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Cloete, Willem Francois

Standard: 1717 Rapid: 1592 Blitz: 0 (last updated 2026-10-02)
FIDE ID: 14358387 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: RSA Sex: M Birth Year: 1977 Age: 49
Title: — Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 51 Wins: 19 (37%) Draws: 3 (6%) Losses: 29 (57%)
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Dossier

45 of 51 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 82%
Opened e4: 15/20Opened d4: 2/20Opened g3: 2/20Opened c4: 1/20
Castled kingside: 24Same-side castling: 22Castled queenside: 12Did not castle: 9Opposite-side castling: 6
Played in the center: 17Played on the kingside: 14Fianchettoed kingside: 11Played on the queenside: 9Fianchettoed queenside: 7
Active pieces: 36Backward pawn: 32Missed tactics: 32Sacrificed material: 26Isolated pawn: 24Space advantage: 24Kept the bishop pair: 22Initiated exchanges: 20Avoided exchanges: 17Played gambits: 7
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As White 24 games 9W 3D 12L
? 12 games 7W 0D 5L
(unspecified) 12 games 7W 0D 5L
(unspecified) 12 games 7W 0D 5L
French Defense 4 games 0W 1D 3L
Advance Variation 4 games 0W 1D 3L
Milner-Barry Gambit 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Milner-Barry Gambit, Hector Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Euwe Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Italian Game 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Scotch Gambit 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Anderssen Attack, Main Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Anderssen Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Caro-Kann Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Two Knights Attack 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Mindeno Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Sicilian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Scheveningen Formation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Pirc Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Bayonet Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Modern Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Standard Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Czech Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
As Black 27 games 10W 0D 17L
? 16 games 4W 0D 12L
(unspecified) 16 games 4W 0D 12L
(unspecified) 16 games 4W 0D 12L
King's Indian Defense 5 games 3W 0D 2L
Normal Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
King's Knight Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Orthodox Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Glek Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Yugoslav System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Attack 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Symmetrical Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Sicilian Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Alapin Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Accelerated London System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Zukertort Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Nimzo-Larsen Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Blunders Top 4 of 119

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

2025.07.23 · 37. f3+ (−68.6% win chance) 1-0
Boesch, Roman
Cloete, Willem Francois
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2025.07.15 · 23. Bf5 (−67.5% win chance) 0-1
Perego, Jonas Gion
Cloete, Willem Francois
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2026.07.21 · 34... Bxf2+ (−47.5% win chance) 1-0
Cloete, Willem Francois
Brixius, Dirk
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2025.07.19 · 21. Rf5 (−47.2% win chance) 1-0
Funk, Kurt
Cloete, Willem Francois
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Games Showing all 51 games
Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves