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Personal
Van Niekerk, MC (Megan Courtney)
Chess SA id
297040189FIDE id
?Date of birth
1997-03-26 (Adult)Gender
FemaleRegion
Cape Town (WCT)Citizen
RSATitles
WPMChess SA registered
NoLast active game
2024-09-07Personal details last changed
1900-01-01Junior GPX Games
Junior GPX Points
| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 1704.1 | 1690.2 | 1658 | 1658 |
| Raw rating | 1704.1 | 1690.2 | 1658 | 1658 |
| Weighted rating | 1703.7 | 1690 | 1658 | 1658 |
| Weighted performance | 586.1 | 586.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Floor | 1249.6 | 1249.3 | 1158 | 1158 |
| K-factor | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Min/Max rating change allowed | 80.9 | 82.5 | 86.3 | 86.3 |
| Highest rating | 1986.12018-04-01 | 1986.12018-04-01 | 16582018-08-01 | 16582018-08-01 |
| Highest raw rating | 1749.62018-08-01 | 1749.32018-08-01 | 16582024-03-01 | 16582024-03-01 |
| Highest weighted rating | 1749.62020-03-01 | 1749.32020-03-01 | 16582018-08-01 | 16582018-08-01 |
| Highest weighted performance | 1986.12018-04-01 | 1986.12018-04-01 | 12002024-03-01 | 12002024-03-01 |
| Prediction | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
| Rating change | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New rating | 1704.1 | 1690.2 | 1658 | 1658 |
| Analysis | ||||
| Rating | 1704.1 | 1690.2 | 1658 | 1658 |
| Raw rating | 1704.1 | 1690.2 | 1658 | 1658 |
| Weighted rating | 1703.7 | 1690 | 1658 | |
| Weighted performance | 586.1 | 586.1 | 0 | |
| K-factor | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Floor | 1249.6 | 1249.3 | 1158 | 1158 |
| Max/Min rating change allowed | 80.9 | 82.5 | 86.3 | 86.3 |
| 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 | 1704.1 | 1690.2 | 1658 | 1658 |
| New weighted rating | 1703.9 | 1690.2 | 1658 | 1658 |
| New weighted performance | 576.5 | 576.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Temp new rating | 1704.1 | 1690.2 | 1658 | 1658 |
| Temp new rating +/- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final new rating +/- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New rating | 1704.1 | 1690.2 | 1658 | 1658 |
| New K-factor | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| New floor | 1249.6 | 1249.3 | 1158 | 1158 |
| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| History | 523 | 488 | 10 | 25 |
| Games since | |||||||||||||||||
| Main1 | Standard1 | Rapid0 | Blitz0 | ||||||||||||||
| Gender | Female | ||||||||||||||||
| Age group | Adult | ||||||||||||||||
| Region | Cape Town (WCT) | ||||||||||||||||
| Province | Western Cape (WC) | ||||||||||||||||
| Main | RSA | Province | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Overall | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Female | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Adult | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Adult Female | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Standard | RSA | Province | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Overall | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Female | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Adult | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Adult Female | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Rapid | RSA | Province | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Overall | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Female | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Adult | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Adult Female | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Blitz | RSA | Province | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Overall | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Female | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Adult | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Adult 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 | 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 |
| History | ||||||
| Games | Score | % | Dp | AvgOpp | Performance | |
| Main | 38 | 21.5 | 56.58 | 55.9 | 1636.1 | 1692 |
| Standard | 38 | 21.5 | 56.58 | 55.9 | 1636.1 | 1692 |
