Vuyo Nxumalo
SWZ · FIDE ID 20700253 · 17 tournament games since 2021
Standard
1669
#11 in SWZ (active)
Rapid
–
Unrated
Blitz
1723
#6 in SWZ (active)
Score
41%
5 W · 4 D · 8 L
Opp. avg
1912
Last 17 games
Last game
2024-09-22
45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 2024 | Open IV
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 67% of games (scores 25%), otherwise 1.Nf3 (22%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 4 of 4 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 38%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 2 of 4 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 25%.
- By colour: 33% with White, 50% with Black.
Based on 17 over-the-board games (7 classical · 1 rapid). 9 with White (33%), 8 with Black (50%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 6 | 25% |
| 1.Nf3 | 2 | 75% |
| 1.c4 | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| French Defense: Exchange Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation, Winter Variation | 1 | 50% |
| French Defense: Knight Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, New York System | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (4 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 4 | 38% |
Against 1.d4 (4 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 2 | 25% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 2 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Scotch Game: Classical Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined | 1 | 0% |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 1 | 0% |
| Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation, Central Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Bishop's Opening | 1 | 100% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-22 | Dimitri Gontcharov (1653) 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 2024 | Open IV · classical | L |
| 2024-09-21 | Reachsambath Serey 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 2024 | Open IV · classical | W |
| 2024-09-20 | Philip Corbin (1916) 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 2024 | Open IV · classical | ½ |
| 2024-09-19 | Makem Pierre (1860) 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 2024 | Open IV · classical | ½ |
| 2024-09-18 | Leandro Jimenez Jimenez (2188) 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 2024 | Open III · classical | L |
| 2024-09-13 | Cephas Clinton Fomevor (1873) 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 2024 | Open IV · classical | L |
| 2024-09-12 | George Mwale (2056) 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 2024 | Open III · classical | L |
| 2022-08-09 | Ah Kye Benitot 44th Chess Olympiad 2022 | Open | Boards 297-376 | ½ |
| 2022-08-08 | Joel O. Ebiekuta (1848) 44th Chess Olympiad 2022 | Open | Boards 169-296 | L |
| 2022-08-07 | Abdoulaye Coulibaly (1936) 44th Chess Olympiad 2022 | Open | Boards 297-376 | W |
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