Michael Schwartz
RSA · FIDE ID 14351048 · 19 tournament games since 2024
Standard
1790
#265 in RSA (active)
Rapid
1777
#141 in RSA (active)
Blitz
1726
#228 in RSA (active)
Score
55%
7 W · 7 D · 5 L
Opp. avg
1751
Last 19 games
Last game
2025-05-28
2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 100% of games (scores 60%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 9 of 9 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 50%.
- Weak spot: Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo as Black, only 33% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 40% against higher-rated players, 58% against lower-rated.
- Drawish: 37% of games end in a draw.
Based on 19 over-the-board games. 10 with White (60%), 9 with Black (50%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 10 | 60% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense | 2 | 75% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Tal Variation | 2 | 25% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Finnish Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo | 1 | 100% |
| Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian Four Knights Variation | 1 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (9 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 9 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 3 | 33% |
| Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Advance Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Classical Defense Deferred | 1 | 50% |
| Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Normal | 1 | 100% |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with a4 a5 | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-28 | Simiyu Jadon (1923) 2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship | L |
| 2025-05-27 | Prince Isaac Munyua (1616) 2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship | ½ |
| 2025-05-26 | Lwenyeka Tumelo (1772) 2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship | ½ |
| 2025-05-25 | Sarkodee-Addo Harry (1623) 2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship | ½ |
| 2025-05-24 | Jayson Zawadi (1451) 2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship | W |
| 2025-05-24 | David Mutana Mwige 2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship | W |
| 2025-05-23 | Arnold Githaiga 2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship | W |
| 2024-08-02 | Pavel Flajsman (2188) Summer Prague Open 2024 | ½ |
| 2024-06-19 | Simiyu Jadon (1746) African Youth Chess Championships 2024 | U12 Open | L |
| 2024-06-19 | Henry Oghogho EVBUOMWAN (1729) African Youth Chess Championships 2024 | U12 Open | ½ |
Data: FIDE rating list (October 2026 list; national ranks count active players) and tournament games broadcast on Lichess since 2020 (open data, CC0). Results are matched to FIDE players by name or FIDE ID and may be incomplete. This page shows public chess results only. Is this you and you want the page removed? Email chessmoose1@gmail.com and we remove it.