| Rapid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blitz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
| 2025-11-01 | 1704.1 | 1690.2 | 1658 | 1658 |
| 2025-09-30 | 1704.1 | 1690.2 | 1658 | 1658 |
| 2025-09-01 | 1704.1 | 1690.2 | 1658 | 1658 |
| 2025-08-01 | 1704.1 | 1690.2 | 1658 | 1658 |
| 2025-07-01 | 1704.1 | 1690.2 | 1658 | 1658 |
| 2025-06-01 | 1704.1 | 1690.2 | 1658 | 1658 |
| 2025-05-01 | 1704.1 | 1690.2 | 1658 | 1658 |
| 2025-04-01 | 1704.1 | 1690.2 | 1658 | 1658 |
| 2025-03-01 | 1704.1 | 1690.2 | 1658 | 1658 |
| 2025-02-01 | 1704.1 | 1690.2 | 1658 | 1658 |
| 2025-01-01 | 1704.1 | 1690.2 | 1658 | 1658 |
| 2024-12-01 | 1704.1 | 1690.2 | 1658 | 1658 |
| 2024-11-01 | 1704.1 | 1690.2 | 1658 | 1658 |
| 2024-10-01 | 1704.1 | 1690.2 | 1658 | 1658 |
| 2024-09-01 | 1703 | 1690.2 | 1658 | 1658 |
| 2024-08-01 | 1703 | 1690.2 | 1658 | 1658 |
| 2024-07-01 | 1703 | 1690.2 | 1658 | 1658 |
| 2024-09-01 | 1703 | 1690.2 | 1658 | 1658 |
| 2024-05-01 | 1703 | 1690.2 | 1658 | 1658 |
| 2024-04-01 | 1703 | 1690.2 | 1658 | 1658 |
| 2024-03-01 | 1703 | 1690.2 | 1658 | 1658 |
| 2024-02-01 | 1703 | 1690.2 | 1658 | 1658 |
| 2024-01-01 | 1703 | 1690.2 | 1658 | 1658 |
| 2023-12-01 | 1635.6 | 1632.5 | 1658 | 1658 |
Comming soon.
Tournaments
| # | Tournament | Start | End | Type | Host | Rounds | Games | Score | Cfr | Analysis |
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| # | Tournament | Start | End | Type | Host | Rounds | Games | Score | Cfr | Analysis |
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Last 500 tournaments since 01 January 2018
| # | Tournament | Start | End | Type | Host | Rounds | Games | Score | Cfr | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CT League 2024 (A) | 2024-07-20 | 2024-09-07 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 11 | 1 | 1 | Yes | Analysis |
| 2 | 2022 Western Province Club League (Premier) | 2022-08-20 | 2022-10-01 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 11 | 11 | 5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 3 | Steinitz Open 2022 (A) | 2022-05-20 | 2022-05-22 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 6 | 2 | Yes | Analysis |
| 4 | 2019 National Club Chess Championships (A) | 2019-09-27 | 2019-09-29 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | Analysis |
| 5 | 2019 Western Province League (Premier) | 2019-07-27 | 2019-09-07 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 11 | 3 | 2.5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 6 | 2018 Western Province League (Premier) | 2018-08-04 | 2018-09-15 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 11 | 1 | 1 | Yes | Analysis |
| 7 | Grassy Park Open 2018 (Elite) | 2018-06-29 | 2018-07-01 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 6 | 2.5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 8 | 2018 Zone 4.3 Individual Chess Championships | 2018-04-08 | 2018-04-14 | Standard | Mozambique (MOZ) | 9 | 9 | 7.5 | Yes | Analysis |
Top 3 Streaks
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Tournament2018 Zone 4.3 Individual Chess Championships | TournamentGrassy Park Open 2018 | ||||||
| date2018-04-09 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result1 | date2018-06-29 | rnd1 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentIdalmish Rufino Andre | OpponentLynch, J (Justin) | ||||||||
| 2 | 4 | Tournament2022 Western Province Club League | Tournament2022 Western Province Club League | ||||||
| date2022-09-10 | rnd7 | typeStandard | result1 | date2022-09-17 | rnd10 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentMoore, J (Jayden) | OpponentSwarts, P (Paul) | ||||||||
| 3 | 4 | Tournament2018 Western Province League | Tournament2019 Western Province League | ||||||
| date2018-08-04 | rnd1 | typeStandard | result1 | date2019-08-10 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentMbayiwa, M (Michael) | OpponentSinden, RJ (Reginald) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Tournament2018 Zone 4.3 Individual Chess Championships | TournamentGrassy Park Open 2018 | ||||||
| date2018-04-09 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result1 | date2018-06-29 | rnd1 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentIdalmish Rufino Andre | OpponentLynch, J (Justin) | ||||||||
