CMBenjamin Vincent Hercules
RSA · FIDE ID 14301938 · 6 tournament games since 2025
Standard
2121
#25 in RSA (active)
Rapid
2162
#14 in RSA (active)
Blitz
2152
#14 in RSA (active)
Score
58%
3 W · 1 D · 2 L
Opp. avg
2024
Last 6 games
Last game
2025-07-05
South African Open 2025 | Championship Section
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 67% of games (scores 50%), otherwise 1.c4 (33%).
Based on 6 over-the-board games (6 classical). 3 with White (67%), 3 with Black (50%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 2 | 50% |
| 1.c4 | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System | 1 | 100% |
| English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System | 1 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (2 games)
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 2 | 25% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense: Maróczy Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Tartakower Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Bird Opening | 1 | 100% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-05 | Calvin Nicholas Jacobs (1941) South African Open 2025 | Championship Section · classical | ½ |
| 2025-07-04 | Raphael Felix (2209) South African Open 2025 | Championship Section · classical | L |
| 2025-07-04 | James Dinham (2003) South African Open 2025 | Championship Section · classical | L |
| 2025-07-03 | Vusimuzi Mlahleki (2062) South African Open 2025 | Championship Section · classical | W |
| 2025-07-02 | Jorah Soojay (1972) South African Open 2025 | Championship Section · classical | W |
| 2025-07-01 | Tezihano Mnyasta (1955) South African Open 2025 | Championship Section · classical | W |
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