FM
South AfricaRSA
ID: 14316781

Michal Jacobus Oosthuizen

FIDE ratings

2,068Classical
1,900Rapid
1,912Blitz

Performance

50 games
28% Win
22% Draw
50% Loss

Michal Jacobus Oosthuizen's playing style

Overall score:39%14W 11D 25L over 50 games
Dominates 1.c4 as White:62%in 17 games
Strongest in classical:39%in 37 games
Out of form:28%4W 3D 13L in last 20 games

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, King's Indian Attack has the largest White sample, with 1 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

King's Indian Attack
100%
1g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian has the largest Black sample, with 3 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian
100%
3g
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Freak Attack
100%
2g
King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Closed
100%
2g
Catalan Opening
100%
2g

Repertoire

20 games as white in scope
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Starting position

20 games in this line · White to move

Results for Oosthuizen, Michal Jacobus as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
30%
45%
25%
Move
17 · 85%
35%
53%
12%
3 · 15%
100%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Aug 6, 2026
OTB
GMSonis, Francesco(2542)
L—
Aug 6, 2026
OTB
GMSonis, Francesco(2542)
L—
Aug 5, 2026
OTB
GMBharath Subramaniyam H(2601)
L—
Aug 4, 2026
OTB
Chacon Salinas, Cesar(2231)
D—
Aug 4, 2026
OTB
Chacon Salinas, Cesar(2231)
L—
Jun 8, 2023
OTB - TWIC
Karibayev, Dimash(1876)
L—
Jun 8, 2023
OTB - TWIC
Karibayev, Dimash(1876)
L—
Jun 8, 2023
OTB - TWIC
Dvalishvili, Akaki(1372)
W—
Jun 8, 2023
OTB - TWIC
Dvalishvili, Akaki(1372)
W—
Jun 7, 2023
OTB - TWIC
Delport, Ben(1237)
W—

Research Michal Jacobus Oosthuizen’s games and opening repertoire

FM Michal Jacobus Oosthuizen is rated 2068 in standard, 1900 in rapid, 1912 in blitz by FIDE. Michal Jacobus Oosthuizen plays for South Africa.

Michal Jacobus Oosthuizen has FIDE ID 14316781.

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