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Van Niekerk, A (Arike)
Chess SA id
2140135781FIDE id
?Date of birth
2014-09-19 (U12)Gender
FemaleRegion
Tshwane (GTP)Citizen
RSATitles
Chess SA registered
NoLast active game
2025-08-29Personal details last changed
1900-01-01Junior GPX Games
Junior GPX Points
| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 1231.7 | 1223.9 | 1200 | 1200 |
| Raw rating | 1231.7 | 1223.9 | 1200 | 1200 |
| Weighted rating | 1210.5 | 1203.7 | 1200 | 1200 |
| Weighted performance | 862.1 | 851.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Floor | 795.6 | 816 | 700 | 700 |
| K-factor | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
| Min/Max rating change allowed | 158.5 | 160.3 | 165.8 | 165.8 |
| Highest rating | 1713.32021-10-01 | 1718.82021-10-01 | 12002018-10-01 | 12002018-10-01 |
| Highest raw rating | 1295.62021-11-01 | 13162021-11-01 | 12002024-03-01 | 12002024-03-01 |
| Highest weighted rating | 1295.62022-07-01 | 13162022-07-01 | 12002018-10-01 | 12002018-10-01 |
| Highest weighted performance | 1713.32021-10-01 | 1718.82021-10-01 | 12002024-03-01 | 12002024-03-01 |
| Prediction | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
| Rating change | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New rating | 1231.7 | 1223.9 | 1200 | 1200 |
| Analysis | ||||
| Rating | 1231.7 | 1223.9 | 1200 | 1200 |
| Raw rating | 1231.7 | 1223.9 | 1200 | 1200 |
| Weighted rating | 1210.5 | 1203.7 | 1200 | |
| Weighted performance | 862.1 | 851.2 | 0 | |
| K-factor | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
| Floor | 795.6 | 816 | 700 | 700 |
| Max/Min rating change allowed | 158.5 | 160.3 | 165.8 | 165.8 |
| 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 | 1231.7 | 1223.9 | 1200 | 1200 |
| New weighted rating | 1212.3 | 1205.3 | 1200 | 1200 |
| New weighted performance | 855 | 844.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Temp new rating | 1231.7 | 1223.9 | 1200 | 1200 |
| Temp new rating +/- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final new rating +/- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New rating | 1231.7 | 1223.9 | 1200 | 1200 |
| New K-factor | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
| New floor | 795.6 | 816 | 700 | 700 |
| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| History | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Games since | |||||||||||||||||
| Main5 | Standard5 | Rapid0 | Blitz0 | ||||||||||||||
| Gender | Female | ||||||||||||||||
| Age group | U12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Region | Tshwane (GTP) | ||||||||||||||||
| Province | Gauteng (GT) | ||||||||||||||||
| Main | RSA | Province | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Overall | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Female | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| U12 | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| U12 Female | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Standard | RSA | Province | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Overall | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Female | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| U12 | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| U12 Female | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Rapid | RSA | Province | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Overall | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Female | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| U12 | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| U12 Female | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Blitz | RSA | Province | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Overall | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Female | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| U12 | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| U12 Female | -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 | 1247 | 1332 |
| Standard | 5 | 3 | 60 | 85 | 1247 | 1332 |
| Rapid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blitz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| History | ||||||
| Games | Score | % | Dp | AvgOpp | Performance | |
| Main | 25 | 14 | 56 | 51 | 1222.3 | 1273.3 |
| Standard | 25 | 14 | 56 | 51 | 1222.3 | 1273.3 |
| Rapid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blitz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
| 2025-11-01 | 1231.7 | 1223.9 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2025-09-30 | 1208.7 | 1201.9 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2025-09-01 | 1208.7 | 1201.9 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2025-08-01 | 1208.7 | 1201.9 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2025-07-01 | 1208.7 | 1201.9 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2025-06-01 | 1208.7 | 1201.9 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2025-05-01 | 1208.7 | 1201.9 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2025-04-01 | 1208.7 | 1201.9 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2025-03-01 | 1208.7 | 1201.9 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2025-02-01 | 1208.7 | 1201.9 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2025-01-01 | 1208.7 | 1201.9 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2024-12-01 | 1208.7 | 1201.9 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2024-11-01 | 1208.7 | 1201.9 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2024-10-01 | 1208.7 | 1201.9 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2024-09-01 | 1208.7 | 1201.9 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2024-08-01 | 1208.7 | 1201.9 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2024-07-01 | 1208.7 | 1201.9 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2024-09-01 | 1208.7 | 1201.9 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2024-05-01 | 1208.7 | 1201.9 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2024-04-01 | 1208.7 | 1201.9 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2024-03-01 | 1208.7 | 1201.9 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2024-02-01 | 1208.7 | 1201.9 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2024-01-01 | 1208.7 | 1201.9 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 2023-12-01 | 1208.7 | 1201.9 | 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 | 2025 Gauteng Top Schools Teams (U13 Girls) | 2025-08-29 | 2025-08-29 | Standard | Tshwane (GTP) | 5 | 5 | 3 | Yes | Analysis |
