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Samantha Steyn
2130139087West Coast (WCU)Personal
Main rating
| Rating | 1324.1 |
| K-factor | 36 |
| Floor | 812.2 |
| Highest | 1324.1 (2026-02-28) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 139 |
| Rating Change () | |
| Games | 0 |
| Score | 0 |
| We | 0 |
| SWe | 0 |
| Temp +/- | 0 |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Weight perform | 1329.5 |
| Final +/- | 0 |
| New Rating () | |
| Rating | 1324.1 |
| K-factor | 36 |
| Floor | 812.2 |
| Highest | 1324.1 (2026-02-28) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 138.9 |
Standard rating
| Rating | 1200.6 |
| K-factor | 36 |
| Floor | 724.8 |
| Highest | 1242.6 (2023-05-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 156.1 |
| Rating Change () | |
| Games | 0 |
| Score | 0 |
| We | 0 |
| SWe | 0 |
| Temp +/- | 0 |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Weight perform | 1100.9 |
| Final +/- | 0 |
| New Rating () | |
| Rating | 1200.6 |
| K-factor | 36 |
| Floor | 724.8 |
| Highest | 1242.6 (2023-05-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 156.1 |
Rapid rating
| Rating | 1389.4 |
| K-factor | 36 |
| Floor | 889.4 |
| Highest | 1389.4 (2026-02-28) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 126.6 |
| Rating Change () | |
| Games | 0 |
| Score | 0 |
| We | 0 |
| SWe | 0 |
| Temp +/- | 0 |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Weight perform | 1403.4 |
| Final +/- | 0 |
| New Rating () | |
| Rating | 1389.4 |
| K-factor | 36 |
| Floor | 889.4 |
| Highest | 1389.4 (2026-02-28) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 126.6 |
Blitz rating
| Rating | 1200 |
| K-factor | 36 |
| Floor | 700 |
| Highest | 1200 (2018-10-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 165.8 |
| Rating Change () | |
| Games | 0 |
| Score | 0 |
| We | 0 |
| SWe | 0 |
| Temp +/- | 0 |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Weight perform | 0 |
| Final +/- | 0 |
| New Rating () | |
| Rating | 1200 |
| K-factor | 36 |
| Floor | 700 |
| Highest | 1200 (2018-10-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 165.8 |
Rating Graph
Tournaments
| # | 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 | Lower West Coast Schools Prestige Individuals Championship 2026 (U13 Girls) | Rapid | 2026-02-14 | 2026-02-14 | West Coast (WCU) | 5 | 1244.8 | 5 | 4 | 1575.5 | 0 | Details |
| 2 | West Coast League 2026 (C) | Rapid | 2026-02-07 | 2026-02-07 | West Coast (WCU) | 6 | 1244.8 | 6 | 3.5 | 1408.3 | 0 | Details |
| 3 | West Coast Schools Chess Grand Challenge League 2025 (PS Super) | Rapid | 2025-11-08 | 2025-11-08 | West Coast (WCU) | 5 | 1236.6 | 5 | 2.5 | 1295.3 | 0 | Details |
| 4 | Western Cape Women’s Championship 2025 (U14) | Standard | 2025-08-09 | 2025-08-09 | West Coast (WCU) | 5 | 1249.1 | 2 | 0.5 | 1071.7 | 0 | Details |
| 5 | Lower West Coast Top Schools 2025 (U17) | Rapid | 2025-06-14 | 2025-06-14 | West Coast (WCU) | 6 | 1226.7 | 6 | 4.5 | 1425.1 | 0 | Details |
| 6 | Western Cape Schools Individual Championship 2025 (U13 Girls) | Standard | 2025-05-17 | 2025-05-18 | Cape Winelands (WCW) | 6 | 1213 | 6 | 2 | 1200.7 | 0 | Details |
| 7 | West Coast And Mykonos Open 2025 (U14) | Standard | 2025-05-02 | 2025-05-04 | West Coast (WCU) | 5 | 1213 | 5 | 2 | 1305.3 | 0 | Details |
| 8 | West Coast Schools Chess Prestige 2025 (U13 Girls) | Standard | 2025-03-08 | 2025-03-08 | West Coast (WCU) | 6 | 1219.4 | 5 | 2 | 1176 | 0 | Details |
| 9 | Lower West Coast Prestige 2025 (U13 Girls) | Rapid | 2025-02-22 | 2025-02-22 | West Coast (WCU) | 5 | 1197.5 | 5 | 3 | 1362.5 | 0 | Details |
