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Player:
(Eg:
Carlsen,Magnus
)
Mbedza, Richard
FIDE
:
FIDE Card
Title
:
CM
Years
:
2011-2024
Number of games
:
99
Number of wins
:
42
Number of draws
:
15
Number of losses
:
42
White score
:
28½/50 (57% - Average Elo: 1948.07)
Black score
:
21/49 (42.86% - Average Elo: 1956.45)
Rating progression
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
Mbedza, Richard (2045) - Gateri, Martin (2082), Olympiad-40, Istanbul (B20) - 2012
Mbedza, Richard (1947) - Longano, Michael Nicholas (2042), Johannesburg Redpath op, Johannesburg (A04) - 2016
Mbedza, Richard (1942) - Stevanovic, Nedjo (2034), Pretoria Capablanca A, Pretoria (A46) - 2018
Zerafa, Patrick (2089) - Mbedza, Richard (2045), Olympiad-40, Istanbul (D11) - 2012
Mayimbo, Clement (2053) - Mbedza, Richard (1984), Africa KCF Inv tt, Brakpan (D00) - 2017
Bayani, Kuda (1979) - Mbedza, Richard (1942), Pretoria Capablanca A, Pretoria (E61) - 2018
Mbedza, Richard - ? (43)
De Abreu, Roberto N (½/3)
Basson, Heinrich (0/2)
Longano, Michael Nicholas (1½/2)
Mlahleki, Vusimuzi (1/2)
Wilken, Justin Barend (1½/2)
Zwakala, Ntando (½/2)
Banda Alton (0/1)
Bayani, Kuda (0/1)
Bhawoodien, Shabier Hussain (0/1)
Bhuvaneshwari, R (1/1)
Collen, Benjamin C (0/1)
Dakin, Brett Russell (0/1)
Darling, Simeon C (1/1)
De Jager, Luan (1/1)
Du Plessis, Heinco (1/1)
Essop, Hishaam (1/1)
Gateri, Martin (1/1)
Geswindt, Theodor (1/1)
Hercules, Benjamin Vincent (0/1)
Khumalo, Keith (½/1)
Lesole, Pudungwane (1/1)
Londt, Christopher P (½/1)
Louw, Gideon N (1/1)
Lynch, Justin (1/1)
Macias Murillo, Bryan (0/1)
Mnyasta, Charlton (0/1)
More, Felix (1/1)
Mosetlhe, Kgaugelo (0/1)
Mothiba, Bonolo (½/1)
Mwale, Joseph (0/1)
Naude, Corne C (1/1)
Petersen, Marc Gideon (1/1)
Pillay, Gesauen (1/1)
Ponelis, Albert A (1/1)
Rubery, Mark (0/1)
Selepe, Lwazi (1/1)
Shaw, Laurie Ann (1/1)
Stevanovic, Nedjo (1/1)
Subke, Jason James (1/1)
Swartz, David Saul (1/1)
Teeke, Karabo (1/1)
Tiviakov, Sergei (0/1)
Yang, Ching Wei Austin (1/1)
? - Mbedza, Richard (49)
Abdulla, Ibrahim (1/1)
Adamson, Llewellyn (1/1)
Akande, Tunde (1/1)
Arjunan, Zander (1/1)
Bayani, Kuda (1/1)
Bhawoodien, Shabier Hussain (0/1)
Braaf, Jiraan (½/1)
Chappell, Adrian W (1/1)
Chumfwa, Stanley (0/1)
Danisa, Cyril T (0/1)
Darling, Paul D (½/1)
De Abreu, Roberto N (0/1)
Du Toit, Stefan (0/1)
Elliott, Luka (0/1)
Erlank, Warrick (0/1)
Essop, Hishaam (1/1)
Goosen, Anton (½/1)
Grover, Sahaj (0/1)
Hanekom, Johannes Albertus J (0/1)
Hercules, Benjamin Vincent (½/1)
Joseph, Marcus (0/1)
Khatanbaatar, Bazar (0/1)
Khumalo, Keith (1/1)
Latorre, Manuel (0/1)
Lekgau, Mothupi (1/1)
Mamombe, Kudzanai (½/1)
Marais, Daniel Petrus (1/1)
Marais, Franco (0/1)
Mayimbo, Clement (1/1)
Mazibuko, Khanya (1/1)
Mhango, Banele (½/1)
Mnyasta, Tezihano (0/1)
Mpya, Tshediso M (0/1)
Mthetho, Jeffrey (0/1)
Ncubuka, Jabu David (1/1)
Nelson, Jaco (½/1)
Nesimeye, Okuma Ejomafuvwe (0/1)
Paiva, Donaldo (0/1)
Pather, Cayden (1/1)
Sibiya, Ruddy T (0/1)
Simutowe, Musatwe (0/1)
Solozhenkin, Evgeniy (0/1)
Steenkamp, Johan J (0/1)
Swartz, David Saul (1/1)
Thabethe, Nhlanhla (½/1)
Valenta, Vit (0/1)
Van Rensburg, Ryan Pierre (0/1)
Wolff, Jonathan (1/1)
Zerafa, Patrick (1/1)
Openings played as White (30)
B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (1.e4 c5 2.f4)
Average Elo:
1993.14
Result:
7½/11 = 68.18%
C50 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5)
Average Elo:
1781.33
Result:
2/4 = 50%
C00 French Defense (1.e4 e6)
Average Elo:
1825.67
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo:
1966
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
A00 Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
1953
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B02 Alekhine's Defense (1.e4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1784.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
A04 Reti Opening (1.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1890
Result:
2/2 = 100%
B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo:
2063
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1840
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2021
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A43 Old Benoni (1.d4 c5)
Average Elo:
2101
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A37 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2154
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A36 English (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
1957
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B20 Sicilian (1.e4 c5)
Average Elo:
2082
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.e3)
Average Elo:
2127
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A45 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1951
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5)
Average Elo:
1893
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C44 King's Pawn Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
1920
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A26 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6)
Average Elo:
1913
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C54 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4)