Last 500 tournaments since 01 January 2018
| # | Tournament | Start | End | Type | Host | Rounds | Games | Score | Cfr | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025 Gauteng Top Schools Teams (U13 Girls) | 2025-08-29 | 2025-08-29 | Standard | Tshwane (GTP) | 5 | 5 | 3 | Yes | Analysis |
| 2 | 2022 Gauteng Schools Team Championships (U9 Open) | 2022-08-27 | 2022-08-27 | Standard | Tshwane (GTP) | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | Analysis |
| 3 | D4 Play Offs 2022 (U9) | 2022-07-30 | 2022-07-30 | Standard | Tshwane (GTP) | 5 | 5 | 1 | Yes | Analysis |
| 4 | CP Ope 2022 (E) | 2022-02-19 | 2022-02-19 | Standard | Tshwane (GTP) | 5 | 5 | 3 | Yes | Analysis |
| 5 | 2022 Tshwane Chess Open Registration Tournament (E) | 2022-01-29 | 2022-01-29 | Standard | Tshwane (GTP) | 5 | 4 | 2 | Yes | Analysis |
| 6 | 2021 Lardies Ope (F) | 2021-10-30 | 2021-10-30 | Standard | Tshwane (GTP) | 5 | 5 | 5 | Yes | Analysis |
Top 3 Streaks
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Tournament2021 Lardies Ope | Tournament2021 Lardies Ope | ||||||
| date2021-10-30 | rnd1 | typeStandard | result1 | date2021-10-30 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentKoen, L (Liam) | OpponentBarkhuizen, SJ (Simon Jurgens) | ||||||||
| 2 | 4 | Tournament2022 Tshwane Chess Open Registration Tournament | TournamentCP Ope 2022 | ||||||
| date2022-01-29 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result1 | date2022-02-19 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentBezuidenhout, M (Marnus) | OpponentVan Der Merwe, A (Aiden Joshua) | ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | Tournament2025 Gauteng Top Schools Teams | Tournament2025 Gauteng Top Schools Teams | ||||||
| date2025-08-29 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result1 | date2025-08-29 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentNdlovu, B (Bongiwe) | OpponentRamotshilisi, K (Kabelo) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Tournament2021 Lardies Ope | Tournament2021 Lardies Ope | ||||||
| date2021-10-30 | rnd1 | typeStandard | result1 | date2021-10-30 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentKoen, L (Liam) | OpponentBarkhuizen, SJ (Simon Jurgens) | ||||||||
| 2 | 4 | Tournament2022 Tshwane Chess Open Registration Tournament | TournamentCP Ope 2022 | ||||||
| date2022-01-29 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result1 | date2022-02-19 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentBezuidenhout, M (Marnus) | OpponentVan Der Merwe, A (Aiden Joshua) | ||||||||
| 3 | 1 | TournamentD4 Play Offs 2022 | TournamentD4 Play Offs 2022 | ||||||
| date2022-07-30 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result1 | date2022-07-30 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentCoetzee, J (Joshua) | OpponentCoetzee, J (Joshua) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Tournament2021 Lardies Ope | Tournament2021 Lardies Ope | ||||||
| date2021-10-30 | rnd1 | typeStandard | result1 | date2021-10-30 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentKoen, L (Liam) | OpponentBarkhuizen, SJ (Simon Jurgens) | ||||||||
| 2 | 4 | Tournament2022 Tshwane Chess Open Registration Tournament | TournamentCP Ope 2022 | ||||||
| date2022-01-29 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result1 | date2022-02-19 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentBezuidenhout, M (Marnus) | OpponentVan Der Merwe, A (Aiden Joshua) | ||||||||
| 3 | 1 | TournamentD4 Play Offs 2022 | TournamentD4 Play Offs 2022 | ||||||
| date2022-07-30 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result1 | date2022-07-30 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentCoetzee, J (Joshua) | OpponentCoetzee, J (Joshua) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Tournament2021 Lardies Ope | Tournament2021 Lardies Ope | ||||||
| date2021-10-30 | rnd1 | typeStandard | result1 | date2021-10-30 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentKoen, L (Liam) | OpponentBarkhuizen, SJ (Simon Jurgens) | ||||||||
| 2 | 4 | Tournament2022 Tshwane Chess Open Registration Tournament | TournamentCP Ope 2022 | ||||||
| date2022-01-29 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result1 | date2022-02-19 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentBezuidenhout, M (Marnus) | OpponentVan Der Merwe, A (Aiden Joshua) | ||||||||
| 3 | 1 | TournamentD4 Play Offs 2022 | TournamentD4 Play Offs 2022 | ||||||
| date2022-07-30 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result1 | date2022-07-30 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentCoetzee, J (Joshua) | OpponentCoetzee, J (Joshua) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | 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 | Van Der Merwe ,A (Aiden Joshua) | 3 | 2 | 141.7 | 3 | 2 | 141.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1256.9 | 1398.6 | 1259.2 | 1398.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | Koen ,L (Liam) | 2 | 2 | 425 | 2 | 2 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1208.2 | 1633.2 | 1209.6 | 1633.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | De Beer ,L (Liam Nicolaas) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1193.1 | 768.1 | 1194.8 | 768.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | Perham ,B (Bothlale) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1200 | 1625 | 1200 | 1625 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | Conradie ,D (Dirk) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1172.8 | 747.8 | 1165.6 | 747.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | Steyn ,J (Joshua) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1200 | 775 | 1200 | 775 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | Janse Van Rensburg ,J (Josh) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1145.9 | 720.9 | 1142 | 720.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | Van Tonder ,A (Aj) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1161.8 | 736.8 | 1155.2 | 736.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | Magana ,K (Kgopotso) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1438.4 | 1013.4 | 1275.8 | 1013.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 10 | Cilliers ,M (Markus) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1200 | 1625 | 1200 | 1625 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Norms
| # | Norm | Tournament | Start | End | Rounds | Games | Score | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|

