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Van der Merwe, Alexander



FIDE:	FIDE Card
Years:	2015-
Number of games:	140
Number of wins:	51
Number of draws:	34
Number of losses:	48
White score:	34½/64 (53.91% - Average Elo: 1681.1)
Black score:	32½/67 (48.51% - Average Elo: 1739.42)

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Top wins

Van der Merwe, Alexander (1746) - Casadio, Niccolo (2201), Wch U20 59th, Cala Gonone (C03) - 2022

Van der Merwe, Alexander (2113) - Mirski, Stanislaw (2187), Krakow op-A 34th, Krakow (B41) - 2023

Van der Merwe, Alexander (1870) - Wilk, Igor (2030), Krakow op-B 33rd, Krakow (C54) - 2023

Ribstein, Orel (2261) - Van der Merwe, Alexander (2105), Krakow op-A 35th, Krakow (A34) - 2024

Damia, Angelo (2251) - Van der Merwe, Alexander (2113), Krakow op-A 34th, Krakow () - 2023

Hryharovich, Aliaksei (2195) - Van der Merwe, Alexander (2113), Krakow op-A 34th, Krakow (D91) - 2024

Van der Merwe, Alexander - ? (64)

Anilkumar, OT (0/1)

Asllani, Dorian (½/1)

Azoulay, Yehonatan (½/1)

Bedesi, Tahil Tiresh (1/1)

Bezuidenhout, Joshua (½/1)

Butete, Tafadzwa (1/1)

Casadio, Niccolo (1/1)

Chiappero, Julio Alfredo (1/1)

Chikaka, Rufaro (½/1)

Den Heijer, Rolinde (0/1)

Dykema, Joshua Damain (0/1)

Eaton, Dante (0/1)

Essop, Hishaam (0/1)

Evetts, Cameron (1/1)

Fernandez Vazquez, Jorge (½/1)

Flores Quillas, Diego Saul Rodrigo (0/1)

Garayev, Sadig (0/1)

Gomes, Pedro Pessoa (0/1)

Grobbelaar, Jacqui (1/1)

Grobler, Zandre (1/1)

Hartmann, Wolfgang (0/1)

Holmes, Daniel (1/1)

Huisamen, Botha Brandt (½/1)

Jacobs, Peter John (0/1)

Katsanis, Vasileios Dimitrios (½/1)

Kejna, Piotr (½/1)

Khumalo, Keith (0/1)

Klaaste, Chadley (1/1)

Kleinsmidt, Cherwin (1/1)

Kyc, Jerzy (½/1)

Kyparissopoulos, Spyridon (0/1)

Lefyedi, Thatego (1/1)

Louw, Gideon N (1/1)

Lubbe, David Stefanus (½/1)

Manaba, Thembani (0/1)

Marais, Alwyn Johannes (1/1)

Mirski, Stanislaw (1/1)

Mixakis, Evangelos (1/1)

Mncwabe, Minenhle Junior (½/1)

Mnyasta, Tezihano (0/1)

Modi, Yashil (1/1)

Moreno Fong, Dennys (0/1)

Mostert, Gert (½/1)

Naidu, Jaedon (0/1)

Oosthuizen, Michal Jacobus (1/1)

Oye Stromberg, Alexander (0/1)

Pesa, Mofoka A (1/1)

Rushbrooke, Remy (1/1)

Saidi, Nombulelo (1/1)

Salem, Muhsan Shuaib (1/1)

Selbes, Tarik (½/1)

Selkirk, Rebecca (1/1)

Shuping, Omphile (1/1)

Smit, Albert (1/1)

Sofronie, Iulian (0/1)

Suder, Jakub (0/1)

Sweetbert, Michael Tyrone (½/1)

Thakersee, Rishay (0/1)

Van Zyl, Albrecht (0/1)

Wilk, Igor (1/1)

Willenberg, Kenneth Sean (0/1)

Williams, Luaidh James (1/1)

