
Name:	Watu Kobese
Federation:	South Africa
Sex:	Male
Born:	1973
FIDE ID:	14300141 FIDE Profile
Title:	International Master
ELO Classic:	2256
ELO Rapid:	2315
ELO Blitz:	2296
Years:	1990 - 2025
Total Games:	511
Wins:	217 (42.47 %)
Draws:	142 (27.79 %)
Losses:	152 (29.75 %)
Score:	56.36 %

Repertoire with
black pieces

Watu Kobese

Last tournaments played

Tournament	Date	Elo Avg.	Country
Cape Gambit Inv 2025	04/18/2025	2251	South Africa
Cape Town Masters IM 2023	01/04/2023	2237	South Africa
44th Olympiad 2022	07/29/2022	2018	India
43rd Olympiad 2018	09/24/2018	2117	Georgia

Watu Kobese Opening Repertoire with White pieces

ECO	Opening	Games
B33	Sicilian defence	13 games
B08	Pirc, classical (two knights) system	13 games
B70	Sicilian, dragon variation	10 games
C19	French, Winawer, advance, 6...Ne7	8 games

Watu Kobese Opening Repertoire with Black pieces

ECO	Opening	Games
C97	Ruy Lopez, closed, Chigorin defence	12 games
E11	Bogo-Indian defence	11 games
C55	Two knights defence	10 games
A88	Dutch, Leningrad, main variation with c6	8 games

Games played by Watu Kobese

Download games

White	ELO W	Black	ELO B	Result	Moves	ECO	Date	Tournament	View
Karsten, J	2327	Kobese, W	2256	½-½	14	C87	2025	Cape Gambit Inv 2025
Kobese, W	2256	Vitoux, C	2358	0-1	71	B38	2025	Cape Gambit Inv 2025
Kobese, W	2256	Mhango, B	2255	1-0	47	B40	2025	Cape Gambit Inv 2025
Kobese, W	2256	Rogov, M	2333	½-½	85	C78	2025	Cape Gambit Inv 2025
Bhawoodien, M	2205	Kobese, W	2256	½-½	16	B08	2025	Cape Gambit Inv 2025
Kobese, W	2256	Klaasen, C	2165	½-½	57	C48	2025	Cape Gambit Inv 2025
Mnyasta, C	2104	Kobese, W	2256	½-½	90	C77	2025	Cape Gambit Inv 2025
Oatlhotse, P	2209	Kobese, W	2302	0-1	47	E94	2023	Cape Town Masters IM 2023
Salimu, R	1860	Kobese, W	2302	0-1	74	E91	2023	Cape Town Masters IM 2023
Kobese, W	2302	Fawzy, A	2489	0-1	25	B33	2023	Cape Town Masters IM 2023
Cawdery, D	2396	Kobese, W	2302	½-½	28	B53	2023	Cape Town Masters IM 2023
Kobese, W	2302	Karsten, J	2078	½-½	25	B92	2023	Cape Town Masters IM 2023
Barrish, D	2257	Kobese, W	2302	½-½	22	C78	2023	Cape Town Masters IM 2023
Kobese, W	2302	Bhawoodien, M	2196	½-½	24	B92	2023	Cape Town Masters IM 2023
Kobese, W	2302	Kayonde, A	2378	1-0	42	B27	2023	Cape Town Masters IM 2023
Kobese, W	2302	Klaasen, C	2200	½-½	19	B35	2023	Cape Town Masters IM 2023
Iyti, B	2337	Kobese, W	2311	1-0	37	A45	2022	44th Olympiad 2022
Kobese, W	2311	Blagojevic, D	2499	½-½	39	C53	2022	44th Olympiad 2022
Shaw, J	1930	Kobese, W	2311	0-1	56	C69	2022	44th Olympiad 2022
Kobese, W	2311	Pleasants, A	2024	1-0	53	B08	2022	44th Olympiad 2022
Wageih, K	2387	Kobese, W	2311	1-0	57	E67	2022	44th Olympiad 2022
Kobese, W	2311	Antoniou, R	1817	1-0	32	B40	2022	44th Olympiad 2022
Westerberg, J	2476	Kobese, W	2311	½-½	38	C46	2022	44th Olympiad 2022
Kobese, W	2311	Gabriel, D	1915	½-½	41	C88	2022	44th Olympiad 2022
Metuno Kuete Bleriot Rocalixt,		Kobese, W	2311	0-1	23	E68	2022	44th Olympiad 2022
Kobese, W	2344	Ayyad, H	2243	0-1	29	C80	2018	43rd Olympiad 2018
Kobese, W	2344	Barros Rivadeneira, C	2345	½-½	41	B34	2018	43rd Olympiad 2018
Saeheng, B	2163	Kobese, W	2344	0-1	27	E11	2018	43rd Olympiad 2018
Can, E	2588	Kobese, W	2344	1-0	41	E73	2018	43rd Olympiad 2018
Kobese, W	2344	AlHuwar, J	2245	0-1	24	B13	2018	43rd Olympiad 2018
Kobese, W	2344	Gajadin, D	2010	1-0	49	C80	2018	43rd Olympiad 2018
Ismagambetov, A	2538	Kobese, W	2344	1-0	66	C97	2018	43rd Olympiad 2018
Kobese, W	2344	Sebenik, M	2570	0-1	19	C00	2018	43rd Olympiad 2018
Jean Louis, M	1992	Kobese, W	2344	0-1	51	C84	2018	43rd Olympiad 2018
Kobese, W	2336	Kayonde, A	2394	½-½	40	B13	2018	Capablanca Festival GM
Ralison, M	2326	Kobese, W	2336	0-1	45	C48	2018	Capablanca Festival GM
Kobese, W	2336	Strikovic, A	2507	½-½	13	C79	2018	Capablanca Festival GM
Hoffman, A	2488	Kobese, W	2336	½-½	41	E92	2018	Capablanca Festival GM
Roselli Mailhe, B	2433	Kobese, W	2336	1-0	36	E61	2018	Capablanca Festival GM
Kobese, W	2336	Van Zyl-Rudd, J	2252	1-0	29	C42	2018	Capablanca Festival GM