| 10 | West Coast Grand Challange League 2024 (PS Champions) | Rapid | 2024-10-26 | 2024-10-26 | West Coast (WCU) | 5 | 1203.9 | 5 | 2 | 1156.1 | 0 | Details |
| 11 | Western Cape Women’s Championship 2024 (U12) | Standard | 2024-08-09 | 2024-08-09 | West Coast (WCU) | 5 | 1200.9 | 5 | 2 | 1225.8 | 0 | Details |
| 12 | Basil Ellman Annual Rapid 2024 (Advanced) | Rapid | 2024-06-08 | 2024-06-08 | West Coast (WCU) | 5 | 1205.1 | 5 | 2.5 | 1177.7 | 0 | Details |
| 13 | West Coast & Mykonos Open 2024 (U12) | Standard | 2024-05-18 | 2024-05-18 | West Coast (WCU) | 5 | 1215.9 | 5 | 2 | 1176 | 0 | Details |
| 14 | Lower West Top Schools 2024 (U13) | Rapid | 2024-05-11 | 2024-05-11 | West Coast (WCU) | 5 | 1215.9 | 2 | 1.5 | 1386.1 | 0 | Details |
| 15 | Western Cape PS Individuals Championship 2024 (U11 Girls) | Standard | 2024-05-04 | 2024-05-05 | West Coast (WCU) | 6 | 1215.9 | 6 | 2 | 1154.3 | 0 | Details |
| 16 | West Coast Schools Chess Prestige Championships 2024 (U11 Girls) | Rapid | 2024-03-09 | 2024-03-09 | West Coast (WCU) | 5 | 1172.5 | 5 | 4 | 1520.6 | 0 | Details |
| 17 | Lower West Coast Schools Chess Prestige 2024 (U11 Girls) | Rapid | 2024-02-17 | 2024-02-17 | West Coast (WCU) | 5 | 1134.1 | 5 | 3.5 | 1431.4 | 0 | Details |
| 18 | Longacres Top 10 Battle January 2024 | Rapid | 2024-01-27 | 2024-01-27 | West Coast (WCU) | 5 | 1123.8 | 5 | 3 | 1277.7 | 0 | Details |
| 19 | Deep Blue Open Team 2023 | Rapid | 2023-11-04 | 2023-11-04 | West Coast (WCU) | 5 | 1147.1 | 5 | 1 | 957.5 | 0 | Details |
| 20 | Lower West Coast Top Schools Championships 2023 (U13) | Rapid | 2023-06-10 | 2023-06-10 | West Coast (WCU) | 5 | 1167.8 | 5 | 1 | 997.9 | 0 | Details |
| 21 | Western Cape PS Individuals 2023 (U11 Girls) | Standard | 2023-05-05 | 2023-05-06 | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 1099.4 | 6 | 4 | 1423.3 | 0 | Details |
| 22 | WCCI Open 2023 (A) | Rapid | 2023-04-29 | 2023-04-29 | West Coast (WCU) | 5 | 1154 | 5 | 0 | 770.8 | 0 | Details |
| 23 | Lower West Coast Primary Schools Prestige Championships 2023 (U11 Girls) | Rapid | 2023-03-04 | 2023-03-04 | West Coast (WCU) | 5 | 1149 | 5 | 2.5 | 1195 | 0 | Details |
| 24 | Genesis Chess Club Open 2023 (C) | Rapid | 2023-02-04 | 2023-02-04 | West Coast (WCU) | 5 | 1171.2 | 4 | 1 | 952.7 | 0 | Details |
| 25 | West Coast Open 2022 (C) | Rapid | 2022-11-05 | 2022-11-05 | West Coast (WCU) | 5 | 1148.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Details |
| 26 | Best of The West 2022 (U8+U10 Mixed) | Rapid | 2022-11-19 | 2022-11-19 | West Coast (WCU) | 5 | 1148.7 | 5 | 3 | 1320.2 | 0 | Details |
| 27 | Onder-Weskus Top Skole 2022 (O13 Seuns) | Rapid | 2022-06-04 | 2022-06-04 | West Coast (WCU) | 5 | 1165.5 | 4 | 1 | 1001.2 | 0 | Details |
| 28 | Western Cape Schools 2022 (U9 Girls) | Standard | 2022-05-28 | 2022-05-29 | Cape Winelands (WCW) | 6 | 1200.4 | 6 | 2 | 1039.7 | 0 | Details |
| 29 | West Coast Schools Chess Prestige Leg 2 2022 (U9 Girls) | Rapid | 2022-04-23 | 2022-04-23 | West Coast (WCU) | 5 | 1211 | 4 | 1 | 1023.8 | 0 | Details |
| 30 | West Coast Schools Chess Prestige Leg 1 2022 (U9 Girls) | Rapid | 2022-04-09 | 2022-04-09 | West Coast (WCU) | 5 | 1211 | 5 | 3 | 1284.9 | 0 | Details |
| 31 | Lower West Coast Schools Prestige 2022 (U7+U9 Girls) | Rapid | 2022-03-19 | 2022-03-19 | West Coast (WCU) | 5 | 1200 | 5 | 3 | 1285 | 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 | 11 |
| Wins | 7 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Losses | 3 |
| White | 5 |
| Black | 6 |
| White wins | 4 |
| Black wins | 3 |
| Score | 7.5 |
| Percent | 68.2 |
| Dp | 154.5 |
| AOR | 1329.8 |
| Performance | 1484.3 |
Game statistics (History)
| Games | 147 |
| Wins | 65 |
| Draws | 8 |
| Losses | 74 |
