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Player:
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Van Zyl, Charlize
FIDE
:
FIDE Card
Title
:
WIM
Years
:
2011-2023
Number of games
:
152
Number of wins
:
54
Number of draws
:
36
Number of losses
:
62
White score
:
34½/75 (46% - Average Elo: 1710.06)
Black score
:
37½/77 (48.7% - Average Elo: 1673.05)
Rating progression
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
Van Zyl, Charlize (1772) - Cordts, I (2200), 25th OIBM 2022, Tegernsee GER (D02) - 2022
Van Zyl, Charlize (1677) - February, Jesse Nikki (1897), RSA-ch (Women), Cape Town (D02) - 2019
Van Zyl, Charlize (1614) - February, Jesse Nikki (1865), RSA-ch (Women), Durbanville (D02) - 2017
Garcia Mendez, Alcira Guadalupe (1741) - Van Zyl, Charlize (1664), Olympiad Women-43, Batumi (B10) - 2018
Mahlangu, Sipho (1679) - Van Zyl, Charlize (1640), Bloemfontein-ch op, Bloemfontein (B15) - 2018
Joubert, Dantelle (1634) - Van Zyl, Charlize (1614), RSA-ch (Women), Durbanville (B13) - 2017
Van Zyl, Charlize - ? (69)
Grobbelaar, Jacqui (2/3)
Du Toit, Sune (1/2)
February, Jesse Nikki (2/2)
Marais, Nina (1½/2)
Selkirk, Rebecca (0/2)
Abdi, Zineb Dina (0/1)
Abdimash, Zhaniya (1/1)
Al Shamsi, Kaltham Mubarak (1/1)
Bashaer, Khalil (1/1)
Bizyukina, Polina (1/1)
Bouah, Denise (0/1)
Boubendir, Nesrine (0/1)
Campos, Maria Jose (0/1)
Choladze, Tea (0/1)
Chueu, Calvin (1/1)
Cordts, I (1/1)
Cruywagen, Armand (0/1)
Deeb, Diana (0/1)
Destic, Elena (1/1)
Dykema, Dirkho (½/1)
Edilsultanova, Zalina (0/1)
Edithso, Samantha (0/1)
El Harrak, Maryam (1/1)
Engelbrecht, Liezl (½/1)
Fisher, Michelle M (0/1)
Fuentes Godoy, Lilia Ivonne (0/1)
Gara, Anita (0/1)
Gasser, Rana (0/1)
Govindasamy, Seshni (½/1)
Guadamuro Torrente, Anabel (0/1)
Heba, Assi (1/1)
Isakova, Anna (1/1)
Joubert, Dantelle (1/1)
Keen, Cosima C (1/1)
Kekana, Letsatsi (1/1)
Keskin, Suara (½/1)
Ljikar, Tamara (0/1)
Mabusela, Johannes Manyedi (½/1)
Magagula, Raymond (0/1)
Mamedjarova, Turkan (½/1)
Manasa, HR (½/1)
Maouchi, Amina (½/1)
Matlala, Valencia (1/1)
Mgobhozi, Sivuyile W (0/1)
Mikadze, Miranda (0/1)
Mudodo, Refiloe Hazel (0/1)
Narva, Mai (0/1)
Navarro Maldonado, Monica Dayana (1/1)
Ngakane, Dan (1/1)
Nyathi, Musa (1/1)
Pipiras, Filipa Fortuna (0/1)
Rajendra, Sri (0/1)
Salimova, Nurgyul (0/1)
Samons, Marcelle (1/1)
Seleka, Mahooana Victor (0/1)
Seloana, Mosa (½/1)
Seloana, Reamogetswe (1/1)
Southey, Andrew M (½/1)
Steyn, Alicia (1/1)
Sultana, S (½/1)
Tlale, Tshepang (0/1)
Unuk, Laura (0/1)
Van Niekerk, Lauren S (½/1)
Van Niekerk, Megan C (0/1)
Van Niekerk, Robyn Julian (1/1)
Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina Neide (0/1)
Wairimu, Kinyanjui Patience (1/1)
Zaritovskaja, Margarita (0/1)
Zhang, Manxuan (0/1)
? - Van Zyl, Charlize (73)
De Kock, Lene (1½/2)
Du Plessis, Anika (1½/2)
Fisher, Michelle M (1/2)
Laubscher, Anzel (0/2)
Abrorova, Sabrina (½/1)
Albano Jeremias, Bianca (0/1)
Ali, Amy (1/1)
Asgharpourmasoleh, Tara (½/1)
Azhar, Puteri Rifqah Fahad (0/1)
Bakytova, Altynai (1/1)
Bashirli, Saadat (0/1)
Beinenson, Katsiaryna (0/1)
Besso, Guadalupe (½/1)
Bezuidenhout, Roland Reinhold (0/1)
Bouah, Denise (0/1)
Bykovtsev, Agata (0/1)
Cawdery, Daniel (0/1)
Chepelnikova, Maria (0/1)
Chueu, Calvin (0/1)
Cori Tello, Deysi Estella (0/1)
De Beer, Rene (1/1)
Derakhshani, Dorsa (0/1)
Eman, Sawan (1/1)
Engelbrecht, Hanri (1/1)
February, Jesse Nikki (½/1)
Garcia Mendez, Alcira Guadalupe (1/1)
Garcia, Andrea Nicole (1/1)
Gardiner, Nina (½/1)
Gospodinova, Nikoleta (1/1)
Jambo, Linda (1/1)
James, Michael (0/1)
Jansen van Rensburg, Monica (½/1)
Jayasundara, HJMRM (1/1)
Joubert, Dantelle (1/1)
Kerciku, Suzana (1/1)
Klaasen, Calvin Jong (½/1)
Kovaleva, Ekaterina (½/1)
Lam, Ka Yan (½/1)
Liao, Jo Yu (1/1)
Mabitsela, Mirinda (1/1)
Machlik, Monika (0/1)
Mahlangu, Sipho (1/1)
Maimane, Yvonne (1/1)
Mansurova, Mumtozbegim (0/1)
Miller, Ed (0/1)
Mmoneng, Patrick L (½/1)
Modi, Sonia (½/1)
Movsesian, Julia (0/1)
Nansubuga, Gloria (½/1)
Nhamuave, Eleazar (1/1)
Nilssen, Ellen Fredericia (0/1)
Nkoana, Kholofelo (1/1)
Nkuna, Windsor (½/1)
Oberholzer, Imarie (1/1)
Oberholzer, Marni (½/1)
O'Gorman, Alice (0/1)
Parkhurst Casas, Miriam (0/1)
Peng, Xinbei (0/1)
Petauer, Eva (½/1)
Raubenheimer, Lize (1/1)
Redondo Terron, Eva (1/1)
Rosales, Pierina (½/1)
Ruiz Jaraba, Valentina Sofia (0/1)
Salimova, Nurgyul (0/1)
Schoeman, Ewald (0/1)
Seine, Rose Berline (½/1)
Solomons, Anzel (½/1)
Stanimirovic, Ivana (1/1)
Van Niekerk, Robyn Julian (0/1)
Voges, Rachelle Mari (1/1)
Wilke, Eljeanie G (1/1)
Wolmarans, Riekie (½/1)
Zhou, Qiyu (0/1)
Openings played as White (43)
D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1779.5
Result:
7/13 = 53.85%
D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo:
1846
Result:
1½/6 = 25%
A57 Benko Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5)
Average Elo:
1695.75
Result:
1½/4 = 37.5%
