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Player:
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Samuels, Ethan
FIDE
:
FIDE Card
Years
:
2015-
Number of games
:
78
Number of wins
:
34
Number of draws
:
24
Number of losses
:
20
White score
:
26/39 (66.67% - Average Elo: 1671.97)
Black score
:
20/39 (51.28% - Average Elo: 1745.67)
Rating progression
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
Samuels, Ethan (1979) - Barrish, Daniel (2281), Moja Extravaganza 2024, Kimberley RSA (A45) - 2024
Samuels, Ethan (1979) - Handiya Joseph (2107), Moja Extravaganza 2024, Kimberley RSA (D00) - 2024
Samuels, Ethan (1843) - Willenberg, C (2049), Cape Town Masters 2024, Cape Town RSA () - 2024
Agulhas, Keegan (2020) - Samuels, Ethan (1821), RSA-ch U20, Cape Town (B74) - 2019
Willenberg, Kenneth Sean (1930) - Samuels, Ethan (2025), Cape Town Masters 2025, Cape Town RSA (B15) - 2025
Kleinsmidt, Cherwin (1877) - Samuels, Ethan (1916), South African Open 2022, Cape Town RSA (B42) - 2022
Samuels, Ethan - ? (37)
Khumalo, Keith (1/3)
Adamson, Luke (1/1)
Barrish, Daniel (1/1)
Bezuidenhout, Lian (0/1)
Braaf, Jiraan (½/1)
Chetty, Cailin (1/1)
Chetty, Mayilan (½/1)
De Jager, Luan (½/1)
February, Jesse Nikki (1/1)
Flores Bartoli, Andrew (½/1)
Frye, Reece Lawrence (0/1)
Govender, Yaduvir (1/1)
Handiya Joseph (1/1)
Kaulule Siame, Kela (0/1)
Klaasen, Calvin Jong (0/1)
Kleinsmidt, Cherwin (1/1)
Leslie Smith, Lance (½/1)
Maketo, Henry (1/1)
Makhetha, Tshepo (1/1)
McInnes, Andrew (1/1)
Mncwabe, Minenhle Junior (1/1)
Mowzer, Mohammed Taariq (0/1)
Naidoo, Rayna (1/1)
Nevin, Tyler (1/1)
Ngcongo, Minenhle (½/1)
Nsibande, Bonisani (½/1)
Nyathi, Musa (½/1)
Palmer, Jesse (½/1)
Pather, Cayden (1/1)
Peter, Neathan (0/1)
Phetoane, Gift (1/1)
Prinsloo, Marthinus Philippus (1/1)
Ramatseliso, Thabiso (1/1)
Smit, Devon (½/1)
Swart, Sune (1/1)
Taylor, Navan (1/1)
Willenberg, C (1/1)
? - Samuels, Ethan (38)
Braaf, Jiraan (½/2)
Agulhas, Keegan (1/1)
Beukman, Eduan (0/1)
Brander, Waylon (½/1)
Dinham, James (½/1)
Du Plessis, Jan (1/1)
Fibiger, Jethro Nathanael (1/1)
Fourie, Louhan (1/1)
Fritz, Tegan (1/1)
Jacobs, Calvin Nicholas (½/1)
Jones, Liam Stewart (1/1)
Khumalo, Keith (½/1)
Kleinsmidt, Cherwin (1/1)
Kobese, W (0/1)
Macheka, Clayton (1/1)
Marais, Dawid Jacobus (1/1)
Masiya, Mfundo (0/1)
Mazibuko, Khanya (0/1)
McInnes, Andrew (1/1)
Mhango, Banele (0/1)
Mnyasta, Charlton (0/1)
Nevin, Tyler (½/1)
Oosthuizen, Michal Jacobus (½/1)
Pather, Cayden (0/1)
Pon, Matt (0/1)
Reddy, Ananta (0/1)
Rogov, Matfey (0/1)
Schuller, Ashley (1/1)
Selema, Thato (½/1)
Siyo, Sibabale (½/1)
Soojay, Jorah (½/1)
Southey, Andrew M (½/1)
Teeke, Karabo (0/1)
Van Schaik, Migael (1/1)
Varden, Trevelyn (½/1)
Willenberg, Kenneth Sean (1/1)
Wolmarans, Riekie (1/1)
Xulu, Lindokuhle (0/1)
Openings played as White (21)
A45 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1685.71
Result:
5½/7 = 78.57%
B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1322
Result:
2½/5 = 50%
B26 Sicilian, Closed, 6.Be3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6 6.Be3)
Average Elo:
1458.67
Result:
2½/3 = 83.33%
B30 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
1886.67
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
C01 French, Exchange (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5)
Average Elo:
1700.5
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4)
Average Elo:
1658
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6)
Average Elo:
1690
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo:
2039.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
C41 Philidor Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
830
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C64 Ruy Lopez, Classical (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Bc5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C78 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O)
Average Elo:
1606
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C14 French, Classical (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.Bxe7 Qxe7)
Average Elo:
1120
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:
1622
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C13 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7)
Average Elo:
1766
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C00 French Defense (1.e4 e6)
Average Elo:
2150
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening (1.e4)
Average Elo:
2134
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7)
Average Elo:
1889
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1884
Result:
1/1 = 100%
Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
2049
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A00 Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
1704
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C28 Vienna Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2159
Result:
0/1 = 0%
Openings played as Black (33)
E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1674.5
Result:
2/2 = 100%
B12 Caro-Kann Defense (1.e4 c6 2.d4)
Average Elo:
2073.5
Result:
0/2 = 0%
B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1545.5
Result:
2/2 = 100%
D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1610.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo:
1808
Result:
½/2 = 25%
Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
1951
Result:
1/2 = 50%
C45 Scotch Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
1211
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D35 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1364
Result:
1/1 = 100%
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:
1505
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5)
Average Elo:
1049
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D01 Richter-Veresov Attack (1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5)
Average Elo:
1421
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B72 Sicilian, Dragon (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3)
Average Elo:
1352
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D26 Queen's Gambit Accepted (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6)
Average Elo:
1440
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A85 Dutch, with c4 & Nc3 (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1720
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A26 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6)
Average Elo:
1411
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B34 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nxc6)
Average Elo:
1718
Result:
½/1 = 50%
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:
1569
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.Be2 Nc6 8.O-O O-O 9.Nb3)
Average Elo:
2020
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E05 Catalan, Open, Classical line (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Nf3 Be7)
Average Elo:
1792
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.Be2 Nc6 8.O-O)
Average Elo:
1474
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A04 Reti Opening (1.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2188
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B20 Sicilian (1.e4 c5)
Average Elo:
1921
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6)
Average Elo:
1960
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Be2 a6)
Average Elo:
1647
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2311
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A07 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3)
Average Elo:
1789
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B42 Sicilian, Kan (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3)
Average Elo:
1877
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (1.e4 c5 2.f4)
Average Elo:
1812
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A48 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6)
Average Elo:
2187
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E62 King's Indian, Fianchetto (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3)
Average Elo:
2261
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B24 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
1909
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B15 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1930
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D37 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1917
Result:
½/1 = 50%