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Ava Marais
2140151822West Rand (GWR)Personal
Main rating
| Rating | 1298.6 |
| K-factor | 32 |
| Floor | 974 |
| Highest | 1496 (2025-11-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 109 |
| Rating Change () | |
| Games | 9 |
| Score | 4.5 |
| We | 4.44 |
| SWe | -1.09 |
| Temp +/- | -35 |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Weight perform | 1217.8 |
| Final +/- | -35 |
| New Rating () | |
| Rating | 1263.6 |
| K-factor | 32 |
| Floor | 974 |
| Highest | 1496 (2025-11-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 108.8 |
Standard rating
| Rating | 1285.4 |
| K-factor | 32 |
| Floor | 976.4 |
| Highest | 1494.9 (2025-11-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 108.9 |
| Rating Change () | |
| Games | 5 |
| Score | 1 |
| We | 1.92 |
| SWe | -1.51 |
| Temp +/- | -48.5 |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Weight perform | 1176 |
| Final +/- | -48.5 |
| New Rating () | |
| Rating | 1237 |
| K-factor | 32 |
| Floor | 976.4 |
| Highest | 1494.9 (2025-11-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 108.9 |
Rapid rating
| Rating | 1200 |
| K-factor | 36 |
| Floor | 700 |
| Highest | 1200 (2018-10-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 165.8 |
| Rating Change () | |
| Games | 4 |
| Score | 3.5 |
| We | 2.36 |
| SWe | 0.3 |
| Temp +/- | 10.9 |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Weight perform | 0 |
| Final +/- | +10.9 |
| New Rating () | |
| Rating | 1210.9 |
| K-factor | 36 |
| Floor | 710.9 |
| Highest | 1210.9 (2026-10-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 163.3 |
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 |
| 1 | Gauteng Closed Chess Championships 2026 (U14 Girls) | Standard | 2026-10-17 | 2026-10-17 | Ekurhuleni (GE) | 5 | 1298.6 | 5 | 1 | 1138.5 | -26.3 | Details |
| 2 | Gauteng Top Schools Teams 2026 (U13 Open) | Rapid | 2026-08-28 | 2026-08-28 | Ekurhuleni (GE) | 5 | 1298.6 | 4 | 3.5 | 1520.7 | 6.6 | Details |
| # | Tournament | Type | Start | End | Host | Rounds | Rating | Games | Score | Perform | Rat+/- | Details |
| 1 | West Rand Trials 2026 (U14) | Standard | 2026-09-05 | 2026-09-05 | West Rand (GWR) | 5 | 1311.2 | 5 | 3 | 1217.7 | -12.6 | Details |
| 2 | West Rand Womens Day Open 2026 (Rooks) | Standard | 2026-08-08 | 2026-08-08 | West Rand (GWR) | 5 | 1311.2 | 5 | 2 | 1163.3 | -25.9 | Details |
| 3 | MCA Winter Chill Classic 2026 (Intermediate) | Standard | 2026-07-25 | 2026-07-25 | Johannesburg Metro (GJM) | 5 | 1346.6 | 5 | 2 | 1293.3 | -9.5 | Details |
| 4 | JMC Trinityhouse Randpark Ridge 2026 (C) | Standard | 2026-06-27 | 2026-06-27 | Johannesburg Metro (GJM) | 5 | 1357.5 | 5 | 2 | 1280.5 | -10.9 | Details |
| 5 | West Rand goes to Monnas 2026 (Rooks) | Standard | 2026-05-02 | 2026-05-02 | West Rand (GWR) | 5 | 1363.1 | 5 | 2.5 | 1334.2 | -5.6 | Details |
| 6 | Fourth Knight Riders Open Chess Tournament 2026 (D+E) | Standard | 2026-04-11 | 2026-04-11 | Johannesburg Metro (GJM) | 5 | 1379.8 | 5 | 2.5 | 1264.8 | -16.7 | Details |
| 7 | West Rand Juniors 2026 (U14) | Standard | 2026-03-07 | 2026-03-07 | West Rand (GWR) | 5 | 1383.3 | 5 | 3 | 1352.1 | -3.6 | Details |
| 8 | MCA Welcome JHB 2026 (Advanced) | Standard | 2026-02-07 | 2026-02-07 | Johannesburg Metro (GJM) | 5 | 1457.4 | 5 | 0 | 1117.8 | -32.4 | Details |
