Name: Watu Kobese
Federation:  South Africa
Sex:  Male
Born: 1973
 FIDE ID: 14300141 FIDE Profile
Title: International Master
ELO Classic: 2324
ELO Rapid: 2340
ELO Blitz: 2296
Years: 1990 - 2018
Total Games: 486
Wins: 209 (43 %)
Draws: 129 (26.54 %)
Losses: 148 (30.45 %)
Score: 56.28 %

Watu Kobese

Last tournaments played

Tournament Date Elo Avg. Country
43rd Olympiad 2018 09/24/2018 2117  Georgia
Capablanca Festival GM 04/26/2018 2393  South Africa
42nd Olympiad 2016 09/02/2016 2153  Azerbaijan
41st Olympiad Open 2014 08/02/2014 2071  Norway

Watu Kobese Repertoire with White pieces (most played)

ECO Opening Games
B33 Sicilian defence 12 games
B08 Pirc, classical (two knights) system 12 games
B70 Sicilian, dragon variation 10 games
C19 French, Winawer, advance, 6...Ne7 8 games

Watu Kobese Repertoire with Black pieces (most played)

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

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White ELO W Black ELO B Result Moves ECO Date Tournament View
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 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
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
Kobese, W 2336 Van Zyl-Rudd, J 2252 1-0 29 C42 2018 Capablanca Festival GM
Roselli Mailhe, B 2433 Kobese, W 2336 1-0 36 E61 2018 Capablanca Festival GM
Kobese, W 2336 Cawdery, D 2429 ½-½ 11 B33 2018 Capablanca Festival GM
Grover, S 2490 Kobese, W 2336 1-0 30 B30 2018 Capablanca Festival GM
Kobese, W 2336 Klaasen, C 2272 1-0 34 B84 2018 Capablanca Festival GM
Kobese, W 2336 Kayonde, A 2394 ½-½ 40 B13 2018 Capablanca Festival GM
Kobese, W 2350 Davy, D 2117 1-0 33 B47 2016 42nd Olympiad 2016
Mandiza, F 2363 Kobese, W 2350 ½-½ 41 A13 2016 42nd Olympiad 2016
Palencia, W 2378 Kobese, W 2350 ½-½ 70 D02 2016 42nd Olympiad 2016
Kobese, W 2350 Tologontegin, S 2350 1-0 30 B07 2016 42nd Olympiad 2016
Kobese, W 2350 Nguyen Huynh Minh, H 2435 ½-½ 38 B87 2016 42nd Olympiad 2016
Torre, E 2447 Kobese, W 2350 1-0 51 A01 2016 42nd Olympiad 2016
Kobese, W 2350 Kreisl, R 2448 ½-½ 40 B13 2016 42nd Olympiad 2016
Sie, T 2148 Kobese, W 2350 0-1 27 C44 2016 42nd Olympiad 2016
Kobese, W 2350 Marin, M 2572 ½-½ 39 B08 2016 42nd Olympiad 2016
Hlophe Smilo, 1592 Kobese, W 2350 0-1 26 A46 2016 42nd Olympiad 2016
Ajibowo, O 2168 Kobese, W 2333 0-1 39 C97 2014 41st Olympiad Open 2014
Ruiz C, J 2382 Kobese, W 2333 1-0 31 C45 2014 41st Olympiad Open 2014
Taleb Mohamed, A 2024 Kobese, W 2333 0-1 46 D30 2014 41st Olympiad Open 2014
Kobese, W 2333 Onkoud, A 2383 0-1 67 B01 2014 41st Olympiad Open 2014
Kobese, W 2333 Miswadah, B 1803 1-0 43 B34 2014 41st Olympiad Open 2014
Kobese, W 2333 Njobvu, I 2193 1-0 39 C11 2014 41st Olympiad Open 2014
Kobese, W 2333 Onischuk, A 2659 0-1 66 B14 2014 41st Olympiad Open 2014
Kobese, W 2333 Brunello, S 2560 0-1 30 B14 2014 41st Olympiad Open 2014
Christopher, A 1668 Kobese, W 2333 0-1 33 B32 2014 41st Olympiad Open 2014
Murshed, N 2464 Kobese, W 2333 1-0 36 A13 2014 Capablanca Festival GM 2014
Kobese, W 2333 Kayonde, A 2280 0-1 39 B08 2014 Capablanca Festival GM 2014
Solomon, K 2353 Kobese, W 2333 ½-½ 14 E58 2014 Capablanca Festival GM 2014
Kobese, W 2333 Makoto, R 2271 ½-½ 26 C52 2014 Capablanca Festival GM 2014
Kasparov, S 2480 Kobese, W 2333 0-1 17 B51 2014 Capablanca Festival GM 2014
Kobese, W 2333 Emojong Elijah, 2316 0-1 34 C00 2014 Capablanca Festival GM 2014
Antic, D 2474 Kobese, W 2333 1-0 37 E97 2014 Capablanca Festival GM 2014
Kobese, W 2333 Van der Nat, N 2366 1-0 14 A59 2014 Capablanca Festival GM 2014
Strikovic, A 2533 Kobese, W 2333 1-0 30 B50 2014 Capablanca Festival GM 2014
Kasparov, S 2470 Kobese, W 2343 0-1 36 B54 2013 DSK GM Open 2013
Kobese, W 2343 Emojong Elijah, 2311 0-1 51 B90 2013 DSK GM Open 2013
Gwaze, R 2433 Kobese, W 2343 1-0 21 C02 2013 DSK GM Open 2013
Kobese, W 2343 Gluckman, D 2250 0-1 30 B04 2013 DSK GM Open 2013
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