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Martz, SK (Sven Karl)
Chess SA id
192021101FIDE id
?Date of birth
1992-12-13 (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 | 1857.6 | 1836.3 | 1757 | 1717 |
| Raw rating | 1857.6 | 1836.3 | 1757 | 1717 |
| Weighted rating | 1810 | 1798.2 | 1738.9 | 1717 |
| Weighted performance | 1754.9 | 1739 | 0 | 0 |
| Floor | 1357.6 | 1336.3 | 1257 | 1217 |
| K-factor | 24 | 24 | 28 | 28 |
| Min/Max rating change allowed | 65 | 67 | 75 | 79.4 |
| Highest rating | 1952.22024-11-01 | 19272024-11-01 | 17572025-04-01 | 17172018-03-01 |
| Highest raw rating | 1857.62025-11-01 | 1836.32025-11-01 | 17572025-04-01 | 17172024-02-01 |
| Highest weighted rating | 18102025-11-01 | 1798.22025-11-01 | 1731.72025-08-01 | 17172018-03-01 |
| Highest weighted performance | 1952.22024-11-01 | 19272024-11-01 | 12002024-02-01 | 12002024-02-01 |
| Prediction | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
| Rating change | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New rating | 1857.6 | 1836.3 | 1757 | 1717 |
| Analysis | ||||
| Rating | 1857.6 | 1836.3 | 1757 | 1717 |
| Raw rating | 1857.6 | 1836.3 | 1757 | 1717 |
| Weighted rating | 1810 | 1798.2 | 1738.9 | |
| Weighted performance | 1754.9 | 1739 | 0 | |
| K-factor | 24 | 24 | 28 | 28 |
| Floor | 1357.6 | 1336.3 | 1257 | 1217 |
| Max/Min rating change allowed | 65 | 67 | 75 | 79.4 |
| 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 | 1857.6 | 1836.3 | 1757 | 1717 |
| New weighted rating | 1816.1 | 1803.1 | 1741 | 1717 |
| New weighted performance | 1744 | 1728.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Temp new rating | 1857.6 | 1836.3 | 1757 | 1717 |
| Temp new rating +/- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final new rating +/- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New rating | 1857.6 | 1836.3 | 1757 | 1717 |
| New K-factor | 24 | 24 | 28 | 28 |
| New floor | 1357.6 | 1336.3 | 1257 | 1217 |
| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | 17 | 7 | 0 | |
| 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| History | 295 | 212 | 31 | 52 |
| Games since | |||||||||||||||||
| Main43 | Standard36 | Rapid7 | Blitz0 | ||||||||||||||
| Gender | Male | ||||||||||||||||
| Age group | Adult | ||||||||||||||||
| Region | Cape Town (WCT) | ||||||||||||||||
| Province | Western Cape (WC) | ||||||||||||||||
| Main | RSA | Province | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Overall | 114 | 39 | 33 | ||||||||||||||
| Male | 109 | 38 | 32 | ||||||||||||||
| Adult | 81 | 29 | 25 | ||||||||||||||
| Adult Male | 78 | 28 | 24 | ||||||||||||||
| Standard | RSA | Province | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Overall | 126 | 40 | 35 | ||||||||||||||
| Male | 119 | 39 | 34 | ||||||||||||||
| Adult | 85 | 29 | 27 | ||||||||||||||
| Adult Male | 82 | 28 | 26 | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | 24 | 20.5 | 85.42 | 301 | 1579.2 | 1880.2 |
| Standard | 17 | 14.5 | 85.29 | 300 | 1545.9 | 1845.9 |
| Rapid | 7 | 6 | 85.71 | 303.6 | 1660 | 1963.6 |
| Blitz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| History | ||||||
| Games | Score | % | Dp | AvgOpp | Performance | |
| Main | 43 | 37 | 86.05 | 306.4 | 1604.6 | 1911 |
| Standard | 36 | 31 | 86.11 | 306.9 | 1593.9 | 1900.8 |
| Rapid | 7 | 6 | 85.71 | 303.6 | 1660 | 1963.6 |
| Blitz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
| 2025-11-01 | 1857.6 | 1836.3 | 1757 | 1717 |
| 2025-09-30 | 1834.1 | 1813.1 | 1757 | 1717 |
| 2025-09-01 | 1834.1 | 1813.1 | 1757 | 1717 |
| 2025-08-01 | 1834.1 | 1813.1 | 1757 | 1717 |
| 2025-07-01 | 1834.1 | 1813.1 | 1757 | 1717 |
| 2025-06-01 | 1844.8 | 1820.6 | 1757 | 1717 |
| 2025-05-01 | 1844.8 | 1820.6 | 1757 | 1717 |
| 2025-04-01 | 1844.8 | 1820.6 | 1757 | 1717 |
| 2025-03-01 | 1819.3 | 1820.6 | 1717 | 1717 |
| 2025-02-01 | 1819.3 | 1820.6 | 1717 | 1717 |
| 2025-01-01 | 1819.3 | 1820.6 | 1717 | 1717 |
| 2024-12-01 | 1819.3 | 1820.6 | 1717 | 1717 |
| 2024-11-01 | 1803.2 | 1805 | 1717 | 1717 |
| 2024-10-01 | 1769.6 | 1768 | 1717 | 1717 |
| 2024-09-01 | 1717 | 1717 | 1717 | 1717 |
| 2024-08-01 | 1717 | 1717 | 1717 | 1717 |
| 2024-07-01 | 1717 | 1717 | 1717 | 1717 |
| 2024-09-01 | 1717 | 1717 | 1717 | 1717 |
| 2024-05-01 | 1717 | 1717 | 1717 | 1717 |
| 2024-04-01 | 1717 | 1717 | 1717 | 1717 |
