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Van Heerden, B (Branden)
Chess SA id
1950107786FIDE id
?Date of birth
1995-02-25 (Adult)Gender
MaleRegion
Ekurhuleni (GE)Citizen
RSATitles
Chess SA registered
NoLast active game
2025-02-02Personal details last changed
1900-01-01Junior GPX Games
Junior GPX Points
| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 1445.9 | 1468.2 | 1300 | 1290.3 |
| Raw rating | 1445.9 | 1468.2 | 1300 | 1290.3 |
| Weighted rating | 1433.5 | 1454.8 | 1299.7 | 1290.3 |
| Weighted performance | 1067.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Floor | 945.9 | 968.2 | 800 | 800 |
| K-factor | 32 | 32 | 36 | 36 |
| Min/Max rating change allowed | 116.8 | 113.2 | 143.8 | 145.8 |
| Highest rating | 1489.62019-01-01 | 1497.62019-01-01 | 13002024-02-01 | 1374.52024-03-01 |
| Highest raw rating | 1445.92025-03-01 | 1468.22025-03-01 | 13002024-02-01 | 13002024-02-01 |
| Highest weighted rating | 1422.22025-08-01 | 1442.32025-08-01 | 1296.72025-08-01 | 1287.92025-08-01 |
| Highest weighted performance | 1489.62019-01-01 | 1497.62019-01-01 | 12002024-02-01 | 1374.52024-03-01 |
| Prediction | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
| Rating change | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| New rating | 1445.9 | 1468.2 | 1300 | 1290.5 |
| Analysis | ||||
| Rating | 1445.9 | 1468.2 | 1300 | 1290.3 |
| Raw rating | 1445.9 | 1468.2 | 1300 | 1290.3 |
| Weighted rating | 1433.5 | 1454.8 | 1299.7 | |
| Weighted performance | 1067.8 | 0 | 0 | |
| K-factor | 32 | 32 | 36 | 36 |
| Floor | 945.9 | 968.2 | 800 | 800 |
| Max/Min rating change allowed | 116.8 | 113.2 | 143.8 | 145.8 |
| 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 | 1445.9 | 1468.2 | 1300 | 1290.3 |
| New weighted rating | 1435.9 | 1457.5 | 1300 | 1290.5 |
| New weighted performance | 1059.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Temp new rating | 1445.9 | 1468.2 | 1300 | 1290.5 |
| Temp new rating +/- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Final new rating +/- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| New rating | 1445.9 | 1468.2 | 1300 | 1290.5 |
| New K-factor | 32 | 32 | 36 | 36 |
| New floor | 945.9 | 968.2 | 800 | 800 |
| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| History | 29 | 20 | 0 | 9 |
| Games since | |||||||||||||||||
| Main19 | Standard10 | Rapid0 | Blitz9 | ||||||||||||||
| Gender | Male | ||||||||||||||||
| Age group | Adult | ||||||||||||||||
| Region | Ekurhuleni (GE) | ||||||||||||||||
| Province | Gauteng (GT) | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 | 3 | 60 | 85 | 1503.1 | 1588.1 |
| Standard | 5 | 3 | 60 | 85 | 1503.1 | 1588.1 |
| Rapid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blitz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| History | ||||||
| Games | Score | % | Dp | AvgOpp | Performance | |
| Main | 29 | 18 | 62.07 | 102.6 | 1374.2 | 1476.8 |
| Standard | 20 | 14 | 70 | 170 | 1338.4 | 1508.4 |
| Rapid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blitz | 9 | 4 | 44.44 | -47.2 | 1453.9 | 1406.7 |
| Date | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
| 2025-11-01 | 1445.9 | 1468.2 | 1300 | 1290.3 |
| 2025-09-30 | 1445.9 | 1468.2 | 1300 | 1290.3 |
| 2025-09-01 | 1445.9 | 1468.2 | 1300 | 1290.3 |
| 2025-08-01 | 1445.9 | 1468.2 | 1300 | 1290.3 |
| 2025-07-01 | 1445.9 | 1468.2 | 1300 | 1290.3 |
| 2025-06-01 | 1445.9 | 1468.2 | 1300 | 1290.3 |
| 2025-05-01 | 1445.9 | 1468.2 | 1300 | 1290.3 |
| 2025-04-01 | 1445.9 | 1468.2 | 1300 | 1290.3 |
| 2025-03-01 | 1445.9 | 1468.2 | 1300 | 1290.3 |
| 2025-02-01 | 1421 | 1442.6 | 1300 | 1290.3 |
| 2025-01-01 | 1421 | 1442.6 | 1300 | 1290.3 |
| 2024-12-01 | 1421 | 1442.6 | 1300 | 1290.3 |
| 2024-11-01 | 1421 | 1442.6 | 1300 | 1290.3 |
| 2024-10-01 | 1421 | 1442.6 | 1300 | 1290.3 |
| 2024-09-01 | 1421 | 1442.6 | 1300 | 1290.3 |
| 2024-08-01 | 1421 | 1442.6 | 1300 | 1290.3 |
| 2024-07-01 | 1421 | 1442.6 | 1300 | 1290.3 |
| 2024-09-01 | 1421 | 1442.6 | 1300 | 1290.3 |
| 2024-05-01 | 1421 | 1442.6 | 1300 | 1290.3 |
| 2024-04-01 | 1421 | 1442.6 | 1300 | 1290.3 |
| 2024-03-01 | 1358 | 1358 | 1300 | 1300 |
| 2024-02-01 | 1358 | 1358 | 1300 | 1300 |
| 2024-01-01 | 1358 | 1358 | 1300 | 1300 |
| 2023-12-01 | 1248.3 | 1256.6 | 1200 | 1200 |
