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Hishaam Essop

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Cape Town (WCT)
Personal
Main rating
Rating 1919.8
K-factor 24
Floor 1419.8
Highest 1919.8 (2025-11-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 59
Rating Change
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Games 0
Score 0
We 0
SWe 0
Temp +/- 0
Penalties 0
Weight perform 1352.6
Final +/- 0
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Rating 1919.8
K-factor 24
Floor 1419.8
Highest 1919.8 (2025-11-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 59.5
Standard rating
Rating 1917.1
K-factor 24
Floor 1417.1
Highest 1917.1 (2025-11-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 59.7
Rating Change
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Games 0
Score 0
We 0
SWe 0
Temp +/- 0
Penalties 0
Weight perform 1262.5
Final +/- 0
New Rating
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Rating 1917.1
K-factor 24
Floor 1417.1
Highest 1917.1 (2025-11-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 59.7
Rapid rating
Rating 1905.6
K-factor 24
Floor 1405.6
Highest 1905.6 (2019-03-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 60.7
Rating Change
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Games 0
Score 0
We 0
SWe 0
Temp +/- 0
Penalties 0
Weight perform 0
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New Rating
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Rating 1905.6
K-factor 24
Floor 1405.6
Highest 1905.6 (2019-03-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 60.7
Blitz rating
Rating 1912.3
K-factor 24
Floor 1412.3
Highest 1912.3 (2024-03-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 60.1
Rating Change
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Games 0
Score 0
We 0
SWe 0
Temp +/- 0
Penalties 0
Weight perform 0
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New Rating
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Rating 1912.3
K-factor 24
Floor 1412.3
Highest 1912.3 (2024-03-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 60.1
Rating Graph
Tournaments
No tournaments found.
# Tournament Type Start End Host Rounds Rating Games Score Perform Rat+/- Details
# Tournament Type Start End Host Rounds Rating Games Score Perform Rat+/- Details
1 Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A) Classical 2025-07-26 2025-09-27 Cape Town (WCT) 11 1895.1 5 4.5 2073.5 0 Details
2 CT League 2024 (A) Classical 2024-07-20 2024-09-07 Cape Town (WCT) 11 1903.6 9 5.5 1819.4 0 Details
3 Steinitz Club Team Blitz Championship 2024 Blitz 2024-02-15 2024-02-15 Cape Town (WCT) 7 1903.7 7 5.5 1849.3 0 Details
4 WP Club League 2023 (A) Classical 2023-07-29 2023-09-09 Cape Town (WCT) 11 1869.1 11 9 1896.1 0 Details
5 Western Cape Club Championship 2022 (Tier 2) Standard 2022-10-07 2022-10-09 Cape Town (WCT) 6 1883.2 6 4.5 1728.8 0 Details
6 2019 South African Closed Chess Championships (Open B) Classical 2019-12-07 2019-12-17 Cape Town (WCT) 11 1883.2 11 6.5 1877.5 0 Details
7 2019 Western Province League (Premier) Classical 2019-07-27 2019-09-07 Cape Town (WCT) 11 1874.1 9 5.5 1900.5 0 Details
8 Cape of Good Hope Open 2019 (Elite) Standard 2019-01-25 2019-01-27 Cape Town (WCT) 6 1870.6 6 3.5 1846.4 0 Details
9 ACL Open 2018 (Elite) Classical 2018-12-07 2018-12-09 Cape Town (WCT) 5 1885.7 5 2 1771 0 Details
10 2018 Western Province League (Premier) Classical 2018-08-04 2018-09-15 Cape Town (WCT) 11 1897.5 7 3.5 1821.9 0 Details
11 Commonwealth Chess Championships 2018 Classical 2018-06-26 2018-07-01 India (IND) 7 1901.8 6 2 1847.7 0 Details
12 South African Junior Team Championships 2017 (U20A) Classical 2018-01-04 2018-01-08 4 Knights (4K) 7 1905.6 7 6 1694.4 0 Details