E01 Catalan, Closed (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2)
Average Elo:
1612.5
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
A46 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1641.67
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
A45 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1815.33
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
A25 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
1905.67
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
D13 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.cxd5 cxd5)
Average Elo:
1581
Result:
1/2 = 50%
D78 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O c6)
Average Elo:
1454
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3)
Average Elo:
1569.5
Result:
½/2 = 25%
E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2328
Result:
0/2 = 0%
A24 English, Bremen System with ...g6 (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 g6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A52 Budapest Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4)
Average Elo:
1292
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A20 English (1.c4 e5)
Average Elo:
1541
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A87 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1888
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A47 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 b6)
Average Elo:
1678
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A80 Dutch (1.d4 f5)
Average Elo:
1602
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A17 English (1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo:
1737
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.e3)
Average Elo:
1719
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A34 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1779
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E81 King's Indian, Samisch (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O)
Average Elo:
1805
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A48 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6)
Average Elo:
1750
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C42 Petrov Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1527
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D37 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2147
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C56 Two Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.O-O Nxe4)
Average Elo:
1577
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E07 Catalan, Closed (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O Nbd7)
Average Elo:
1721
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E65 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav, 7.O-O (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 c5 7.O-O)
Average Elo:
1182
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 Nbd7)
Average Elo:
1745
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A32 English, Symmetrical Variation (1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6)
Average Elo:
1565
Result:
0/1 = 0%
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:
1677
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A28 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1788
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B08 Pirc, Classical (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1728
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B50 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
1671
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D23 Queen's Gambit Accepted (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1643
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1819
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:
1139
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A22 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1167
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1646
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D05 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 e6)
Average Elo:
1654
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B38 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Maroczy Bind, 6.Be3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3)
Average Elo:
1648
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D06 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A38 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1731
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A86 Dutch (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
1593
Result:
0/1 = 0%
Openings played as Black (44)
B18 Caro-Kann, Classical (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5)
Average Elo:
1608.83
Result:
4/6 = 66.67%
B12 Caro-Kann Defense (1.e4 c6 2.d4)
Average Elo:
1617.6
