||||||
| 2 | 3 | TournamentRylib Autumn Slam 2025 | TournamentRylib Autumn Slam 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-04-26 | rnd1 | typeRapid | result1 | date2025-04-26 | rnd3 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentBaker, O (Orlando) | OpponentIsaacs, A (Abubakar) | ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | TournamentChas Everitt and MHI Attorneys Rapid 2023 | TournamentCT League 2024 | ||||||
| date2023-11-04 | rnd5 | typeRapid | result1 | date2024-08-03 | rnd1 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentSnyman, MM (Mila Marie) | OpponentBrown, J (Joshua) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | TournamentCT League 2024 | TournamentUCT Open Chess Championship 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-09-07 | rnd1 | typeStandard | result1 | date2024-10-12 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentGwanzura, K (Kevin) | OpponentPreston, W (Waylon) | ||||||||
| 2 | 3 | Tournament2022 Western Province Club League | TournamentCT League 2024 | ||||||
| date2022-09-17 | rnd10 | typeStandard | result1 | date2024-08-03 | rnd1 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentMsebi, S (Simamkele) | OpponentBrown, J (Joshua) | ||||||||
| 3 | 2 | TournamentUCT Open Chess Championship 2024 | TournamentUCT Open Chess Championship 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-10-13 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result1 | date2024-10-13 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentLombaard, J (Jowayne) | OpponentBooley, S (Sayed Ridha) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | TournamentChas Everitt and MHI Attorneys Rapid 2023 | TournamentRylib Autumn Slam 2025 | ||||||
| date2023-11-04 | rnd5 | typeRapid | result1 | date2025-04-26 | rnd3 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentSnyman, MM (Mila Marie) | OpponentIsaacs, A (Abubakar) | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | TournamentChas Everitt and MHI Attorneys Rapid 2023 | TournamentChas Everitt and MHI Attorneys Rapid 2023 | ||||||
| date2023-11-04 | rnd3 | typeRapid | result1 | date2023-11-04 | rnd3 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentMccomb, N (Nathan) | OpponentMccomb, N (Nathan) | ||||||||
| 3 | 1 | TournamentChas Everitt and MHI Attorneys Rapid 2023 | TournamentChas Everitt and MHI Attorneys Rapid 2023 | ||||||
| date2023-11-04 | rnd1 | typeRapid | result1 | date2023-11-04 | rnd1 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentElkhatiali, A (Ahmed) | OpponentElkhatiali, A (Ahmed) | ||||||||
| # | 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 | Van Der Walt ,P (Pieter) | 2 | 0 | -425 | 2 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1297.8 | 872.8 | 1270.6 | 872.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | van Heerden ,N (Nina) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1531.3 | 1956.3 | 1529.2 | 1956.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | Crotz ,G (Greagan) | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1169.4 | 1169.4 | 1113.8 | 1169.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | Koopman ,F (Franklin) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1331.8 | 906.8 | 1329.2 | 906.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | Wilson ,J (James) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1494.4 | 1919.4 | 1471.9 | 1919.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | Dlamini ,N (Njabulo) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1463.4 | 1038.4 | 1413.5 | 1038.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | Janse Van Vuuren ,T (Terrance) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1473.8 | 1048.8 | 1467 | 1048.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | Ashworth ,DA (Dylan Adrian) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1333.5 | 908.5 | 1317.7 | 908.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | Lombaard ,J (Jowayne) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1271.1 | 1696.1 | 1273.6 | 1696.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 10 | Nathan ,SA (Samuel Alex) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1405.1 | 980.1 | 1402.5 | 980.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Norms
| # | Norm | Tournament | Start | End | Rounds | Games | Score | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|

