Waylon Brander
RSA · FIDE ID 14351323 · 16 tournament games since 2024
Standard
1956
#75 in RSA (active)
Rapid
1933
#60 in RSA (active)
Blitz
1855
#101 in RSA (active)
Score
38%
4 W · 4 D · 8 L
Opp. avg
2101
Last 16 games
Last game
2025-11-11
Commonwealth Chess Championship 2025 | Open Category
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 86% of games (scores 58%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 3 of 3 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 0%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 3 of 6 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 67%.
- By colour: 57% with White, 22% with Black.
Based on 16 over-the-board games (6 classical). 7 with White (57%), 9 with Black (22%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 6 | 58% |
| 1.e4 | 1 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack | 3 | 50% |
| King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Panno Formation | 1 | 50% |
| Bogo-Indian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack, Main Line | 1 | 50% |
| Scandinavian Defense: Modern Variation | 1 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (3 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 3 | 0% |
Against 1.d4 (6 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 3 | 67% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 3 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Semi-Slav Defense: Normal Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Semi-Slav Defense: Chigorin Defense | 1 | 0% |
| Indian Defense: Accelerated London System | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-11 | Seshadri Srija (2285) Commonwealth Chess Championship 2025 | Open Category | L |
| 2025-01-11 | Lwazi Selepe (1930) Cape Town Masters Chess Championship 2025 | Masters Challenge · classical | L |
| 2025-01-10 | Banele Mhango (2247) Cape Town Masters Chess Championship 2025 | Masters Challenge · classical | ½ |
| 2025-01-10 | Cherwin Kleinsmidt (1918) Cape Town Masters Chess Championship 2025 | Masters Challenge · classical | W |
| 2025-01-09 | Tyler Nevin (1874) Cape Town Masters Chess Championship 2025 | Masters Challenge · classical | W |
| 2025-01-08 | Ethan Samuels (2025) Cape Town Masters Chess Championship 2025 | Masters Challenge · classical | ½ |
| 2025-01-03 | Sergey Drygalov (2542) Cape Town Masters Chess Championship 2025 | Masters Challenge · classical | L |
| 2024-09-29 | Tshediso M Mpya (1937) 2024 Moja Chess Extravaganza | Prestige | L |
| 2024-09-28 | Banda Alton (2063) 2024 Moja Chess Extravaganza | Prestige | L |
| 2024-09-28 | Handiya Joseph (2107) 2024 Moja Chess Extravaganza | Prestige | W |
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