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Van der Merwe, Alexander



FIDE:	FIDE Card
Years:	2015-
Number of games:	97
Number of wins:	29
Number of draws:	20
Number of losses:	22
White score:	19½/33 (59.09% - Average Elo: 1438.17)
Black score:	17/33 (51.52% - Average Elo: 1416.45)

Rating progression

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White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses

Top wins

Van der Merwe, Alexander (1614) - Kleinsmidt, Cherwin (1933), RSA-chB, Cape Town (C55) - 2019

Van der Merwe, Alexander (1324) - Rushbrooke, Remy (1875), Wch U12, Pocos de Caldas (B08) - 2017

Van der Merwe, Alexander (1476) - Pesa, Mofoka A (1831), Bloemfontein-ch op, Bloemfontein (C40) - 2018

Jacobs, Cavan (1729) - Van der Merwe, Alexander (1614), RSA-chB, Cape Town (B92) - 2019

Louw, Gideon N (1721) - Van der Merwe, Alexander (1476), Bloemfontein-ch op, Bloemfontein (A30) - 2018

Vermeulen, George Barrett (1662) - Van der Merwe, Alexander (1476), Bloemfontein-ch op, Bloemfontein (A57) - 2018

Van der Merwe, Alexander - ? (33)

Anilkumar, OT (0/1)

Bedesi, Tahil Tiresh (1/1)

Bezuidenhout, Joshua (½/1)

Butete, Tafadzwa (1/1)

Chiappero, Julio Alfredo (1/1)

Chikaka, Rufaro (½/1)

Dykema, Joshua Damain (0/1)

Eaton, Dante (0/1)

Essop, Hishaam (0/1)

Evetts, Cameron (1/1)

Gomes, Pedro Pessoa (0/1)

Grobler, Zandre (1/1)

Holmes, Daniel (1/1)

Huisamen, Botha Brandt (½/1)

Khumalo, Keith (0/1)

Klaaste, Chadley (1/1)

Kleinsmidt, Cherwin (1/1)

Lefyedi, Thatego (1/1)

Lubbe, David Stefanus (½/1)

Manaba, Thembani (0/1)

Marais, Alwyn Johannes (1/1)

Mncwabe, Minenhle Junior (½/1)

Modi, Yashil (1/1)

Mostert, Gert (½/1)

Naidu, Jaedon (0/1)

Oosthuizen, Michal Jacobus (1/1)

Pesa, Mofoka A (1/1)

Rushbrooke, Remy (1/1)

Saidi, Nombulelo (1/1)

Smit, Albert (1/1)

Sweetbert, Michael (½/1)

Thakersee, Rishay (0/1)

Willenberg, Kenneth Sean (0/1)

? - Van der Merwe, Alexander (33)

Basson, Jacques (0/1)

Booys, Leatin I (1/1)

Botlhe, Lekang (1/1)

Bousmaha, Wassel (0/1)

Candelot, Clement (0/1)

Da Rosa, Henrique Jaze Simoe (½/1)

De Jager, Andreas (0/1)

Fourie, Brandon (½/1)

Hargreaves, Nicholas (½/1)

Hoffmann, Louwhan (1/1)

Lubbe, David Stefanus (½/1)

Martin, Nico (1/1)

Mmoneng, Patrick L (½/1)

Moagi, Ntuma (1/1)

Mostert, Gert (0/1)

Nayagar, Veshaan (½/1)

Odendaal, Frederick (0/1)

Olkers, Lleyton (0/1)

Oosthuizen, Michal Jacobus (0/1)

Riccardi, Adriel Ernesto (1/1)

Samuels, Kieran (1/1)

Schoeman, Ewald (0/1)

Sikwati, Lizo (0/1)

Southey, Andrew M (½/1)

Van Deventer, Wilrich (1/1)

Van Tonder, Roland (1/1)

Vermeulen, George Barrett (1/1)

Weldon, Joshua (1/1)

Wilken, Justin Barend (0/1)

Openings played as White (21)

C55 Two Knights Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 1536
Result: 2/3 = 66.67%

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

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

B33 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo: 1366
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

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

B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3)
Average Elo: 1611.5
Result: 0/2 = 0%

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

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%

C42 Petrov Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 1295.5
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

B02 Alekhine's Defense (1.e4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 918
Result: ½/1 = 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: 1238
Result: 0/1 = 0%

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

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

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

B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo: 1370
Result: ½/1 = 50%

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

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

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%

B04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo: 1989
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: 1840
Result: 0/1 = 0%

Openings played as Black (27)

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

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%

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

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%

B90 Sicilian, Najdorf (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6)
Average Elo: 1241
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%

A45 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 1889
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%

D70 Neo-Grunfeld Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 d5)
Average Elo: 2021
Result: 0/1 = 0%

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%

B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo: 1650
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2)
Average Elo: 1729
Result: 1/1 = 100%