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Saffier, L (Lemuel)
Chess SA id
181050376FIDE id
?Date of birth
1981-10-22 (Adult)Gender
MaleRegion
Overberg (WOS)Citizen
RSATitles
Chess SA registered
NoLast active game
2025-09-13Personal details last changed
1900-01-01Junior GPX Games
Junior GPX Points
| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 1491.9 | 1391.4 | 1501 | 1397.5 |
| Raw rating | 1491.9 | 1391.4 | 1501 | 1397.5 |
| Weighted rating | 1471.5 | 1391.4 | 1465.8 | 1396.8 |
| Weighted performance | 1293.5 | 0 | 1348.3 | 0 |
| Floor | 991.9 | 891.4 | 1001 | 897.5 |
| K-factor | 32 | 36 | 32 | 36 |
| Min/Max rating change allowed | 109.4 | 126.2 | 108 | 125.1 |
| Highest rating | 1491.92025-09-30 | 1440.52022-12-01 | 15012025-09-30 | 1397.52024-05-01 |
| Highest raw rating | 1491.92025-09-30 | 1391.42024-02-01 | 15012025-09-30 | 1397.52024-05-01 |
| Highest weighted rating | 1464.12025-09-30 | 1391.42025-02-01 | 14542025-09-30 | 1393.42025-08-01 |
| Highest weighted performance | 14212023-10-01 | 1440.52022-12-01 | 1487.22023-10-01 | 1369.82022-07-01 |
| Prediction | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
| Rating change | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New rating | 1491.9 | 1391.4 | 1501 | 1397.5 |
| Analysis | ||||
| Rating | 1491.9 | 1391.4 | 1501 | 1397.5 |
| Raw rating | 1491.9 | 1391.4 | 1501 | 1397.5 |
| Weighted rating | 1471.5 | 1391.4 | 1465.8 | |
| Weighted performance | 1293.5 | 0 | 1348.3 | |
| K-factor | 32 | 36 | 32 | 36 |
| Floor | 991.9 | 891.4 | 1001 | 897.5 |
| Max/Min rating change allowed | 109.4 | 126.2 | 108 | 125.1 |
| 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 | 1491.9 | 1391.4 | 1501 | 1397.5 |
| New weighted rating | 1473.7 | 1391.4 | 1469.4 | 1397.2 |
| New weighted performance | 1283.9 | 0 | 1338.2 | 0 |
| Temp new rating | 1491.9 | 1391.4 | 1501 | 1397.5 |
| Temp new rating +/- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final new rating +/- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New rating | 1491.9 | 1391.4 | 1501 | 1397.5 |
| New K-factor | 32 | 36 | 32 | 36 |
| New floor | 991.9 | 891.4 | 1001 | 897.5 |
| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 19 | 0 | 12 | 7 | |
| 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| History | 121 | 60 | 49 | 12 |
| Games since | |||||||||||||||||
| Main31 | Standard0 | Rapid24 | Blitz7 | ||||||||||||||
| Gender | Male | ||||||||||||||||
| Age group | Adult | ||||||||||||||||
| Region | Overberg (WOS) | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 228 | 106 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Male | 210 | 97 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Adult | 103 | 34 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Adult Male | 95 | 33 | 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 | 12 | 10 | 83.33 | 283.3 | 1337.2 | 1620.6 |
| Standard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rapid | 12 | 10 | 83.33 | 283.3 | 1337.2 | 1620.6 |
| Blitz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| History | ||||||
| Games | Score | % | Dp | AvgOpp | Performance | |
| Main | 63 | 41.5 | 65.87 | 134.9 | 1385.4 | 1520.3 |
| Standard | 9 | 5 | 55.56 | 47.2 | 1398.9 | 1446.1 |
| Rapid | 42 | 29.5 | 70.24 | 172 | 1364.4 | 1536.4 |
| Blitz | 12 | 7 | 58.33 | 70.8 | 1448.7 | 1519.5 |
| Date | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
| 2026-01-01 | 1491.9 | 1391.4 | 1501 | 1397.5 |
| 2025-11-30 | 1491.9 | 1391.4 | 1501 | 1397.5 |
| 2025-11-01 | 1491.9 | 1391.4 | 1501 | 1397.5 |
| 2025-09-30 | 1491.9 | 1391.4 | 1501 | 1397.5 |
| 2025-09-01 | 1475.5 | 1391.4 | 1467.1 | 1397.5 |
| 2025-08-01 | 1475.5 | 1391.4 | 1467.1 | 1397.5 |
| 2025-07-01 | 1475.5 | 1391.4 | 1467.1 | 1397.5 |
| 2025-06-01 | 1475.5 | 1391.4 | 1467.1 | 1397.5 |
| 2025-05-01 | 1475.5 | 1391.4 | 1467.1 | 1397.5 |
| 2025-04-01 | 1453.2 | 1391.4 | 1437.9 | 1397.5 |
| 2025-03-01 | 1453.2 | 1391.4 | 1437.9 | 1397.5 |