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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 | JMC Kick Off 2025 (B) | 2025-02-02 | 2025-02-02 | Standard | Johannesburg Metro (GJM) | 5 | 5 | 3 | Yes | Analysis |
Last 500 tournaments since 01 January 2018
| # | Tournament | Start | End | Type | Host | Rounds | Games | Score | Cfr | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JMC Kick Off 2025 (B) | 2025-02-02 | 2025-02-02 | Standard | Johannesburg Metro (GJM) | 5 | 5 | 3 | Yes | Analysis |
| 2 | Wanderers Blitz Tournament 2024 | 2024-03-23 | 2024-03-23 | Blitz | Johannesburg Metro (GJM) | 9 | 9 | 4 | Yes | Analysis |
| 3 | JNW Open - Classic - Crawford 2024 (B) | 2024-03-09 | 2024-03-09 | Standard | Johannesburg Metro (GJM) | 5 | 5 | 4 | Yes | Analysis |
| 4 | Springs Chess Club Open 2019 (B) | 2019-02-09 | 2019-02-09 | Standard | Ekurhuleni (GE) | 5 | 5 | 3 | Yes | Analysis |
| 5 | Boksburg Open 2019 (B) | 2019-01-19 | 2019-01-19 | Standard | Ekurhuleni (GE) | 5 | 5 | 4 | Yes | Analysis |
Top 3 Streaks
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | TournamentBoksburg Open 2019 | TournamentSprings Chess Club Open 2019 | ||||||
| date2019-01-19 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result1 | date2019-02-09 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentNash, K (Keagan) | OpponentGibbens, JJW (James) | ||||||||
| 2 | 3 | TournamentJMC Kick Off 2025 | TournamentJMC Kick Off 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-02-02 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result1 | date2025-02-02 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentBijker, W (Waldo) | OpponentGupta, A (Akul) | ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | TournamentJNW Open - Classic - Crawford 2024 | TournamentJNW Open - Classic - Crawford 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-03-09 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result1 | date2024-03-09 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentThakur, Y (Yuv) | OpponentMupalala, K (Kenzo) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | TournamentBoksburg Open 2019 | TournamentSprings Chess Club Open 2019 | ||||||
| date2019-01-19 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result1 | date2019-02-09 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentNash, K (Keagan) | OpponentGibbens, JJW (James) | ||||||||
| 2 | 3 | TournamentJMC Kick Off 2025 | TournamentJMC Kick Off 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-02-02 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result1 | date2025-02-02 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentBijker, W (Waldo) | OpponentGupta, A (Akul) | ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | TournamentJNW Open - Classic - Crawford 2024 | TournamentJNW Open - Classic - Crawford 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-03-09 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result1 | date2024-03-09 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentThakur, Y (Yuv) | OpponentMupalala, K (Kenzo) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | TournamentWanderers Blitz Tournament 2024 | TournamentWanderers Blitz Tournament 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-03-23 | rnd5 | typeBlitz | result1 | date2024-03-23 | rnd6 | typeBlitz | result1 | ||
| OpponentOstrowick, T (Thomas) | OpponentMorallane, K (Keitumetse) | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | TournamentWanderers Blitz Tournament 2024 | TournamentWanderers Blitz Tournament 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-03-23 | rnd8 | typeBlitz | result1 | date2024-03-23 | rnd8 | typeBlitz | result1 | ||
| OpponentNiayesh, H (Hani) | OpponentNiayesh, H (Hani) | ||||||||
| 3 | 1 | TournamentWanderers Blitz Tournament 2024 | TournamentWanderers Blitz Tournament 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-03-23 | rnd3 | typeBlitz | result1 | date2024-03-23 | rnd3 | typeBlitz | result1 | ||
| OpponentHollander, D (Daniel) | OpponentHollander, D (Daniel) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | TournamentBoksburg Open 2019 | TournamentSprings Chess Club Open 2019 | ||||||
| date2019-01-19 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result1 | date2019-02-09 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentNash, K (Keagan) | OpponentGibbens, JJW (James) | ||||||||
