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ID: 207950

Sylvain Watelet

FIDE ratings

1,963Classical
1,923Rapid
1,844Blitz

Performance

50 games
4% Win
32% Draw
64% Loss

Sylvain Watelet's playing style

Overall score:20%2W 16D 32L over 50 games
Best with 1.e4 as White:24%in 25 games
Out of form:10%0W 4D 16L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:32%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation has the largest White sample, with 2 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation
100%
2g
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Prins Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Open
100%
2g
Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation
100%
1g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Indian Defense: Budapest Defense, Fajarowicz Variation has the largest Black sample, with 6 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Indian Defense: Budapest Defense, Fajarowicz Variation
33%
67%
6g
Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation
100%
2g
Four Knights Game: Glek System
100%
2g

Repertoire

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

Starting position

25 games in this line · White to move

Results for Watelet, Sylvain as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
48%
52%
Move
25 · 100%
48%
52%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Aug 9, 2025
OTB - TWIC
FMKreken, Eivind Grunt(2372)
L—
Aug 7, 2023
OTB - PGNMentor
FMDauw, Sterre(2215)
L—
Aug 7, 2023
OTB - PGN-Mentor
FMDauw, Sterre(2215)
L—
Nov 6, 2022
OTB - TWIC
FMSarrau, Jelle(2369)
L—
Nov 6, 2022
OTB - TWIC
FMSarrau, Jelle(2369)
L—
Mar 27, 2022
OTB - TWIC
FMGoormachtigh, Johan(2114)
L—
Mar 27, 2022
OTB - TWIC
FMGoormachtigh, Johan(2114)
L—
Feb 20, 2022
OTB - PGNMentor
IMKlinova, Masha(2255)
L—
Feb 20, 2022
OTB - PGN-Mentor
IMKlinova, Masha(2255)
L—
Jan 30, 2022
OTB - PGNMentor
Kalle, Erwin(2052)
D—

Research Sylvain Watelet’s games and opening repertoire

Sylvain Watelet is rated 1963 in standard, 1923 in rapid, 1844 in blitz by FIDE. Sylvain Watelet plays for Belgium.

Sylvain Watelet has FIDE ID 207950.

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