13 2017 South African Closed Chess Championships (U23) Classical 2017-12-09 2017-12-19 Western Province (WP) 11 1808 10 6 1902 0 Details
14 2017 National Club Championships (A) Classical 2017-09-23 2017-09-25 Western Province (WP) 6 1798 6 2.5 1789 0 Details
15 2017 Western Province League (Premier) Classical 2017-07-27 2017-09-16 Western Province (WP) 11 1798 6 3.5 1880 0 Details
16 Condorgreen- Mitchells Plain 2017 (Open) Standard 2017-05-06 2017-05-07 Western Province (WP) 6 1776 6 5.5 1816 0 Details
17 Cape Of Good Hope Open 2017 (A) Standard 2017-01-27 2017-01-29 Western Province (WP) 7 1807 6 2 1592 0 Details
18 South African Junior Team Championships 2016 (U20 A) Classical 2016-12-16 2016-12-19 Tshwane (GTP) 7 1794 7 5.5 1781 0 Details
19 2016 African Chess Lounge (Elite) Standard 2016-12-02 2016-12-04 Western Province (WP) 6 1794 5 3 1903 0 Details
20 Western Province League 2016 (A) Classical 2016-07-23 2016-10-01 Western Province (WP) 11 1794 0 0 0 0 Details
21 Sa Provincial Team School Chess Championships 2016 (U18 Boys) Standard 2016-07-10 2016-07-14 Kwazulu Natal (KZN) 9 1795 9 7 1760 0 Details
22 South African Open 2016 (A) Classical 2016-07-01 2016-07-09 Western Province (WP) 11 1795 9 4.5 1835 0 Details
23 Western Cape Schools Chess Individuals 2016 (U18 Boys) Standard 2016-04-30 2016-05-01 Western Province (WP) 7 1817 7 5 1635 0 Details
24 Wp Schools Chess Trials 2016 (U18 Boys) Standard 2016-03-04 2016-03-05 Western Province (WP) 5 1829 5 4 1677 0 Details
25 Cape Of Good Hope Open Chess Championship 2016 (Prestige) Standard 2016-01-29 2016-01-31 Western Province (WP) 7 1786 7 4.5 2028 0 Details
26 South African Inter Region Championship 2015 Standard 2016-01-08 2016-01-10 Western Province (WP) 7 1783 6 4 1759 0 Details
27 South African Junior Team Championships 2015 (18A) Classical 2016-01-04 2016-01-07 Western Province (WP) 7 1783 7 5.5 1740 0 Details
28 Western Province League 2015 (Premier) Classical 2015-07-25 2015-10-10 Western Province (WP) 11 1783 3 2 1786 0 Details
29 African Schools Individual Championships 2015 (U15+17 Boys) Blitz 2015-08-21 2015-08-29 Botswana (BOT) 0 1794 9 5.5 1676 0 Details
30 South African Open 2015 (A) Classical 2015-07-03 2015-07-11 Western Province (WP) 11 1804 11 5.5 1760 0 Details
31 Sa Schools Individual Chess Championship 2015 U17O (U17 Open) Standard 2015-07-05 2015-07-05 Western Province (WP) 7 1804 6 5 1720 0 Details
32 Manyanani Chess Festival 2015 (B Section) Standard 2015-06-13 2015-06-14 Western Province (WP) 6 1781 6 5.5 1935 0 Details
33 Western Cape Schools Chess Championships 2015 (U17 Boys) Standard 2015-05-17 2015-05-17 Overberg (WOS) 6 1784 6 5 1624 0 Details
34 Sa Junior Closed Chess Championship 2015 (Under 18+20 Open) Classical 2015-04-04 2015-04-10 Tshwane (GTP) 11 1816 11 5.5 1689 0 Details
35 Cape Town International Classic (Prestige) Standard 2015-03-27 2015-03-29 Western Province (WP) 7 1826 4 2.5 1772 0 Details
36 Wp Schools Closed 2015 (Under 17 Boys) Standard 2015-03-06 2015-03-07 Western Province (WP) 6 1826 6 5 1611 0 Details
37 Western Province League 2014 (Premier Division) Classical 2015-02-17 2015-02-17 Western Province (WP) 11 1876 10 5 1598 0 Details
38 District North Trials 2015 (Under17) Standard 2015-02-06 2015-02-07 Western Province (WP) 6 1618 6 5.5 1535 0 Details
39 Cape Of Good Hope Open Prestige Section Standard 2015-01-23 2015-01-25 Western Province (WP) 7 1834 7 4 2044 0 Details
40 Inter Regional Team Championship 2014 B Section Standard 2015-01-08 2015-01-10 Northern Cape (NC) 5 1834 4 3.5 1833 0 Details
41 South African Junior Team Championships 2015 (U18 Championship Section) Classical 2015-01-04 2015-01-07 Northern Cape (NC) 7 1834 7 6 1806 0 Details
42 World Youth U-16 Chess Olympiad 2014 Blitz 2014-12-24 2014-12-24 Hungary (HUN) 0 1822 8 2.5 1919 0 Details
