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Pick, BF (Bjorn Bjorn)
Chess SA id
186030079FIDE id
?Date of birth
1986-03-06 (Adult)Gender
MaleRegion
Cape Town (WCT)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 | 1713.4 | 1705.3 | 1756 | 1755.5 |
| Raw rating | 1692.6 | 1687.8 | 1756 | 1755.4 |
| Weighted rating | 1713.4 | 1705.3 | 1756 | 1755.5 |
| Weighted performance | 1346.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Floor | 1250.3 | 1250.3 | 1256 | 1256 |
| K-factor | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Min/Max rating change allowed | 82.2 | 82.8 | 75.1 | 75.2 |
| Highest rating | 1750.32018-06-01 | 1750.32018-06-01 | 17562024-02-01 | 17562024-02-01 |
| Highest raw rating | 1750.32018-02-01 | 1750.32018-02-01 | 17562024-02-01 | 17562024-02-01 |
| Highest weighted rating | 1750.32018-06-01 | 1750.32018-06-01 | 1755.82025-08-01 | 17562025-03-01 |
| Highest weighted performance | 1648.92019-09-01 | 1647.52019-09-01 | 12002024-02-01 | 12002024-02-01 |
| Prediction | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
| Rating change | -1.5 | -1.1 | 0 | -0 |
| New rating | 1711.9 | 1704.2 | 1756 | 1755.5 |
| Analysis | ||||
| Rating | 1713.4 | 1705.3 | 1756 | 1755.5 |
| Raw rating | 1692.6 | 1687.8 | 1756 | 1755.4 |
| Weighted rating | 1713.4 | 1705.3 | 1756 | |
| Weighted performance | 1346.3 | 0 | 0 | |
| K-factor | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Floor | 1250.3 | 1250.3 | 1256 | 1256 |
| Max/Min rating change allowed | 82.2 | 82.8 | 75.1 | 75.2 |
| 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 | 1692.6 | 1687.8 | 1756 | 1755.4 |
| New weighted rating | 1711.9 | 1704.2 | 1756 | 1755.5 |
| New weighted performance | 1337 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Temp new rating | 1711.9 | 1704.2 | 1756 | 1755.5 |
| Temp new rating +/- | -1.5 | -1.1 | 0 | -0 |
| Final new rating +/- | -1.5 | -1.1 | 0 | -0 |
| New rating | 1711.9 | 1704.2 | 1756 | 1755.5 |
| New K-factor | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| New floor | 1250.3 | 1250.3 | 1256 | 1256 |
| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | |
| 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| History | 65 | 60 | 0 | 5 |
| Games since | |||||||||||||||||
| Main27 | Standard22 | Rapid0 | Blitz5 | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | 16 | 8 | 50 | 0 | 1653.4 | 1653.4 |
| Standard | 11 | 5 | 45.45 | -38.6 | 1678.3 | 1639.7 |
| Rapid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blitz | 5 | 3 | 60 | 85 | 1598.5 | 1683.5 |
| History | ||||||
| Games | Score | % | Dp | AvgOpp | Performance | |
| Main | 50 | 27.5 | 55 | 42.5 | 1605.6 | 1648.1 |
| Standard | 45 | 24.5 | 54.44 | 37.8 | 1606.4 | 1644.2 |
| Rapid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blitz | 5 | 3 | 60 | 85 | 1598.5 | 1683.5 |
| Date | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
| 2025-11-01 | 1692.6 | 1687.8 | 1756 | 1755.4 |
| 2025-09-30 | 1717.2 | 1710.5 | 1756 | 1755.4 |
| 2025-09-01 | 1717.2 | 1710.5 | 1756 | 1755.4 |
| 2025-08-01 | 1717.2 | 1710.5 | 1756 | 1755.4 |
| 2025-07-01 | 1717.2 | 1710.5 | 1756 | 1755.3 |
| 2025-06-01 | 1717.2 | 1710.5 | 1756 | 1755.2 |
| 2025-05-01 | 1717.2 | 1710.5 | 1756 | 1755 |
| 2025-04-01 | 1717.2 | 1710.5 | 1756 | 1752.9 |
| 2025-03-01 | 1718.4 | 1710.5 | 1756 | 1756 |
| 2025-02-01 | 1718.4 | 1710.5 | 1756 | 1756 |
| 2025-01-01 | 1718.4 | 1710.5 | 1756 | 1756 |
| 2024-12-01 | 1718.4 | 1710.5 | 1756 | 1756 |
| 2024-11-01 | 1718.4 | 1710.5 | 1756 | 1756 |
| 2024-10-01 | 1718.4 | 1710.5 | 1756 | 1756 |
| 2024-09-01 | 1705.5 | 1692 | 1756 | 1756 |
| 2024-08-01 | 1705.5 | 1692 | 1756 | 1756 |
| 2024-07-01 | 1705.5 | 1692 | 1756 | 1756 |
| 2024-09-01 | 1705.5 | 1692 | 1756 | 1756 |
| 2024-05-01 | 1705.5 | 1692 | 1756 | 1756 |
| 2024-04-01 | 1705.5 | 1692 | 1756 | 1756 |
| 2024-03-01 | 1705.5 | 1692 | 1756 | 1756 |
| 2024-02-01 | 1705.5 | 1692 | 1756 | 1756 |
| 2024-01-01 | 1705.5 | 1692 | 1756 | 1756 |
| 2023-12-01 | 1699.2 | 1692 | 1750.3 | 1750.3 |