| 2 | 3 | TournamentJMC Kick Off 2025 | TournamentJMC Kick Off 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-02-02 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result1 | date2025-02-02 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentBijker, W (Waldo) | OpponentGupta, A (Akul) | ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | TournamentJNW Open - Classic - Crawford 2024 | TournamentJNW Open - Classic - Crawford 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-03-09 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result1 | date2024-03-09 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentThakur, Y (Yuv) | OpponentMupalala, K (Kenzo) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | TournamentBoksburg Open 2019 | TournamentSprings Chess Club Open 2019 | ||||||
| date2019-01-19 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result1 | date2019-02-09 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentNash, K (Keagan) | OpponentGibbens, JJW (James) | ||||||||
| 2 | 3 | TournamentJMC Kick Off 2025 | TournamentJMC Kick Off 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-02-02 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result1 | date2025-02-02 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentBijker, W (Waldo) | OpponentGupta, A (Akul) | ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | TournamentJNW Open - Classic - Crawford 2024 | TournamentJNW Open - Classic - Crawford 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-03-09 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result1 | date2024-03-09 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentThakur, Y (Yuv) | OpponentMupalala, K (Kenzo) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | TournamentWanderers Blitz Tournament 2024 | TournamentWanderers Blitz Tournament 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-03-23 | rnd5 | typeBlitz | result1 | date2024-03-23 | rnd6 | typeBlitz | result1 | ||
| OpponentOstrowick, T (Thomas) | OpponentMorallane, K (Keitumetse) | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | TournamentWanderers Blitz Tournament 2024 | TournamentWanderers Blitz Tournament 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-03-23 | rnd8 | typeBlitz | result1 | date2024-03-23 | rnd8 | typeBlitz | result1 | ||
| OpponentNiayesh, H (Hani) | OpponentNiayesh, H (Hani) | ||||||||
| 3 | 1 | TournamentWanderers Blitz Tournament 2024 | TournamentWanderers Blitz Tournament 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-03-23 | rnd3 | typeBlitz | result1 | date2024-03-23 | rnd3 | typeBlitz | result1 | ||
| OpponentHollander, D (Daniel) | OpponentHollander, D (Daniel) | ||||||||
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 | Thakur ,Y (Yuv) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1516.2 | 1516.2 | 1511.2 | 1516.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | Kushar ,T (Tristan) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1206.4 | 1206.4 | 1202.4 | 1206.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | Naidoo ,D (Dhiya) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1509.6 | 1934.6 | 1537.8 | 1934.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | Gupta ,A (Akul) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1528.7 | 1953.7 | 1527.9 | 1953.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | Venter ,J (Jude) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1425.2 | 1850.2 | 1436.1 | 1850.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | Mohlala ,L (Lucky) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1206 | 781 | 1156.7 | 781 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | Gibbens ,JJW (James) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1161.4 | 1586.4 | 1152.8 | 1586.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | Thorulsley ,K (Kairaav) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1493 | 1068 | 1513.9 | 1068 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | Nash ,K (Keagan) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1126.6 | 1551.6 | 1118.5 | 1551.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 10 | Mgcina ,N (Nontando) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1075.1 | 1500.1 | 1071.5 | 1500.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Norms
| # | Norm | Tournament | Start | End | Rounds | Games | Score | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|