Yedid, Lior (1/1)

Zarnowski, Krzysztof (½/1)

? - Van der Merwe, Alexander (67)

Aaryan, Varshney (0/1)

Ashwath, R (0/1)

Badenhorst, Chloe (½/1)

Ballesteros Cardenas, Leonardo (1/1)

Basson, Jacques (0/1)

Booys, Leatin I (1/1)

Botlhe, Lekang (1/1)

Bousmaha, Wassel (0/1)

Brzezina, Piotr (½/1)

Candelot, Clement (0/1)

Carroll, Peter (1/1)

Czarnecka, Lidia (½/1)

Da Rosa, Henrique Jaze Simoe (½/1)

Damia, Angelo (1/1)

Daniel, Angelo (0/1)

De Jager, Andreas (0/1)

De Jager, Luan (½/1)

Djurovic, Peko (0/1)

Fourie, Brandon (½/1)

Gaal, Zsoka (0/1)

Gayon, Benoit (1/1)

Hargreaves, Nicholas (½/1)

Hoffmann, Louwhan (1/1)

Hryharovich, Aliaksei (1/1)

Isaacs, Terrel (½/1)

Jacobs, Cavan (1/1)

Katz, Sasha (0/1)

Krawczyk, Flawian (½/1)

Louw, Gideon N (1/1)

Lubbe, David Stefanus (½/1)

Luk, Danbe Kin Tsun (0/1)

Lukasiewicz, Krzysztof (0/1)

Martin, Nico (1/1)

Millet Nieves, Armando (1/1)

Milosevic, Milos (0/1)

Mmoneng, Patrick L (½/1)

Moagi, Ntuma (1/1)

Mostert, Gert (0/1)

Nayagar, Veshaan (½/1)

Novotny, Michal (½/1)

Odendaal, Frederick (0/1)

Olkers, Lleyton (0/1)

Oosthuizen, Michal Jacobus (0/1)

Pellicer Roncero, Nestor (1/1)

Poetsch, Hagen (0/1)

Ramirez Garcia, Jorge Alberto (0/1)

Ribstein, Orel (1/1)

Riccardi, Adriel Ernesto (1/1)

Romero, Juan Ignacio (1/1)

Samuels, Kieran (1/1)

Schoeman, Ewald (0/1)

Shah, Viraj Bhaveshu (0/1)

Sikwati, Lizo (0/1)

Southey, Andrew M (½/1)

Swiderski, Radoslaw (1/1)

Szczurek, Krzysztof (½/1)

Van Deventer, Wilrich (1/1)

Van Tonder, Roland (1/1)

Vermeulen, George Barrett (1/1)

Vihaan, Dumir (0/1)

Weldon, Joshua (1/1)

Wilken, Justin Barend (0/1)

Willenberg, Roland C (1/1)

Willenberg, Shane C (½/1)

Winkelman, Albert (0/1)

Zia, Tahsin Tajwar (0/1)

Zielonka, Adam (½/1)

Openings played as White (37)

C55 Two Knights Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 1846.2
Result: 2½/5 = 50%

B33 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo: 1752.25
Result: 1½/4 = 37.5%

B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5)
Average Elo: 1440.5
Result: 3/3 = 100%

B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3)
Average Elo: 1641.33
Result: 1/3 = 33.33%

C54 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4)
Average Elo: 1939.67
Result: 2/3 = 66.67%

C50 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5)
Average Elo: 1320
Result: 2/3 = 66.67%

C42 Petrov Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 1369.33
Result: 2½/3 = 83.33%

B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo: 1536.33
Result: 1½/3 = 50%

B32 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5)
Average Elo: 1283
Result: 1/2 = 50%

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: 1360.5
Result: 0/2 = 0%

B12 Caro-Kann Defense (1.e4 c6 2.d4)
Average Elo: 1719.5
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

C07 French, Tarrasch (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5)
Average Elo: 1914.5
Result: 0/2 = 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: 1347
Result: 1/2 = 50%