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 | 11 | 5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 2 | Cape Town Open Chess Festival 2025 (Team Blitz) | 2025-03-21 | 2025-03-21 | Blitz | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 5 | 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 (A) | 2025-07-26 | 2025-09-27 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 11 | 11 | 5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 2 | Cape Town Open Chess Festival 2025 (Team Blitz) | 2025-03-21 | 2025-03-21 | Blitz | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 5 | 3 | Yes | Analysis |
| 3 | CT League 2024 (A) | 2024-07-20 | 2024-09-07 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 11 | 11 | 7 | Yes | Analysis |
| 4 | 2022 Western Province Club League (Premier) | 2022-08-20 | 2022-10-01 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 11 | 5 | 3 | Yes | Analysis |
| 5 | Cape Winelands Open 2022 (Championship) | 2022-02-12 | 2022-02-13 | Standard | Cape Winelands (WCW) | 6 | 5 | 1.5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 6 | 2019 Western Cape Club Championship (A+B) | 2019-10-25 | 2019-10-27 | Standard | Overberg (WOS) | 6 | 5 | 2.5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 7 | 2019 Western Province League (Premier) | 2019-07-27 | 2019-09-07 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 11 | 4 | 3 | Yes | Analysis |
| 8 | Blackjacks Club Champs 2019 | 2019-07-04 | 2019-07-07 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 7 | 4 | 2.5 | Yes | Analysis |
Top 3 Streaks
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | TournamentCT League 2024 | TournamentCape Town Open Chess Festival 2025 | ||||||
| date2024-08-24 | rnd7 | typeStandard | result1 | date2025-03-21 | rnd1 | typeBlitz | result1 | ||
| OpponentJacobs, A (Adiel) | OpponentWhyatt, B (Benji) | ||||||||
| 2 | 4 | TournamentCape Town Open Chess Festival 2025 | TournamentCape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-03-21 | rnd5 | typeBlitz | result1 | date2025-07-26 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result0.5 | ||
| OpponentFife, P (Peter) | OpponentLevin, BRL (Benny) | ||||||||
| 3 | 4 | Tournament2022 Western Province Club League | Tournament2022 Western Province Club League | ||||||
| date2022-09-03 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | date2022-09-17 | rnd9 | typeStandard | result0.5 | ||
| OpponentFredericks, MMP (Malcolm) | OpponentKlaasen, RJ (Robyn) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | TournamentCT League 2024 | TournamentCT League 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-08-24 | rnd7 | typeStandard | result1 | date2024-09-07 | rnd11 | typeStandard | result0.5 | ||
| OpponentJacobs, A (Adiel) | OpponentGall, J (Jenken) | ||||||||
| 2 | 4 | Tournament2022 Western Province Club League | Tournament2022 Western Province Club League | ||||||
| date2022-09-03 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | date2022-09-17 | rnd9 | typeStandard | result0.5 | ||
| OpponentFredericks, MMP (Malcolm) | OpponentKlaasen, RJ (Robyn) | ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | TournamentBlackjacks Club Champs 2019 | TournamentBlackjacks Club Champs 2019 | ||||||
| date2019-07-04 | rnd1 | typeStandard | result1 | date2019-07-06 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result0.5 | ||
| OpponentSwartz, C (Chadwin) | OpponentMentoor, TT (Theodor) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | TournamentCape Town Open Chess Festival 2025 | TournamentCape Town Open Chess Festival 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-03-21 | rnd5 | typeBlitz | result1 | date2025-03-21 | rnd6 | typeBlitz | result1 | ||
| OpponentFife, P (Peter) | OpponentBhawoodien, SH (Shabier Husain) | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | TournamentCape Town Open Chess Festival 2025 | TournamentCape Town Open Chess Festival 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-03-21 | rnd1 | typeBlitz | result1 | date2025-03-21 | rnd1 | typeBlitz | result1 | ||
| OpponentWhyatt, B (Benji) | OpponentWhyatt, B (Benji) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | TournamentCape Town Open Chess Festival 2025 | TournamentCape Town Open Chess Festival 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-03-21 | rnd5 | typeBlitz | result1 | date2025-03-21 | rnd6 | typeBlitz | result1 | ||
