IMWatu Kobese
RSA · FIDE ID 14300141 · 44 tournament games since 2022
Standard
2237
#11 in RSA (active)
Rapid
2315
#4 in RSA (active)
Blitz
2296
#5 in RSA (active)
Score
57%
15 W · 20 D · 9 L
Opp. avg
2097
Last 44 games
Last game
2025-01-08
Cape Town Masters Chess Championship 2025 | Masters Challenge
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 95% of games (scores 52%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 10 of 12 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 75%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 8 of 8 games (Indian Defense), scoring 44%.
- Comfort zone: Ruy Lopez: Closed as Black, 67% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 40% against higher-rated players, 68% against lower-rated.
- Drawish: 45% of games end in a draw.
Based on 44 over-the-board games (4 classical). 22 with White (55%), 22 with Black (59%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 21 | 52% |
| 1.d4 | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ruy Lopez: Closed | 2 | 75% |
| Pirc Defense: Classical Variation, Schlechter Variation | 2 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation | 2 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Staunton Variation | 1 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (12 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 10 | 75% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 2 | 50% |
Against 1.d4 (8 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 8 | 44% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ruy Lopez: Closed | 3 | 67% |
| Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Maróczy Bind, Réti Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Nakhmanson Gambit | 1 | 100% |
| Indian Defense: Wade-Tartakower Defense | 1 | 50% |
| Indian Defense | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-08 | Calvin John Klaasen (2159) Cape Town Masters Chess Championship 2025 | Masters Challenge · classical | ½ |
| 2025-01-08 | Andre Schutte (1877) Cape Town Masters Chess Championship 2025 | Masters Challenge · classical | W |
| 2025-01-07 | Jesse Palmer (1704) Cape Town Masters Chess Championship 2025 | Masters Challenge · classical | W |
| 2025-01-06 | Moses Mdlalose (1802) Cape Town Masters Chess Championship 2025 | Masters Challenge · classical | W |
| 2025-01-06 | Kuhlase Matthiolus Makhosonke (1851) Cape Town Masters Chess Championship 2025 | Masters Challenge | ½ |
| 2024-04-02 | Lutho Mfazwe (1952) South African Closed Chess Championship 2024 | Open | W |
| 2024-04-01 | Banele Mhango (2213) South African Closed Chess Championship 2024 | Open | L |
| 2024-03-31 | Keith Khumalo (2079) South African Closed Chess Championship 2024 | Open | W |
| 2024-03-31 | Charlton Mnyasta (2123) South African Closed Chess Championship 2024 | Open | ½ |
| 2024-03-30 | Calvin John Klaasen (2155) South African Closed Chess Championship 2024 | Open | ½ |
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