C24 Bishop's Opening (1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 1042
Result: 2/2 = 100%

B57 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bc4)
Average Elo: 1959.5
Result: 0/2 = 0%

B15 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo: 1722
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

B04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo: 1989
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6)
Average Elo: 2202
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B72 Sicilian, Dragon (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3)
Average Elo: 2210
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C03 French, Tarrasch (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2)
Average Elo: 2201
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B45 Sicilian, Taimanov (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3)
Average Elo: 1591
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B54 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B88 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Bc4 Nc6)
Average Elo: 2291
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B56 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3)
Average Elo: 1126
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B02 Alekhine's Defense (1.e4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 918
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B75 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3)
Average Elo: 2046
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: 1931
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B90 Sicilian, Najdorf (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6)
Average Elo: 2263
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B41 Sicilian, Kan (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6)
Average Elo: 2187
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7)
Average Elo: 1627
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C40 King's Knight Opening (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo: 1831
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B08 Pirc, Classical (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo: 1875
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7)
Average Elo: 1745
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.g4)
Average Elo: 1272
Result: 1/1 = 100%

C00 French Defense (1.e4 e6)
Average Elo: 1380
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 1705
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C43 Petrov, Modern Attack (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 exd4 4.e5 Ne4 5.Qxd4)
Average Elo: 2203
Result: ½/1 = 50%

Openings played as Black (45)

B90 Sicilian, Najdorf (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6)
Average Elo: 2029
Result: 2½/6 = 41.67%

C50 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5)
Average Elo: 1044
Result: 2½/3 = 83.33%

B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2)
Average Elo: 1836
Result: 2½/3 = 83.33%

B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo: 1759.33
Result: 1½/3 = 50%

C45 Scotch Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo: 1348.5
Result: 0/2 = 0%

C54 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4)
Average Elo: 1382.5
Result: ½/2 = 25%

D04 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3)
Average Elo: 1276
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

A45 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2089.5
Result: 0/2 = 0%

A30 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5)
Average Elo: 1780
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

D70 Neo-Grunfeld Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 d5)
Average Elo: 2071
Result: 1/2 = 50%

B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo: 1936
Result: 1/2 = 50%

B91 Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.g3)
Average Elo: 1942
Result: 1/2 = 50%

B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+)
Average Elo: 1933
Result: 1/2 = 50%

B99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Be7 8.Qf3 Qc7 9.O-O-O Nbd7)
Average Elo: 2016.5
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

A48 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6)
Average Elo: 1884.5
Result: ½/2 = 25%

C44 King's Pawn Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo: 1133
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D53 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7)
Average Elo: 820
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D35 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 1110
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7)
Average Elo: 1292
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A23 English, Bremen System, Keres Variation (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 c6)
Average Elo: 1135
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D37 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo: 1266
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C24 Bishop's Opening (1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

C41 Philidor Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo: 1452
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo: 1204
Result: ½/1 = 50%

E12 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6)
Average Elo: 1416
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B25 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6)
Average Elo: 1033
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7)
Average Elo: 1986
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A04 Reti Opening (1.Nf3)
Average Elo: 1762
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A57 Benko Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5)
Average Elo: 1662
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A58 Benko Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6)
Average Elo: 0
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: 1733
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A46 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3)
Average Elo: 1670
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A59 Benko Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 Bxa6 6.Nc3 d6 7.e4)
Average Elo: 2277
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4 (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3)
Average Elo: 2229
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A22 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 1283
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A05 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 1561
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo: 2371
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A37 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2298
Result: 0/1 = 0%

E60 King's Indian Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6)
Average Elo: 2284
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A15 English (1.c4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2175
Result: ½/1 = 50%

Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo: 2251
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D91 Grunfeld, 5.Bg5 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bg5)
Average Elo: 2195
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D85 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5)
Average Elo: 1899
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D90 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3)
Average Elo: 1893
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A34 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo: 2261
Result: 1/1 = 100%