Oberholzer, Francois
FM
South AfricaRSA
ID: 14302250
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Francois Oberholzer

FIDE ratings

2,056Classical
2,094Rapid
1,992Blitz

Performance

50 games
32% Win
36% Draw
32% Loss

Francois Oberholzer's playing style

Overall score:50%16W 18D 16L over 50 games
Dominates 1.e4 as White:64%in 28 games
Steady recent form:50%6W 8D 6L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:36%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation has the largest White sample, with 4 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation
50%
50%
4g
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense
50%
50%
4g
Caro-Kann Defense
100%
2g
Caro-Kann Defense: Tartakower Variation
100%
2g
Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, Tartakower Variation
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Benko Gambit Accepted: Fully Accepted Variation has the largest Black sample, with 2 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Benko Gambit Accepted: Fully Accepted Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Chelyabinsk Variation
100%
2g
Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Normal System
100%
2g

Repertoire

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

Starting position

28 games in this line · White to move

Results for Oberholzer, Francois as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
50%
29%
21%
Move
28 · 100%
50%
29%
21%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Jan 12, 2020
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Makhubela, Linda(1766)
W—
Jan 12, 2020
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Makhubela, Linda(1766)
W—
Jan 11, 2020
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Mpya, Tshediso M(1911)
L—
Jan 11, 2020
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
IMMabusela, Johannes Manyedi(2219)
D—
Jan 11, 2020
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Mpya, Tshediso M(1911)
L—
Jan 11, 2020
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
IMMabusela, Johannes Manyedi(2219)
D—
Jan 10, 2020
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
CMSchnabel, Johann Emil(1784)
W—
Jan 10, 2020
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
CMSchnabel, Johann Emil(1784)
W—
Jan 9, 2020
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Claassen, Jean-Daniel(1528)
L—
Jan 9, 2020
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
CMSimutowe, Musatwe(2176)
D—

Research Francois Oberholzer’s games and opening repertoire

FM Francois Oberholzer is rated 2056 in standard, 2094 in rapid, 1992 in blitz by FIDE. Francois Oberholzer plays for South Africa.

Francois Oberholzer has FIDE ID 14302250.

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