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ID: 14306247

Shane C. Willenberg

FIDE ratings

1,838Classical
1,830Rapid
1,861Blitz

Performance

50 games
46% Win
38% Draw
16% Loss

Shane C. Willenberg's playing style

Strong overall score:65%23W 19D 8L over 50 games
Dominates 1.e4 as White:68%in 25 games
Steady recent form:70%9W 10D 1L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:38%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Closed has the largest White sample, with 6 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Sicilian Defense: Closed
67%
33%
6g
Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Neo-Classical Defense
100%
2g

Openings as Black

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

Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Fianchetto
33%
67%
6g
English Opening: King's English Variation, Three Knights System
100%
4g
Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon
100%
2g
King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Sämisch Gambit
100%
2g
London System
100%
2g

Repertoire

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

Starting position

27 games in this line · White to move

Results for Willenberg, Shane C. as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
41%
44%
15%
Move
25 · 93%
44%
48%
8%
2 · 7%
100%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Aug 15, 2024
OTB - TWIC
IMSaydaliev, Akobirkhon(2266)
W—
Aug 15, 2024
OTB - TWIC
IMSaydaliev, Akobirkhon(2266)
W—
Jan 5, 2024
OTB - TWIC
IMKobese, Watu(2276)
D—
Jan 4, 2024
OTB - TWIC
FMBhawoodien, Shabir Hussain(1945)
W—
Jul 17, 2022
OTB - PGN-Mentor
CMde Jager, Andreas(1853)
D—
Jul 17, 2022
OTB - PGNMentor
CMde Jager, Andreas(1853)
D—
Jul 16, 2022
OTB - PGNMentor
Macheka, Clayton(1618)
D—
Jul 16, 2022
OTB - PGN-Mentor
Chironda, Sean Kudzai(1422)
W—
Jul 16, 2022
OTB - PGNMentor
Chironda, Sean Kudzai(1422)
W—
Jul 16, 2022
OTB - PGN-Mentor
Macheka, Clayton(1618)
D—

Research Shane C. Willenberg’s games and opening repertoire

Shane C. Willenberg is rated 1838 in standard, 1830 in rapid, 1861 in blitz by FIDE. Shane C. Willenberg plays for South Africa.

Shane C. Willenberg has FIDE ID 14306247.

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