| 2 | 4 | Tournament2022 Western Province Club League | Tournament2022 Western Province Club League | ||||||
| date2022-09-10 | rnd7 | typeStandard | result1 | date2022-09-17 | rnd10 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentMoore, J (Jayden) | OpponentSwarts, P (Paul) | ||||||||
| 3 | 4 | Tournament2018 Western Province League | Tournament2019 Western Province League | ||||||
| date2018-08-04 | rnd1 | typeStandard | result1 | date2019-08-10 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentMbayiwa, M (Michael) | OpponentSinden, RJ (Reginald) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Tournament2018 Zone 4.3 Individual Chess Championships | TournamentGrassy Park Open 2018 | ||||||
| date2018-04-12 | rnd6 | typeStandard | result1 | date2018-06-29 | rnd1 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentLubuuto Bwalya Mulwale | OpponentLynch, J (Justin) | ||||||||
| 2 | 4 | Tournament2022 Western Province Club League | Tournament2022 Western Province Club League | ||||||
| date2022-09-10 | rnd7 | typeStandard | result1 | date2022-09-17 | rnd10 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentMoore, J (Jayden) | OpponentSwarts, P (Paul) | ||||||||
| 3 | 2 | Tournament2018 Western Province League | Tournament2019 Western Province League | ||||||
| date2018-08-04 | rnd1 | typeStandard | result1 | date2019-07-27 | rnd1 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentMbayiwa, M (Michael) | OpponentBooys, LI (Leatin) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Tournament2018 Zone 4.3 Individual Chess Championships | TournamentGrassy Park Open 2018 | ||||||
| date2018-04-12 | rnd6 | typeStandard | result1 | date2018-06-29 | rnd1 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentLubuuto Bwalya Mulwale | OpponentLynch, J (Justin) | ||||||||
| 2 | 4 | Tournament2022 Western Province Club League | Tournament2022 Western Province Club League | ||||||
| date2022-09-10 | rnd7 | typeStandard | result1 | date2022-09-17 | rnd10 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentMoore, J (Jayden) | OpponentSwarts, P (Paul) | ||||||||
| 3 | 2 | Tournament2018 Western Province League | Tournament2019 Western Province League | ||||||
| date2018-08-04 | rnd1 | typeStandard | result1 | date2019-07-27 | rnd1 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentMbayiwa, M (Michael) | OpponentBooys, LI (Leatin) | ||||||||
| # | 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 | Booys ,LI (Leatin) | 2 | 2 | 425 | 2 | 2 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1616 | 2041 | 1609.4 | 2041 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | Hoossen ,E (Erfaan) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1734 | 1309 | 1733.2 | 1309 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | Gyongy ,I (Istvan) | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1606.9 | 1606.9 | 1626.6 | 1606.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | Joubert ,N (Natasha) | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1556.4 | 1556.4 | 1557.7 | 1556.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | Van Zyl ,A (Albrecht) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1574.9 | 1149.9 | 1592.1 | 1149.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | Salimu ,R (Reuben) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1915.8 | 1490.8 | 1910 | 1490.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | Sinden ,RJ (Reginald John) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1477.7 | 1902.7 | 1448.8 | 1902.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | Vester ,J (Jordan) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1833.8 | 2258.8 | 1831.5 | 2258.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | Willenberg ,RC (Roland Chester) | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1579.6 | 1579.6 | 1584.1 | 1579.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 10 | Moore ,J (Jayden) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1203.6 | 1628.6 | 1209.6 | 1628.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Norms
| # | Norm | Tournament | Start | End | Rounds | Games | Score | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|