| 2025-02-01 | 1453.2 | 1391.4 | 1437.9 | 1397.5 |
| 2025-01-01 | 1453.2 | 1391.4 | 1437.9 | 1397.5 |
| 2024-12-01 | 1453.2 | 1391.4 | 1437.9 | 1397.5 |
| 2024-11-01 | 1453.2 | 1391.4 | 1437.9 | 1397.5 |
| 2024-10-01 | 1453.2 | 1391.4 | 1437.9 | 1397.5 |
| 2024-09-01 | 1453.2 | 1391.4 | 1437.9 | 1397.5 |
| 2024-11-01 | 1453.2 | 1391.4 | 1437.9 | 1397.5 |
| 2024-07-01 | 1453.2 | 1391.4 | 1437.9 | 1397.5 |
| 2024-06-01 | 1453.2 | 1391.4 | 1437.9 | 1397.5 |
| 2024-05-01 | 1453.2 | 1391.4 | 1437.9 | 1397.5 |
| 2024-04-01 | 1452.7 | 1391.4 | 1447.2 | 1363.7 |
| 2024-03-01 | 1452.7 | 1391.4 | 1447.2 | 1363.7 |
| 2024-02-01 | 1452.7 | 1391.4 | 1447.2 | 1363.7 |
Comming soon.
Tournaments
| # | Tournament | Start | End | Type | Host | Rounds | Games | Score | Cfr | Analysis |
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| # | Tournament | Start | End | Type | Host | Rounds | Games | Score | Cfr | Analysis |
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Last 500 tournaments since 01 January 2018
| # | Tournament | Start | End | Type | Host | Rounds | Games | Score | Cfr | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Overberg Club Championship 2025 | 2025-09-13 | 2025-09-13 | Rapid | Overberg (WOS) | 7 | 6 | 5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 2 | Hermanus Chess Club Open 2025 (Intermediate) | 2025-04-12 | 2025-04-12 | Rapid | Overberg (WOS) | 7 | 6 | 5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 3 | Hermanus Chess Club Open 2024 (Intermediate) | 2024-04-20 | 2024-04-20 | Rapid | Overberg (WOS) | 7 | 7 | 5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 4 | Hermanus Chess Club Open 2024 (Blitz) | 2024-04-19 | 2024-04-19 | Blitz | Overberg (WOS) | 7 | 7 | 4 | Yes | Analysis |
| 5 | Overberg Open Rapid 2024 (Open) | 2024-01-27 | 2024-01-27 | Rapid | Overberg (WOS) | 5 | 5 | 2.5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 6 | Bonnievale Open Rapid 2023 (Advanced) | 2023-10-21 | 2023-10-21 | Rapid | Cape Winelands (WCW) | 6 | 6 | 4.5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 7 | Hermanus Rapid 2023 (B) | 2023-04-22 | 2023-04-22 | Rapid | Overberg (WOS) | 6 | 6 | 3.5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 8 | George Open 2022 (B) | 2022-12-03 | 2022-12-03 | Standard | Eden (WEG) | 5 | 5 | 4 | Yes | Analysis |
| 9 | WCCA Rural Cup 2022 (Open) | 2022-08-13 | 2022-08-14 | Standard | Overberg (WOS) | 5 | 4 | 1 | Yes | Analysis |
| 10 | WCCA Rural Cup Blitz 2022 | 2022-07-12 | 2022-07-12 | Blitz | Overberg (WOS) | 5 | 5 | 3 | Yes | Analysis |
| 11 | The Hermanus Open 2022 (Open) | 2022-05-14 | 2022-05-14 | Rapid | Overberg (WOS) | 6 | 6 | 4 | Yes | Analysis |
Top 3 Streaks
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | TournamentHermanus Chess Club Open 2025 | TournamentOverberg Club Championship 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-04-12 | rnd4 | typeRapid | result1 | date2025-09-13 | rnd2 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentHerder, J (Jovanne) | OpponentStevens, N (Norman) | ||||||||
| 2 | 5 | TournamentBonnievale Open Rapid 2023 | TournamentOverberg Open Rapid 2024 | ||||||
| date2023-10-21 | rnd3 | typeRapid | result1 | date2024-01-27 | rnd1 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentLombard, L (Luke) | OpponentBrink, M (Martin) | ||||||||
| 3 | 5 | TournamentThe Hermanus Open 2022 | TournamentWCCA Rural Cup Blitz 2022 | ||||||
| date2022-05-14 | rnd5 | typeRapid | result1 | date2022-07-12 | rnd3 | typeBlitz | result1 | ||
| OpponentDu Plessis, C (Corne) | OpponentCoetzee, JS (Jurgen) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | TournamentGeorge Open 2022 | TournamentGeorge Open 2022 | ||||||
| date2022-12-03 | rnd1 | typeStandard | result1 | date2022-12-03 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentVan Staden, N (Neeson) | OpponentOosthuizen, W (Wesley) | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | TournamentGeorge Open 2022 | TournamentGeorge Open 2022 | ||||||