| 2024-03-01 | 1717 | 1717 | 1717 | 1717 |
| 2024-02-01 | 1717 | 1717 | 1717 | 1717 |
| 2024-01-01 | 1717 | 1717 | 1717 | 1717 |
| 2023-12-01 | 1717 | 1717 | 1717 | 1717 |
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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 | 11 | 11 | Yes | Analysis |
| 2 | Helderberg Chess Club Open 2025 (A) | 2025-06-07 | 2025-06-08 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 6 | 3.5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 3 | Steinitz Festival 2025 (Open) | 2025-03-15 | 2025-03-15 | Rapid | Cape Town (WCT) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 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 | 11 | 11 | Yes | Analysis |
| 2 | Helderberg Chess Club Open 2025 (A) | 2025-06-07 | 2025-06-08 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 6 | 3.5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 3 | Steinitz Festival 2025 (Open) | 2025-03-15 | 2025-03-15 | Rapid | Cape Town (WCT) | 7 | 7 | 6 | Yes | Analysis |
| 4 | Helderberg Chess Club Open 2024 (A) | 2024-11-09 | 2024-11-10 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 6 | 4 | Yes | Analysis |
| 5 | Western Cape Club Championship 2024 (Tier 2) | 2024-10-25 | 2024-10-27 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 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 | 3 | 2.5 | Yes | Analysis |
Top 3 Streaks
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | TournamentCT League 2024 | TournamentHelderberg Chess Club Open 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-08-03 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result0.5 | date2024-11-10 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentEsbagh, SC (Steven) | OpponentVan Der Spuy, A (Albert) | ||||||||
| 2 | 13 | TournamentHelderberg Chess Club Open 2025 | TournamentCape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-06-08 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | date2025-09-27 | rnd11 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentMcmanus, D (Dale) | OpponentPetersen, AR (Anito Roderick) | ||||||||
| 3 | 4 | TournamentSteinitz Festival 2025 | TournamentHelderberg Chess Club Open 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-03-15 | rnd6 | typeRapid | result1 | date2025-06-07 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentOosthuizen, E (Ethan) | OpponentGuo, A (Aleks) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | TournamentCT League 2024 | TournamentHelderberg Chess Club Open 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-08-03 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result0.5 | date2024-11-10 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentEsbagh, SC (Steven) | OpponentVan Der Spuy, A (Albert) | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | TournamentHelderberg Chess Club Open 2025 | TournamentHelderberg Chess Club Open 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-06-08 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | date2025-06-08 | rnd6 | typeStandard | result0.5 | ||
| OpponentMcmanus, D (Dale) | OpponentChitongo, R (Robert) | ||||||||
| 3 | 2 | TournamentHelderberg Chess Club Open 2025 | TournamentHelderberg Chess Club Open 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-06-07 | rnd1 | typeStandard | result1 | date2025-06-07 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentMurphy, T (Timothy) | OpponentGuo, A (Aleks) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | TournamentSteinitz Festival 2025 | TournamentSteinitz Festival 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-03-15 | rnd1 | typeRapid | result1 | date2025-03-15 | rnd4 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentMarcus, H (Hendrik) | OpponentLielieveld, F (Franco) | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | TournamentSteinitz Festival 2025 | TournamentSteinitz Festival 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-03-15 | rnd6 | typeRapid | result1 | date2025-03-15 | rnd7 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentOosthuizen, E (Ethan) | OpponentSingh, S (Shaurya) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | TournamentCT League 2024 | TournamentHelderberg Chess Club Open 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-08-03 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | date2024-11-09 | rnd1 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentGreen, GAO (Guy) | OpponentRule, L (Liam) | ||||||||
