Devon Smit
RSA · FIDE ID 14330849 · 17 tournament games since 2025
Standard
1915
#99 in RSA (active)
Rapid
1857
#91 in RSA (active)
Blitz
1984
#42 in RSA (active)
Score
24%
3 W · 2 D · 12 L
Opp. avg
2240
Last 17 games
Last game
2026-08-06
FIDE World University Team Chess Championship 2026 (Finals) | Pool B
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 100% of games (scores 8%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 7 of 7 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 21%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 3 of 3 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 67%.
- Weak spot: Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation as Black, only 33% in 3 games.
- By colour: 8% with White, 32% with Black.
Based on 17 over-the-board games (9 rapid · 8 classical). 6 with White (8%), 11 with Black (32%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 6 | 8% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Adams Attack | 2 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with d6 | 2 | 0% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Wormald Attack | 1 | 0% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack | 1 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (7 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 7 | 21% |
Against 1.d4 (3 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 3 | 67% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation | 3 | 33% |
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | Anna M. Sargsyan (2334) FIDE World University Team Chess Championship 2026 (Finals) | Pool B · classical | ½ |
| 2026-08-06 | Anna M. Sargsyan (2334) FIDE World University Team Chess Championship 2026 (Finals) | Pool B · classical | L |
| 2026-08-05 | Viktor Gazik (2549) FIDE World University Team Chess Championship 2026 (Finals) | Pool B · classical | L |
| 2026-08-04 | Camilo Alonso Henriquez Hidalgo (2154) FIDE World University Team Chess Championship 2026 (Finals) | Pool B · classical | L |
| 2026-08-04 | Camilo Alonso Henriquez Hidalgo (2154) FIDE World University Team Chess Championship 2026 (Finals) | Pool B · classical | L |
| 2026-08-03 | Bharath Subramaniyam H (2601) FIDE World University Team Chess Championship 2026 (Finals) | Pool B · classical | L |
| 2026-05-02 | Miguel Tadeo Palma Villanueva (2290) FIDE World University Team Chess Championship 2026 | Swiss Qualifier 1 · rapid | L |
| 2026-05-02 | Thomas Castillo Gonzalez (1977) FIDE World University Team Chess Championship 2026 | Swiss Qualifier 1 · rapid | ½ |
| 2026-05-02 | Oleksii Bilych (2448) FIDE World University Team Chess Championship 2026 | Swiss Qualifier 1 · rapid | L |
| 2026-05-02 | Jose Gabriel Cardoso Cardoso (2543) FIDE World University Team Chess Championship 2026 | Swiss Qualifier 1 · rapid | W |
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