| date2022-12-03 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | date2022-12-03 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentManho, L (Leancon) | OpponentManho, L (Leancon) | ||||||||
| 3 | 1 | TournamentWCCA Rural Cup 2022 | TournamentWCCA Rural Cup 2022 | ||||||
| date2022-08-13 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result1 | date2022-08-13 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentArries, HJ (Henry Jacobus) | OpponentArries, HJ (Henry Jacobus) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | TournamentHermanus Chess Club Open 2025 | TournamentOverberg Club Championship 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-04-12 | rnd4 | typeRapid | result1 | date2025-09-13 | rnd2 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentHerder, J (Jovanne) | OpponentStevens, N (Norman) | ||||||||
| 2 | 5 | TournamentBonnievale Open Rapid 2023 | TournamentOverberg Open Rapid 2024 | ||||||
| date2023-10-21 | rnd3 | typeRapid | result1 | date2024-01-27 | rnd1 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentLombard, L (Luke) | OpponentBrink, M (Martin) | ||||||||
| 3 | 5 | TournamentThe Hermanus Open 2022 | TournamentHermanus Rapid 2023 | ||||||
| date2022-05-14 | rnd5 | typeRapid | result1 | date2023-04-22 | rnd3 | typeRapid | result0.5 | ||
| OpponentDu Plessis, C (Corne) | OpponentAlberts, A (Adriaan) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | TournamentWCCA Rural Cup Blitz 2022 | TournamentWCCA Rural Cup Blitz 2022 | ||||||
| date2022-07-12 | rnd1 | typeBlitz | result1 | date2022-07-12 | rnd3 | typeBlitz | result1 | ||
| OpponentEllman, E (Elle-Marie) | OpponentCoetzee, JS (Jurgen) | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | TournamentHermanus Chess Club Open 2024 | TournamentHermanus Chess Club Open 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-04-19 | rnd7 | typeBlitz | result1 | date2024-04-19 | rnd7 | typeBlitz | result1 | ||
| OpponentLaubscher, E (Erick) | OpponentLaubscher, E (Erick) | ||||||||
| 3 | 1 | TournamentHermanus Chess Club Open 2024 | TournamentHermanus Chess Club Open 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-04-19 | rnd5 | typeBlitz | result1 | date2024-04-19 | rnd5 | typeBlitz | result1 | ||
| OpponentBessesen, S (Sigi) | OpponentBessesen, S (Sigi) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | TournamentHermanus Chess Club Open 2025 | TournamentOverberg Club Championship 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-04-12 | rnd4 | typeRapid | result1 | date2025-09-13 | rnd2 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentHerder, J (Jovanne) | OpponentStevens, N (Norman) | ||||||||
| 2 | 5 | TournamentThe Hermanus Open 2022 | TournamentWCCA Rural Cup Blitz 2022 | ||||||
| date2022-05-14 | rnd5 | typeRapid | result1 | date2022-07-12 | rnd3 | typeBlitz | result1 | ||
| OpponentDu Plessis, C (Corne) | OpponentCoetzee, JS (Jurgen) | ||||||||
| 3 | 4 | TournamentHermanus Chess Club Open 2024 | TournamentHermanus Chess Club Open 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-04-19 | rnd7 | typeBlitz | result1 | date2024-04-20 | rnd3 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentLaubscher, E (Erick) | OpponentPetersen, KC (Kyle) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | TournamentGeorge Open 2022 | TournamentGeorge Open 2022 | ||||||
| date2022-12-03 | rnd1 | typeStandard | result1 | date2022-12-03 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentVan Staden, N (Neeson) | OpponentOosthuizen, W (Wesley) | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | TournamentGeorge Open 2022 | TournamentGeorge Open 2022 | ||||||
| date2022-12-03 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | date2022-12-03 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentManho, L (Leancon) | OpponentManho, L (Leancon) | ||||||||
| 3 | 1 | TournamentWCCA Rural Cup 2022 | TournamentWCCA Rural Cup 2022 | ||||||