| 2 | 4 | TournamentSteinitz Festival 2025 | TournamentHelderberg Chess Club Open 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-03-15 | rnd6 | typeRapid | result1 | date2025-06-07 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentOosthuizen, E (Ethan) | OpponentGuo, A (Aleks) | ||||||||
| 3 | 4 | TournamentSteinitz Festival 2025 | TournamentSteinitz Festival 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-03-15 | rnd1 | typeRapid | result1 | date2025-03-15 | rnd4 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentMarcus, H (Hendrik) | OpponentLielieveld, F (Franco) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | TournamentCT League 2024 | TournamentHelderberg Chess Club Open 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-08-03 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | date2024-11-09 | rnd1 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentGreen, GAO (Guy) | OpponentRule, L (Liam) | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | TournamentHelderberg Chess Club Open 2025 | TournamentHelderberg Chess Club Open 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-06-07 | rnd1 | typeStandard | result1 | date2025-06-07 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentMurphy, T (Timothy) | OpponentGuo, A (Aleks) | ||||||||
| 3 | 2 | TournamentHelderberg Chess Club Open 2024 | TournamentHelderberg Chess Club Open 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-11-09 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result1 | date2024-11-10 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentNcethelo, B (Bongolethu) | OpponentVan Der Spuy, A (Albert) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | TournamentSteinitz Festival 2025 | TournamentSteinitz Festival 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-03-15 | rnd1 | typeRapid | result1 | date2025-03-15 | rnd4 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentMarcus, H (Hendrik) | OpponentLielieveld, F (Franco) | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | TournamentSteinitz Festival 2025 | TournamentSteinitz Festival 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-03-15 | rnd6 | typeRapid | result1 | date2025-03-15 | rnd7 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentOosthuizen, E (Ethan) | OpponentSingh, S (Shaurya) | ||||||||
| # | 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 | Mokhele ,K (Katleho) | 2 | 2 | 425 | 2 | 2 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1616.8 | 2041.8 | 1489.9 | 2041.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | Kleinsmidt ,CC (Cherwin Chanson) | 2 | 0 | -425 | 2 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | 1510 | 1940.3 | 1510 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | Chitongo ,R (Robert) | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1840.3 | 1840.3 | 1840.1 | 1840.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | van Heerden ,N (Nina) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1537 | 1962 | 1537 | 1962 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | Swarts ,P (Paul) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1525.5 | 1950.5 | 1468.1 | 1950.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | Guo ,A (Aleks) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1678.7 | 2103.7 | 1669.9 | 2103.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | Brander ,WWM (Waylon) | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947.6 | 1947.6 | 1963.5 | 1947.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | Ncethelo ,B (Bongolethu) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1869 | 2294 | 1865.6 | 2294 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | Esbagh ,SC (Steven Cameron) | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1686 | 1686 | 1686 | 1686 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 10 | Schuller ,A (Ashley Marlon) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1689 | 2114 | 1674.7 | 2114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Norms
| # | Norm | Tournament | Start | End | Rounds | Games | Score | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|

