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IM Watu Kobese

Full name

Watu Kobese

Born

1/1/1973 (age 51)‎

Place of birth

Federation

South Africa

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, Sozin Attack (12 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, Sozin, Flank Variation (11 games)

Pirc Defense: Classical, Schlechter Variation (10 games)

French Defense: Knight Variation, Wing Gambit (9 games)

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (9 games)

Black Pieces

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Keres, Chigorin Defense (14 games)

Italian Game: Two Knights, Modern Bishop's Opening (12 games)

Bogo-Indian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation (8 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Godiva Variation (8 games)

English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense (7 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Watu Kobese (2268) Keith Khumalo (2079)	1-0	28	2024
Watu Kobese (2268) Lutho Mfazwe (1956)	1-0	59	2024
Watu Kobese (2276) Khanya Mazibuko (1928)	0-1	25	2024
Watu Kobese (2276) Jan Karsten (2310)	0-1	27	2024
Watu Kobese (2268) Jacob Dumisani Mnguni (2134)	0-1	28	2024
Watu Kobese (2276) Craig Glen Willenberg (2074)	½-½	25	2024
Watu Kobese (2276) Calvin Klaasen (2165)	½-½	56	2024
Watu Kobese (2268) Caleb Levi Levitan (2235)	½-½	16	2024
Watu Kobese (2268) Calvin Klaasen (2155)	½-½	29	2024
Watu Kobese (2311) Rafail Antoniou (1817)	1-0	32	2022

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