Result:
1½/5 = 30%
B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5)
Average Elo:
1658.4
Result:
4/5 = 80%
B10 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6)
Average Elo:
1629.2
Result:
2½/5 = 50%
B11 Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4 (1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4)
Average Elo:
2023.67
Result:
0/3 = 0%
B15 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1739
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo:
1305.5
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
C54 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4)
Average Elo:
1710.33
Result:
½/3 = 16.67%
B78 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 O-O 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.Bc4 Bd7 10.O-O-O)
Average Elo:
1606
Result:
0/2 = 0%
B19 Caro-Kann, Classical (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nd7)
Average Elo:
1636.5
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
1547
Result:
½/2 = 25%
A48 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6)
Average Elo:
1567
Result:
1/2 = 50%
D56 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 h6 7.Bh4)
Average Elo:
1715.5
Result:
½/2 = 25%
D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1693
Result:
1/2 = 50%
A07 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3)
Average Elo:
1880
Result:
½/2 = 25%
C44 King's Pawn Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
1721
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B50 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
1514
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D96 Grunfeld, Russian Variation (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Qb3)
Average Elo:
1834
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D87 Grunfeld, Exchange (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4 O-O 8.Ne2 c5)
Average Elo:
1744
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B71 Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.f4)
Average Elo:
1574
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D70 Neo-Grunfeld Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 d5)
Average Elo:
2140
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D82 Grunfeld, 4.Bf4 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4)
Average Elo:
1592
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 O-O)
Average Elo:
1554
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D90 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1887
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A25 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
1671
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D80 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5)
Average Elo:
1651
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D01 Richter-Veresov Attack (1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5)
Average Elo:
1667
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D79 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O, Main line (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O c6 7.cxd5 cxd5)
Average Elo:
1602
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A50 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4)
Average Elo:
1545
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A45 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
743
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A00 Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
1307
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D55 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1410
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E81 King's Indian, Samisch (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O)
Average Elo:
1309
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1839
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C26 Vienna (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1463
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C45 Scotch Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
1576
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A13 English (1.c4 e6)
Average Elo:
2388
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C47 Four Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1268
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:
1656
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C57 Two Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5)
Average Elo:
1121
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D31 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2106
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo:
2328
Result:
0/1 = 0%
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:
2168
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D37 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2409
Result:
0/1 = 0%