| White | 75 |
| Black | 72 |
| White wins | 41 |
| Black wins | 24 |
| Score | 69 |
| Percent | 46.9 |
| Dp | -26 |
| AOR | 1251.8 |
| Performance | 1225.8 |
Rankings (Main)
| National | |
| Overall | 5194 |
| Gender | 874 |
| Age group | 677 |
| Gender/Age | 179 |
| Provincial | |
| Overall | 1578 |
| Gender | 335 |
| Age group | 230 |
| Gender/Age | 79 |
| Regional | |
| Overall | 139 |
| Gender | 38 |
| Age group | 21 |
| Gender/Age | 8 |
Rankings (Standard)
| National | |
| Overall | 9947 |
| Gender | 2188 |
| Age group | 1761 |
| Gender/Age | 504 |
| Provincial | |
| Overall | 2811 |
| Gender | 722 |
| Age group | 502 |
| Gender/Age | 169 |
| Regional | |
| Overall | 210 |
| Gender | 66 |
| Age group | 37 |
| Gender/Age | 14 |
Rankings (Rapid)
| National | |
| Overall | 878 |
| Gender | 117 |
| Age group | 133 |
| Gender/Age | 26 |
| Provincial | |
| Overall | 440 |
| Gender | 69 |
| Age group | 66 |
| Gender/Age | 13 |
| Regional | |
| Overall | 94 |
| Gender | 25 |
| Age group | 16 |
| Gender/Age | 4 |
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 | 11 |
| Score | 7.5 |
| Percent | 68.2 |
| Aor | 1329.8 |
| Dp | 154.5 |
| Prat | 1484.3 |
Performance (12 months)
| Games | 40 |
| Score | 21 |
| Percent | 52.5 |
| Aor | 1306.5 |
| Dp | 21.2 |
| Prat | 1327.7 |
Performance (History)
| Games | 147 |
| Score | 69 |
| Percent | 46.9 |
| Aor | 1251.8 |
| Dp | -26 |
| Prat | 1225.8 |
Top 5 opponents most often played
| Type | # | Opponent | Games | White | Black | First tournament | Last tournament | Details |
| Overall | 1 | Kujinga, T (Tawananyasha) | 4 | 1 | 3 | Lower West Coast Primary Schools Prestige Championships 2023 (U11 Girls) | Lower West Coast Prestige 2025 (U13 Girls) | Details |
| Overall | 2 | Marinus, M (Madison) | 4 | 3 | 1 | Lower West Coast Primary Schools Prestige Championships 2023 (U11 Girls) | West Coast And Mykonos Open 2025 (U14) | Details |
| Overall | 3 | Van Rooyen, N (Nevine) | 3 | 2 | 1 | West Coast Schools Chess Prestige Leg 1 2022 (U9 Girls) | Western Cape PS Individuals Championship 2024 (U11 Girls) | Details |
| Overall | 4 | Don, M (Mikayla) | 3 | 2 | 1 | Lower West Coast Schools Prestige 2022 (U7+U9 Girls) | Western Cape PS Individuals 2023 (U11 Girls) | Details |
| Overall | 5 | Joseph, J (Jiola) | 3 | 2 | 1 | West Coast Schools Chess Prestige Leg 2 2022 (U9 Girls) | West Coast Schools Chess Prestige 2025 (U13 Girls) | Details |
| Standard | 1 | Cilliers, D (Dene) | 3 | 2 | 1 | Western Cape Schools 2022 (U9 Girls) | West Coast And Mykonos Open 2025 (U14) | Details |
| Standard | 2 | Joel, R (Roneeq) | 2 | 0 | 2 | Western Cape PS Individuals 2023 (U11 Girls) | Western Cape Schools Individual Championship 2025 (U13 Girls) | Details |
| Standard | 3 | Marinus, M (Madison) | 2 | 1 | 1 | West Coast Schools Chess Prestige 2025 (U13 Girls) | West Coast And Mykonos Open 2025 (U14) | Details |
| Rapid | 1 | Kujinga, T (Tawananyasha) | 3 | 1 | 2 | Lower West Coast Primary Schools Prestige Championships 2023 (U11 Girls) | Lower West Coast Prestige 2025 (U13 Girls) | Details |
| Rapid | 2 | Jim, C (Christelle) | 2 | 2 | 0 | Basil Ellman Annual Rapid 2024 (Advanced) | Lower West Coast Schools Prestige Individuals Championship 2026 (U13 Girls) | Details |
| Rapid | 3 | De Meillon, K (Kian) | 2 | 0 | 2 | Longacres Top 10 Battle January 2024 | Basil Ellman Annual Rapid 2024 (Advanced) | Details |
| Rapid | 4 | Heyns, E (Enric) | 2 | 1 | 1 | Lower West Coast Top Schools 2025 (U17) | Lower West Coast Top Schools 2025 (U17) | Details |
| Rapid | 5 | Erasmus, B (Brumilda) | 2 | 1 | 1 | Lower West Coast Schools Prestige 2022 (U7+U9 Girls) | West Coast Schools Chess Prestige Leg 2 2022 (U9 Girls) | Details |