Player profile

Mhango, Banele

Standard: 2345 Rapid: 2271 Blitz: 2314 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 14327040 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: RSA Sex: M Birth Year: 2003 Age: 23
Title: FM Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 182 Wins: 87 (48%) Draws: 45 (25%) Losses: 45 (25%) Other: 5
Dossier

160 of 182 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 90.8%
Opened d4: 37/68Opened Nf3: 17/68Opened e4: 8/68Opened c4: 6/68
Castled kingside: 108Same-side castling: 95Did not castle: 19Opposite-side castling: 9Castled queenside: 9
Fianchettoed kingside: 68Played on the queenside: 46Played on the kingside: 38Fianchettoed queenside: 33Played in the center: 32
Active pieces: 95Kept the bishop pair: 80Initiated exchanges: 78Backward pawn: 77Sacrificed material: 71Space advantage: 66Isolated pawn: 54Avoided exchanges: 33Missed tactics: 24Played gambits: 13
Openings

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As White 79 games 43W 16D 18L
Rapport-Jobava System 17 games 8W 1D 8L
(unspecified) 17 games 8W 1D 8L
(unspecified) 17 games 8W 1D 8L
Catalan Opening 7 games 3W 2D 1L
Open Defense 5 games 2W 2D 1L
(unspecified) 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Classical Line 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Closed Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Traditional Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Closed 1 game 0W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 0L
King's Indian Attack 7 games 4W 2D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Yugoslav Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Double Fianchetto 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Sicilian Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Symmetrical Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
English Opening 6 games 4W 2D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 4 games 2W 2D 0L
Anti-Benoni Variation, Geller Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Ultra-Symmetrical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Rubinstein Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Anglo-Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Knight Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's English Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with Nb6 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Defense 5 games 3W 1D 1L
Fianchetto Variation 5 games 3W 1D 1L
Panno Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Double Fianchetto Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Yugoslav Variation, Exchange Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Simagin Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Sicilian Defense 5 games 2W 1D 2L
Accelerated Dragon 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Maróczy Bind 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Hyperaccelerated Dragon 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Taimanov Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Modern Variations 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Najdorf Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Zukertort Opening 4 games 3W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 3 games 2W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 3 games 2W 0D 1L
Reversed Grünfeld 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Indian Defense 4 games 2W 0D 1L
Anti-Nimzo-Indian 3 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 3 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Slav Defense 3 games 1W 2D 0L
Exchange Variation 3 games 1W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Boor Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Ruy Lopez 3 games 0W 3D 0L
Berlin Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Rio Gambit Accepted 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Alapin Gambit 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Closed 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Chigorin Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
French Defense 3 games 3W 0D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Svenonius Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Chigorin Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Steinitz Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Indian Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Riumin Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Traditional Variation, Main Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Réti Opening 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Anglo-Slav Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
London Defensive System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
with g3 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's Indian Attack, with e6 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Vienna Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Paulsen Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Pseudo-Catalan 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Caro-Kann Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Rubinstein Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Tarrasch Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Benoni Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Benoni-Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Horwitz Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Center Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Berger Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Modern Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Pseudo-Austrian Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Dutch Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Blackburne Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
As Black 78 games 30W 24D 22L
Sicilian Defense 35 games 12W 7D 14L
Najdorf Variation 13 games 4W 2D 7L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Yates Variation 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Main Line 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Lipnitsky Attack 2 games 1W 1D 0L
English Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Traditional Line 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Amsterdam Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Browne Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Adams Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Closed 4 games 2W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 3 games 1W 0D 1L
Traditional 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Delayed Alapin Variation 3 games 1W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L
with e6 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Kan Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Polugaevsky Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Knight Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Godiva Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
French Variation 2 games 0W 0D 2L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Moscow Variation 2 games 0W 0D 2L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Myers Attack 2 games 0W 0D 2L
with a4 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Prins Variation 1 game 0W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 0L
Czerniak Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
O'Kelly Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Venice System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Alapin Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Smith-Morra Declined 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Defense 18 games 8W 6D 4L
Fianchetto Variation 5 games 3W 0D 2L
Larsen Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Double Fianchetto Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Simagin Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Sämisch Variation 4 games 1W 2D 1L
Panno Formation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Yates Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 1W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 1W 2D 0L
Normal Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Standard Development 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Semi-Averbakh System 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Four Pawns Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Normal Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Makogonov Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Ruy Lopez 4 games 1W 2D 1L
Morphy Defense 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Modern Steinitz Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Anderssen Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Schliemann Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Marshall Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Modern Main Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Indian Defense 3 games 1W 2D 0L
Anti-Nimzo-Indian 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Spielmann-Indian 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Accelerated London System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Pirc Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Austrian Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Dragon Formation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Scotch Game 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Schmidt Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Zukertort Opening 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Nimzo-Larsen Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queenside Fianchetto Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Benoni Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Taimanov Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
English Opening 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Botvinnik System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Anglo-Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Formation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
London System, with Be2 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Janowski Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Italian Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Hungarian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Modern Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Geller's System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Symmetrical Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Pseudo-Catalan 1 game 1W 0D 0L
East Indian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Blunders Top 4 of 536

This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?

2025.06.14 · 50... Nb4+ (−71.8% win chance) 1-0
Mhango, Banele
Steinberg, Nitzan
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2026.02.21 · 8... Qd7 (−60.1% win chance) 0-1
Mhango, Banele
Mazibuko, Khanya
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2024.03.09 · 39... Qd7 (−56.2% win chance) 1-0
Mhango, Banele
Rakotomaharo, Fy Antenaina
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2025.10.26 · 26. Rc2 (−51% win chance) 1-0
Cambando, Jose
Mhango, Banele
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