| date2022-08-13 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result1 | date2022-08-13 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentArries, HJ (Henry Jacobus) | OpponentArries, HJ (Henry Jacobus) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | TournamentHermanus Chess Club Open 2025 | TournamentOverberg Club Championship 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-04-12 | rnd4 | typeRapid | result1 | date2025-09-13 | rnd2 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentHerder, J (Jovanne) | OpponentStevens, N (Norman) | ||||||||
| 2 | 4 | TournamentOverberg Open Rapid 2024 | TournamentHermanus Chess Club Open 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-01-27 | rnd5 | typeRapid | result1 | date2024-04-20 | rnd3 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentOdendaal, C (Christiaan Louis) | OpponentPetersen, KC (Kyle) | ||||||||
| 3 | 4 | TournamentThe Hermanus Open 2022 | TournamentHermanus Rapid 2023 | ||||||
| date2022-05-14 | rnd5 | typeRapid | result1 | date2023-04-22 | rnd2 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentDu Plessis, C (Corne) | OpponentGoosen, P (Pierre) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | TournamentWCCA Rural Cup Blitz 2022 | TournamentWCCA Rural Cup Blitz 2022 | ||||||
| date2022-07-12 | rnd1 | typeBlitz | result1 | date2022-07-12 | rnd3 | typeBlitz | result1 | ||
| OpponentEllman, E (Elle-Marie) | OpponentCoetzee, JS (Jurgen) | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | TournamentHermanus Chess Club Open 2024 | TournamentHermanus Chess Club Open 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-04-19 | rnd7 | typeBlitz | result1 | date2024-04-19 | rnd7 | typeBlitz | result1 | ||
| OpponentLaubscher, E (Erick) | OpponentLaubscher, E (Erick) | ||||||||
| 3 | 1 | TournamentHermanus Chess Club Open 2024 | TournamentHermanus Chess Club Open 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-04-19 | rnd5 | typeBlitz | result1 | date2024-04-19 | rnd5 | typeBlitz | result1 | ||
| OpponentBessesen, S (Sigi) | OpponentBessesen, S (Sigi) | ||||||||
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 | Brink ,M (Martin) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1507.5 | 1507.5 | 0 | 0 | 1405.1 | 1507.5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | Mostert ,R (Remi) | 2 | 0.5 | -212.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | -212.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1306.4 | 1093.9 | 0 | 0 | 1259.9 | 1093.9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | Booi ,O (Ocean) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1421.4 | 1421.4 | 0 | 0 | 1314.2 | 1421.4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | Laubscher ,E (Erick) | 2 | 2 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 |
| 1270.4 | 1695.4 | 0 | 0 | 1404.7 | 1695.4 | 1200 | 1695.4 | ||||||
| 5 | Van Staden ,N (Neeson) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1184.7 | 1609.7 | 1155.2 | 1609.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | Maruma ,KB (Kamogelo) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1472.1 | 1897.1 | 0 | 0 | 1386.9 | 1897.1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | Maile ,P (Phemelo) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1339.3 | 914.3 | 0 | 0 | 1200 | 914.3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | Singh ,S (Shaurya) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1600.7 | 2025.7 | 0 | 0 | 1570.3 | 2025.7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | Stevens ,N (Norman) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1207.3 | 1632.3 | 0 | 0 | 1238.7 | 1632.3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 10 | Groenewald ,C (Christiaan) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1233.1 | 1658.1 | 0 | 0 | 1191.2 | 1658.1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Norms
| # | Norm | Tournament | Start | End | Rounds | Games | Score | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|

