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Salimu, Reuben



FIDE:	FIDE Card
Years:	2014-2025
Number of games:	82
Number of wins:	26
Number of draws:	23
Number of losses:	33
White score:	17/38 (44.74% - Average Elo: 1964.97)
Black score:	20½/44 (46.59% - Average Elo: 1931.89)

Rating progression

Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses

Top wins

Salimu, Reuben (1939) - Solomons, Deon (2144), Manyanani, Manyanani (E91) - 2014

Salimu, Reuben (1939) - Bhawoodien, Shabier Hussain (2129), Manyanani, Manyanani (A70) - 2014

Salimu, Reuben (1949) - Mwale, Joseph (2076), Johannesburg Redpath op, Johannesburg (C86) - 2016

Bhawoodien, Mohamed Ozayr (2117) - Salimu, Reuben (1940), RSA-chT Regions, Cape Town (D32) - 2016

Goosen, Anton (2004) - Salimu, Reuben (1968), South African op, Durban (D00) - 2017

Marsh, Roger DW (1914) - Salimu, Reuben (1901), BCF-chT1 S5 (4NCL) online, Lichess.org INT (A67) - 2022

Salimu, Reuben - ? (37)

Lewis, Mark MM (1/2)

Agulhas, Keegan (0/1)

Altinsoy, Mehmet Nuri (0/1)

Anderson, Gavin (0/1)

Barrish, Daniel (½/1)

Bezuidenhout, Roland Reinhold (0/1)

Bhawoodien, Shabier Hussain (1/1)

Cawdery, Daniel (0/1)

Drygalov, Sergey (0/1)

Essa, Naseem Ahmed (½/1)

Fawzy, Adham (0/1)

Freeman, Richard (½/1)

Garnett, John S (½/1)

Hall, John1 (1/1)

Jurgens, John C (1/1)

Keane, Graham Dennis (0/1)

Kobese, Watu (0/1)

Manganyi, Ephic (1/1)

Marais, Coenraad Hendrik (½/1)

Maredi, Alex Donald Lebogan (1/1)

Mpinganjira, Stanley Frank (1/1)

Mwale, Joseph (1/1)

Nelson, William JH (0/1)

Oatlhotse, Providence (0/1)

Peck, Silas (1/1)

Phillips, David A (0/1)

September, Veroe (½/1)

Smith, Elani (1/1)

Solomons, Deon (1/1)

Stocklose, Sven (½/1)

Van den Heever, Donovan (0/1)

Van Rensburg, Ryan Pierre (0/1)

Van Zyl Rudd, Jack (½/1)

Vester, Jordan (0/1)

Vorster, Stephanus (½/1)

Wilken, Justin Barend (½/1)

Xulu, Lindokuhle (1/1)

? - Salimu, Reuben (41)

Bhawoodien, Mohamed Ozayr (1½/2)

Lynch, Justin (1/2)

Oatlhotse, Providence (0/2)

Agulhas, Keegan (0/1)

Capes, Ian (1/1)

Cawdery, Daniel (0/1)

Chulis, Alexander (½/1)

Crowther, Mark D (½/1)

Hodgson, John H (½/1)

Jacobs, Cavan (1/1)

Karsten, Jan (0/1)

Kayonde, Andrew (0/1)

Klaasen, Calvin Jong (0/1)

Louw, Gideon N (1/1)

Mahomole, Mahlodi J (1/1)

Mantati, Sebei (½/1)

Maravanyika, Charlton (0/1)

Marsh, Roger DW (1/1)

Mateus, Domingos (½/1)

Moche, Johannes (½/1)

Mofokeng, Rasweu Samson (1/1)

Moremi, Thato (1/1)

Mostert, Gert (1/1)

Moyse, Nigel John (0/1)

Oberholzer, Francois (0/1)

Pesa, Mofoka A (0/1)

Phillips, William (½/1)

Robertson, Mark M (0/1)

Shafi, Declan (0/1)

Simutowe, Musatwe (½/1)

Toma, Katarzyna (0/1)

Usher, Michael E (1/1)