| OpponentFife, P (Peter) | OpponentBhawoodien, SH (Shabier Husain) | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | TournamentCT League 2024 | TournamentCT League 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-08-24 | rnd7 | typeStandard | result1 | date2024-08-24 | rnd8 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentJacobs, A (Adiel) | OpponentZenzile, A (Amahle) | ||||||||
| 3 | 2 | Tournament2022 Western Province Club League | Tournament2022 Western Province Club League | ||||||
| date2022-09-03 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | date2022-09-03 | rnd6 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentFredericks, MMP (Malcolm) | OpponentOhlson, C (Cecil) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | TournamentCT League 2024 | TournamentCT League 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-08-24 | rnd7 | typeStandard | result1 | date2024-08-24 | rnd8 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentJacobs, A (Adiel) | OpponentZenzile, A (Amahle) | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | Tournament2022 Western Province Club League | Tournament2022 Western Province Club League | ||||||
| date2022-09-03 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | date2022-09-03 | rnd6 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentFredericks, MMP (Malcolm) | OpponentOhlson, C (Cecil) | ||||||||
| 3 | 2 | Tournament2019 Western Province League | Tournament2019 Western Cape Club Championship | ||||||
| date2019-09-07 | rnd11 | typeStandard | result1 | date2019-10-25 | rnd1 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentEley, IO (Ian) | OpponentJacobs, M (Menwill) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | TournamentCape Town Open Chess Festival 2025 | TournamentCape Town Open Chess Festival 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-03-21 | rnd5 | typeBlitz | result1 | date2025-03-21 | rnd6 | typeBlitz | result1 | ||
| OpponentFife, P (Peter) | OpponentBhawoodien, SH (Shabier Husain) | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | TournamentCape Town Open Chess Festival 2025 | TournamentCape Town Open Chess Festival 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-03-21 | rnd1 | typeBlitz | result1 | date2025-03-21 | rnd1 | typeBlitz | result1 | ||
| OpponentWhyatt, B (Benji) | OpponentWhyatt, B (Benji) | ||||||||
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 | Selkirk ,RJ (Rebecca Joy) | 2 | 1.5 | 212.5 | 2 | 1.5 | 212.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1755.9 | 1968.4 | 1762.6 | 1968.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | Ohlson ,C (Cecil) | 2 | 2 | 425 | 2 | 2 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1635.1 | 2060.1 | 1634.3 | 2060.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | Rogov ,T (Timofey) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1899.6 | 1899.6 | 1909.9 | 1899.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | Green ,GAO (Guy Andrew Orpen) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -425 |
| 1506.6 | 1506.6 | 1503.1 | 1931.6 | 0 | 0 | 1567.6 | 1081.6 | ||||||
| 5 | Eley ,IO (Ian Oliver) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1200 | 1625 | 1200 | 1625 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | Galleid ,S (Stephen) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1617.7 | 1192.7 | 1624.6 | 1192.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | Flores Bartoli ,A (Andrew) | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1704.7 | 1704.7 | 1701.5 | 1704.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | Pick ,DD (Deon Derick) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1722.9 | 1297.9 | 1728.9 | 1297.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | Gall ,J (Jenken) | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1419.6 | 1419.6 | 1401.9 | 1419.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 10 | Jacobs ,PJ (Peter-John) | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1599.9 | 1599.9 | 1637.5 | 1599.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Norms
| # | Norm | Tournament | Start | End | Rounds | Games | Score | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|

