CMSello Mahlangu
RSA · FIDE ID 14334623 · 26 tournament games since 2022
Standard
2020
#43 in RSA (active)
Rapid
–
Unrated
Blitz
2002
#33 in RSA (active)
Score
58%
13 W · 4 D · 9 L
Opp. avg
1977
Last 26 games
Last game
2025-07-05
South African Open 2025 | Championship Section
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 57% of games (scores 56%), otherwise 1.Nf3 (36%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 5 of 5 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 80%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 2 of 4 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 50%.
- Comfort zone: Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation as Black, 67% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 38% against higher-rated players, 72% against lower-rated.
Based on 26 over-the-board games (13 classical). 14 with White (54%), 12 with Black (63%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 8 | 56% |
| 1.Nf3 | 5 | 60% |
| 1.e4 | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Catalan Opening: Open Defense | 1 | 0% |
| King's Indian Attack: Double Fianchetto | 1 | 100% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Warsaw Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Slav Indian | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (5 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 5 | 80% |
Against 1.d4 (4 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 2 | 50% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 1 | 100% |
| 1...d6 Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation | 3 | 67% |
| Zukertort Opening: Polish Defense | 1 | 0% |
| Rapport-Jobava System | 1 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6 | 1 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation | 1 | 100% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-05 | James Dinham (2003) South African Open 2025 | Championship Section · classical | L |
| 2025-07-04 | Dante M Beukes (2246) South African Open 2025 | Championship Section · classical | L |
| 2025-07-04 | Ethan Samuels (2012) South African Open 2025 | Championship Section · classical | W |
| 2025-07-03 | Raphael Felix (2209) South African Open 2025 | Championship Section · classical | W |
| 2025-07-01 | Banele Mhango (2221) South African Open 2025 | Championship Section · classical | L |
| 2025-06-30 | Michael Simpson (2204) South African Open 2025 | Championship Section · classical | ½ |
| 2025-06-29 | Calvin Nicholas Jacobs (1905) South African Open 2025 | Championship Section · classical | W |
| 2025-06-28 | Chipepo Kunda Fwati (1998) South African Open 2025 | Championship Section · classical | W |
| 2025-05-01 | Joao Farisse (1881) Moja Chess Extravaganza 2025 · classical | L |
| 2025-04-30 | Bokamoso Simon (1925) Moja Chess Extravaganza 2025 · classical | W |
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