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ID: 14386135

Simphiwe Masango

FIDE ratings

1,492Classical

Performance

50 games
30% Win
16% Draw
54% Loss

Simphiwe Masango's playing style

Overall score:38%15W 8D 27L over 50 games
Best with 1.Nf3 as White:41%in 17 games
Steady recent form:40%6W 4D 10L in last 20 games

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation, Shabalov Attack has the largest White sample, with 2 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation, Shabalov Attack
100%
2g
Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation
100%
2g
King's Indian Defense: Exchange Variation
100%
2g
Réti Opening
100%
2g
King's Indian Attack
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Wormald Attack has the largest Black sample, with 4 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Wormald Attack
50%
50%
4g
Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation
50%
50%
4g
English Opening: Four Knights System, Nimzowitsch Variation
100%
2g
Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation
100%
2g
English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Reversed Dragon
100%
2g

Repertoire

24 games as white in scope
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Move arrowsfrequency, not engine evaluation

Starting position

24 games in this line · White to move

Results for Masango, Simphiwe as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
29%
8%
63%
Move
17 · 71%
35%
12%
53%
6 · 25%
100%
1 · 4%
100%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Aug 16, 2024
OTB - TWIC
CMDimba, James(2069)
L—
Aug 16, 2024
OTB - TWIC
CMDimba, James(2069)
L—
Aug 15, 2024
OTB - TWIC
CMHapaku, Charles(2110)
L—
Aug 15, 2024
OTB - TWIC
CMHapaku, Charles(2110)
L—
Aug 13, 2024
OTB - TWIC
Sichone, Alinaswe(1976)
L—
Oct 9, 2022
OTB - TWIC
IMKushagra Mohan(2395)
L—
Oct 9, 2022
OTB - TWIC
IMKushagra Mohan(2395)
L—
Oct 8, 2022
OTB - PGN-Mentor
FMOmidi, Arya(2321)
D—
Oct 8, 2022
OTB - PGNMentor
FMOmidi, Arya(2321)
D—
Oct 7, 2022
OTB - TWIC
IMRajesh, V A V(2334)
W—

Research Simphiwe Masango’s games and opening repertoire

Simphiwe Masango is rated 1492 in standard by FIDE. Simphiwe Masango plays for South Africa.

Simphiwe Masango has FIDE ID 14386135.

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