Average Elo:
2189
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B11 Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4 (1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C45 Scotch Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
2161
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A80 Dutch (1.d4 f5)
Average Elo:
1912
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A46 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2034
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening (1.e4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B10 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6)
Average Elo:
1886
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B40 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6)
Average Elo:
1854
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C58 Two Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Na5)
Average Elo:
1760
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E20 Nimzo-Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4)
Average Elo:
2003
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E05 Catalan, Open, Classical line (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Nf3 Be7)
Average Elo:
2043
Result:
0/1 = 0%
Openings played as Black (38)
B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo:
1660.2
Result:
3½/5 = 70%
C01 French, Exchange (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5)
Average Elo:
1917
Result:
2½/3 = 83.33%
A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6) (1.d4 d6)
Average Elo:
1913.5
Result:
½/2 = 25%
A50 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4)
Average Elo:
1943
Result:
½/2 = 25%
A95 Dutch, Stonewall (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d5 7.Nc3 c6)
Average Elo:
2047
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B15 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2153
Result:
1/2 = 50%
E61 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2094
Result:
1/2 = 50%
A13 English (1.c4 e6)
Average Elo:
2024
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A30 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5)
Average Elo:
2208
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A35 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2175
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A36 English (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A40 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4)
Average Elo:
1885
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A43 Old Benoni (1.d4 c5)
Average Elo:
2448
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A45 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1958
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A80 Dutch (1.d4 f5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A90 Dutch (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2)
Average Elo:
1844
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening (1.e4)
Average Elo:
1722
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo:
1633
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2376
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B08 Pirc, Classical (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B12 Caro-Kann Defense (1.e4 c6 2.d4)
Average Elo:
2311
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5)
Average Elo:
1661
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo:
1825
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7)
Average Elo:
2105
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B53 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C00 French Defense (1.e4 e6)
Average Elo:
1833
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C02 French, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5)
Average Elo:
1929
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C06 French, Tarrasch (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.Ne2 cxd4 8.cxd4)
Average Elo:
1690
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C18 French, Winawer (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C21 Center Game (1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4)
Average Elo:
2206
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo:
2053
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D01 Richter-Veresov Attack (1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5)
Average Elo:
1915
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2089
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D90 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2156
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D94 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.e3)
Average Elo:
2303
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E08 Catalan, Closed (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O Nbd7 7.Qc2)
Average Elo:
1726
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E90 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1790
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E94 King's Indian, Orthodox (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%