| 9 | MCA Tshwane Welcome 2026 (C) | Standard | 2026-01-24 | 2026-01-24 | Tshwane (GTP) | 5 | 1457.4 | 4 | 1 | 1156.3 | -23.6 | Details |
| 10 | Gauteng Inter-Region at Emerald Resort 2025 (U12 Girls) | Standard | 2025-12-06 | 2025-12-07 | Sedibeng (GSV) | 5 | 1480.3 | 4 | 2 | 1365.1 | -10.2 | Details |
| 11 | West Rand Closed 2025 (U12) | Standard | 2025-10-18 | 2025-10-18 | West Rand (GWR) | 5 | 1467.2 | 5 | 4 | 1633.5 | 15.6 | Details |
| 12 | 2025 Gauteng Schools Provincial Individual Chess Championship (U11 Girls) | Standard | 2025-09-27 | 2025-09-27 | Tshwane (GTP) | 5 | 1467.2 | 5 | 3 | 1379.3 | -9 | Details |
| 13 | West Rand Trials 2025 (U12) | Standard | 2025-09-06 | 2025-09-06 | West Rand (GWR) | 5 | 1447.7 | 5 | 4 | 1536.9 | 9.6 | Details |
| 14 | West Rand Open 2.0 2025 (U12) | Standard | 2025-06-07 | 2025-06-07 | West Rand (GWR) | 5 | 1396.4 | 4 | 3 | 1522.6 | 10 | Details |
| 15 | FIDE in The West 2025 (U12) | Standard | 2025-04-12 | 2025-04-12 | West Rand (GWR) | 5 | 1315.4 | 5 | 4 | 1554.3 | 22.6 | Details |
| 16 | West Rand Juniors 2025 (U12) | Standard | 2025-03-08 | 2025-03-08 | West Rand (GWR) | 5 | 1232.1 | 5 | 5 | 1636.7 | 40.2 | Details |
| 17 | 2025 Piet Robbertse Fide Rated Open Chess Tournament (D) | Standard | 2025-02-01 | 2025-02-02 | Tshwane (GTP) | 5 | 1237.7 | 5 | 2 | 1211.2 | -3.8 | Details |
| 18 | Gauteng Inter-Region at UJ 2024 (U12 Candidates) | Standard | 2024-12-07 | 2024-12-08 | Johannesburg Metro (GJM) | 5 | 1252.6 | 5 | 2 | 1185.6 | -8.3 | Details |
| 19 | 2024 West Rand Closed (U12) | Standard | 2024-10-12 | 2024-10-12 | West Rand (GWR) | 5 | 1273.5 | 4 | 1 | 1127.3 | -11.6 | Details |
| 20 | 2024 West Rand Trials (U12) | Standard | 2024-09-07 | 2024-09-07 | West Rand (GWR) | 5 | 1242.1 | 5 | 3.5 | 1425.5 | 17.4 | Details |
| 21 | FIDE in the West 2024 (U12) | Standard | 2024-06-08 | 2024-06-08 | West Rand (GWR) | 5 | 1214.3 | 5 | 3 | 1365 | 15.4 | Details |
| 22 | 2024 West Rand Juniors (U12) | Standard | 2024-03-09 | 2024-03-09 | West Rand (GWR) | 5 | 1186.5 | 5 | 3 | 1353.1 | 15.4 | Details |
| 23 | 2024 Gauteng Inter-Region Chess Championship (U10A) | Standard | 2024-01-13 | 2024-01-14 | Tshwane (GTP) | 5 | 1224.1 | 5 | 1 | 1014.1 | -20.8 | Details |
| 24 | West Rand vs Bojanala Inter-Regional Championships 2023 (U10) | Standard | 2023-10-14 | 2023-10-14 | West Rand (GWR) | 5 | 1242.6 | 5 | 1 | 1133 | -10.1 | Details |
| 25 | 2023 West Rand Trials (U10) | Standard | 2023-09-09 | 2023-09-09 | West Rand (GWR) | 5 | 1191.2 | 5 | 3 | 1398.3 | 19.4 | Details |
| 26 | 4th Knight Riders Junior Open 2023 (U10+U12) | Standard | 2023-09-16 | 2023-09-16 | Johannesburg Metro (GJM) | 5 | 1191.2 | 5 | 3 | 1277.3 | 9.1 | Details |
| 27 | 2023 Gauteng Top Schools (U9 Mixed) | Standard | 2023-08-18 | 2023-08-18 | West Rand (GWR) | 5 | 1216.6 | 4 | 1 | 1035.7 | -14.1 | Details |
| 28 | JNW Open - Crawford 2023 (U10) | Standard | 2023-03-04 | 2023-03-04 | Johannesburg Metro (GJM) | 5 | 1200 | 5 | 3 | 1292.8 | 8.3 | Details |
Game statistics ( )
| Games | 5 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Losses | 4 |
| White | 3 |
| Black | 2 |
| White wins | 0 |
| Black wins | 1 |
| Score | 1 |
| Percent | 20 |
| Dp | -255 |
| AOR | 1393.5 |