43 World Youth Chess Championships 2014 (Durban Rsa) Blitz 2014-09-20 2014-09-29 South Africa (RSA) 0 1815 11 5.5 1825 0 Details
44 Curro Open 2014 Elite Section Classical 2014-07-24 2014-07-27 Western Province (WP) 5 1860 5 2.5 1675 0 Details
45 Sa School Individual Chess Championship 2014 U17 B Standard 2014-07-10 2014-07-12 Free State (FS) 6 1860 6 4 1666 0 Details
46 Western Cape School Chess Tournament 2014 U 18 B Standard 2014-05-01 2014-05-03 South Western Districts (SWD) 6 1858 6 5.5 1668 0 Details
47 South African Junior Closed 2014 U16 Boys Classical 2014-03-31 2014-04-05 Western Province (WP) 11 1841 11 8.5 1894 0 Details
48 Wp Individual Championships (Under 18 Boys) Standard 2014-03-28 2014-03-29 Western Province (WP) 6 1797 6 6 1675 0 Details
49 Ample Sport Club Team Championship 2014 Standard 2014-03-20 2014-03-23 Western Province (WP) 7 1797 7 5 1893 0 Details
50 North District Chess Trials 2014 (Under 18) Standard 2014-02-07 2014-02-08 Western Province (WP) 6 1783 5 5 1629 0 Details
Game statistics ( )
Games 0
Wins 0
Draws 0
Losses 0
White 0
Black 0
White wins 0
Black wins 0
Score 0
Percent 0
Dp 0
AOR 0
Performance 0
Game statistics ()
Games 0
Wins 0
Draws 0
Losses 0
White 0
Black 0
White wins 0
Black wins 0
Score 0
Percent 0
Dp 0
AOR 0
Performance 0
Game statistics (History)
Games 89
Wins 50
Draws 16
Losses 23
White 39
Black 50
White wins 23
Black wins 27
Score 58
Percent 65.2
Dp 128.9
AOR 1717.2
Performance 1846.1
Rankings (Main)
National
Overall 124
Gender 120
Age group 90
Gender/Age 87
Provincial
Overall 46
Gender 46
Age group 31
Gender/Age 31
Regional
Overall 39
Gender 39
Age group 26
Gender/Age 26
Rankings (Standard)
National
Overall 126
Gender 123
Age group 90
Gender/Age 88
Provincial
Overall 45
Gender 45
Age group 32
Gender/Age 32
Regional
Overall 39
Gender 39
Age group 28
Gender/Age 28
Rankings (Rapid)
National
Overall -1
Gender -1
Age group -1
Gender/Age -1
Provincial
Overall -1
Gender -1
Age group -1
Gender/Age -1
Regional
Overall -1
Gender -1
Age group -1
Gender/Age -1
Rankings (Blitz)
National
Overall -1
Gender -1
Age group -1
Gender/Age -1
Provincial
Overall -1
Gender -1
Age group -1
Gender/Age -1
Regional
Overall -1
Gender -1
Age group -1
Gender/Age -1
Performance ( )
Games 0
Score 0
Percent 0
Aor 0
Dp 0
Prat 0
Performance ()
Games 0
Score 0
Percent 0
Aor 0
Dp 0
Prat 0
Performance (12 months)
Games 5
Score 4.5
Percent 90
Aor 1733.5
Dp 340
Prat 2073.5
Performance (History)
Games 89
Score 58
Percent 65.2
Aor 1717.2
Dp 128.9
Prat 1846.1
Top 5 opponents most often played
Type # Opponent Games White Black First tournament Last tournament Details
Overall 1 Lynch, J (Justin) 2 0 2 2019 South African Closed Chess Championships (Open B) WP Club League 2023 (A) Details
Overall 2 Lawrence, G (Gordon) 2 1 1 Cape of Good Hope Open 2019 (Elite) 2019 Western Province League (Premier) Details
Overall 3 Klein, BA (Bernand Angelo) 2 2 0 2018 Western Province League (Premier) 2019 Western Province League (Premier) Details
Overall 4 Baloyi, XSM (Xikombi Siphiwe Mandla) 2 2 0 2019 South African Closed Chess Championships (Open B) Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A) Details
Overall 5 Geduld, JM (Jamie Morne) 2 1 1 2018 Western Province League (Premier) WP Club League 2023 (A) Details
Standard 1 Lynch, J (Justin) 2 0 2 2019 South African Closed Chess Championships (Open B) WP Club League 2023 (A) Details
Standard 2 Lawrence, G (Gordon) 2 1 1 Cape of Good Hope Open 2019 (Elite) 2019 Western Province League (Premier) Details
Standard 3 Morgan, RA (Rodney Anthony) 2 0 2 2018 Western Province League (Premier) CT League 2024 (A) Details
Standard 4 Van Niekerk, LM (Lourenzo Milaan) 2 2 0 Cape of Good Hope Open 2019 (Elite) CT League 2024 (A) Details
Standard 5 Geduld, JM (Jamie Morne) 2 1 1 2018 Western Province League (Premier) WP Club League 2023 (A) Details