Van der Nat, Nicholas P (0/1)

Van Niekerk, Lauren S (1/1)

Waguta, Brooklyn (0/1)

Xulu, Lindokuhle (½/1)

Zwakala, Ntando (½/1)

Openings played as White (33)

A70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2012
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

D36 Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2 (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.Qc2)
Average Elo: 1441
Result: 2/2 = 100%

E91 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2)
Average Elo: 2223
Result: 1/2 = 50%

D31 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo: 1851
Result: ½/2 = 25%

A30 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5)
Average Elo: 1956
Result: 1/2 = 50%

E97 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6)
Average Elo: 1760
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C00 French Defense (1.e4 e6)
Average Elo: 2018
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c5)
Average Elo: 2250
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D38 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Bb4)
Average Elo: 2257
Result: ½/1 = 50%

D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2035
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A57 Benko Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5)
Average Elo: 2396
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A46 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2542
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C11 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 1682
Result: ½/1 = 50%

D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4)
Average Elo: 2489
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo: 2016
Result: ½/1 = 50%

D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6)
Average Elo: 1831
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.O-O O-O 7.d4)
Average Elo: 1979
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2161
Result: 0/1 = 0%

E92 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5)
Average Elo: 1916
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C41 Philidor Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo: 1582
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B34 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nxc6)
Average Elo: 1896
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C25 Vienna (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

C86 Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Qe2)
Average Elo: 2076
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A55 Old Indian, Main line (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.e4)
Average Elo: 1815
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6)
Average Elo: 2190
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C90 Ruy Lopez, Closed (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.c3 d6)
Average Elo: 1983
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A16 English (1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3)
Average Elo: 2050
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D58 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) System (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 h6 7.Bh4 b6)
Average Elo: 1514
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+)
Average Elo: 2254
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo: 1693
Result: ½/1 = 50%

D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6)
Average Elo: 1658
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B40 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6)
Average Elo: 1920
Result: ½/1 = 50%

E70 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4)
Average Elo: 1775
Result: 1/1 = 100%

Openings played as Black (37)

D04 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3)
Average Elo: 1742.5
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

A14 English (1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O)
Average Elo: 2304.5
Result: 0/2 = 0%

E63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 Nc6 7.O-O a6)
Average Elo: 1795
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo: 1667
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo: 1585
Result: 2/2 = 100%

D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo: 2004
Result: 2/2 = 100%

C67 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4)
Average Elo: 1811.5
Result: 0/2 = 0%

C01 French, Exchange (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5)
Average Elo: 1594
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A15 English (1.c4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 1738
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B25 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6)
Average Elo: 2170
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A56 Benoni Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5)
Average Elo: 1625
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C22 Center Game (1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Qxd4 Nc6)
Average Elo: 1552
Result: 1/1 = 100%

C56 Two Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.O-O Nxe4)
Average Elo: 2413
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5)
Average Elo: 2117
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A57 Benko Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5)
Average Elo: 2250
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B42 Sicilian, Kan (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3)
Average Elo: 2163
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B30 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo: 2352
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2)
Average Elo: 1376
Result: ½/1 = 50%

D35 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 1692
Result: 1/1 = 100%

C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7)
Average Elo: 2046
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C96 Ruy Lopez, Closed (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.c3 d6 9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2)
Average Elo: 2020
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6)
Average Elo: 1799
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A47 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 b6)
Average Elo: 1680
Result: ½/1 = 50%

E11 Bogo-Indian Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+)
Average Elo: 1865
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Bxc6 dxc6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C47 Four Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B61 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 Bd7 7.Qd2)
Average Elo: 2072
Result: ½/1 = 50%

Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo: 1988
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A67 Benoni, Taimanov Variation (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.f4 Bg7 8.Bb5+)
Average Elo: 1914
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A33 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo: 2188
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C45 Scotch Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo: 2196
Result: ½/1 = 50%

D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6)
Average Elo: 2378
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A11 English, Caro-Kann Defensive System (1.c4 c6)
Average Elo: 2209
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D23 Queen's Gambit Accepted (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2200
Result: 0/1 = 0%