| Performance | 1138.5 |
Game statistics ()
| Games | 53 |
| Wins | 21 |
| Draws | 3 |
| Losses | 29 |
| White | 26 |
| Black | 27 |
| White wins | 9 |
| Black wins | 12 |
| Score | 22.5 |
| Percent | 42.5 |
| Dp | -64.2 |
| AOR | 1319.2 |
| Performance | 1255.1 |
Game statistics (History)
| Games | 144 |
| Wins | 72 |
| Draws | 4 |
| Losses | 68 |
| White | 72 |
| Black | 72 |
| White wins | 32 |
| Black wins | 40 |
| Score | 74 |
| Percent | 51.4 |
| Dp | 11.8 |
| AOR | 1298.6 |
| Performance | 1310.4 |
Rankings (Main)
| National | |
| Overall | 6229 |
| Gender | 1124 |
| Age group | 971 |
| Gender/Age | 259 |
| Provincial | |
| Overall | 2122 |
| Gender | 386 |
| Age group | 313 |
| Gender/Age | 74 |
| Regional | |
| Overall | 174 |
| Gender | 33 |
| Age group | 35 |
| Gender/Age | 9 |
Rankings (Standard)
| National | |
| Overall | 5895 |
| Gender | 1154 |
| Age group | 944 |
| Gender/Age | 270 |
| Provincial | |
| Overall | 2111 |
| Gender | 419 |
| Age group | 325 |
| Gender/Age | 85 |
| Regional | |
| Overall | 197 |
| Gender | 39 |
| Age group | 44 |
| Gender/Age | 10 |
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 | 5 |
| Score | 1 |
| Percent | 20 |
| Aor | 1393.5 |
| Dp | -255 |
| Prat | 1138.5 |
Performance ()
| Games | 53 |
| Score | 22.5 |
| Percent | 42.5 |
| Aor | 1319.2 |
| Dp | -64.2 |
| Prat | 1255.1 |
Performance (12 months)
| Games | 57 |
| Score | 24.5 |
| Percent | 43 |
| Aor | 1322.4 |
| Dp | -59.6 |
| Prat | 1262.8 |
Performance (History)
| Games | 144 |
| Score | 74 |
| Percent | 51.4 |
| Aor | 1298.6 |
| Dp | 11.8 |
| Prat | 1310.4 |
Top 5 opponents most often played
| Type | # | Opponent | Games | White | Black | First tournament | Last tournament | Details |
| Overall | 1 | White, E (Edward) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2024 West Rand Juniors (U12) | West Rand Juniors 2026 (U14) | Details |
| Overall | 2 | Mangqayi, B (Busisiwe) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2024 West Rand Juniors (U12) | West Rand goes to Monnas 2026 (Rooks) | Details |
| Overall | 3 | Ninham, G (Grant) | 2 | 1 | 1 | West Rand Juniors 2025 (U12) | West Rand Trials 2025 (U12) | Details |
| Overall | 4 | Van Rensburg, L (Liem) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2024 West Rand Closed (U12) | West Rand Trials 2025 (U12) | Details |
| Overall | 5 | Chauke, N (Nokukhanya) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4th Knight Riders Junior Open 2023 (U10+U12) | JMC Trinityhouse Randpark Ridge 2026 (C) | Details |
| Standard | 1 | Mangqayi, B (Busisiwe) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2024 West Rand Juniors (U12) | West Rand goes to Monnas 2026 (Rooks) | Details |
| Standard | 2 | White, E (Edward) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2024 West Rand Juniors (U12) | West Rand Juniors 2026 (U14) | Details |
| Standard | 3 | Vis, K (Katlego) | 2 | 1 | 1 | FIDE in The West 2025 (U12) | West Rand Closed 2025 (U12) | Details |
| Standard | 4 | Van Wyk, N (Nihann) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2023 West Rand Trials (U10) | West Rand Open 2.0 2025 (U12) | Details |
| Standard | 5 | Fourie, H (Hailey) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2024 West Rand Trials (U12) | West Rand Juniors 2025 (U12) | Details |