Player profile

Nkululeko, Nkosi

Standard: 2083 Rapid: 0 Blitz: 1869 (last updated 2026-10-02)
FIDE ID: 39910016 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: USA Sex: M Birth Year: 1996 Age: 30
Title: — Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 72 Wins: 25 (35%) Draws: 28 (39%) Losses: 19 (26%)
Dossier

72 of 72 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 90.1%
Opened e4: 12/34Opened d4: 6/34Opened Nf3: 5/34Opened b3: 4/34Opened c4: 3/34Opened f4: 1/34Opened a3: 1/34Opened b4: 1/34Opened Nc3: 1/34
Castled kingside: 50Same-side castling: 48Castled queenside: 10Did not castle: 7Opposite-side castling: 6
Played on the kingside: 27Fianchettoed queenside: 20Fianchettoed kingside: 15Played in the center: 14Played on the queenside: 14
Sacrificed material: 52Active pieces: 44Initiated exchanges: 44Kept the bishop pair: 42Backward pawn: 36Space advantage: 35Isolated pawn: 28Missed tactics: 18Avoided exchanges: 14Played gambits: 6
Openings

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As White 34 games 11W 15D 8L
Sicilian Defense 7 games 2W 5D 0L
Alapin Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Barmen Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Kalashnikov Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Lasker-Dunne Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Kan Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Hyperaccelerated Dragon 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Lasker-Pelikan Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Nimzo-Larsen Attack 4 games 0W 3D 1L
Indian Variation 3 games 0W 2D 1L
(unspecified) 3 games 0W 2D 1L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 3 games 1W 2D 0L
Tarrasch Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Pseudo-Tarrasch 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Charousek Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
English Opening 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Drill Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's English Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Adhiban Gambit 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Agincourt Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Catalan Defense Accepted 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Zukertort Opening 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Santasiere's Folly 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Caro-Kann Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Goldman Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Main Line 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
French Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Rubinstein Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Bird Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Lasker Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Slav Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Réti Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Advance Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Navara Gambit 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Benko Gambit Accepted 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Semi-Slav Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Chigorin Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Anderssen's Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Anti-Grünfeld 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Alekhine Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Yugoslav Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Neo-Grünfeld Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Original Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Italian Game 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Giuoco Pianissimo 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Alekhine Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Scandinavian Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
As Black 33 games 13W 11D 9L
Ruy Lopez 5 games 3W 2D 0L
Morphy Defense 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Neo-Arkhangelsk Variation 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Normal Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Exchange 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Alekhine Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Scandinavian Defense 5 games 3W 0D 2L
Modern Variation 3 games 3W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 3W 0D 0L
Marshall Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Gubinsky-Melts Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
King's Indian Defense 4 games 0W 1D 3L
Fianchetto Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Immediate Fianchetto 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Classical Main Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Orthodox Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Bayonet Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Karpov System 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
French Defense 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Advance Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Tarrasch Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Modern System 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Gambit Accepted 3 games 0W 3D 0L
Old Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Central Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Alekhine System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
English Opening 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Agincourt Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Catalan Defense, Semi-Slav Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
King's English Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with Nb6 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Four Knights Game 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Scotch Variation Accepted 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Scotch Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Belgrade Gambit 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Alekhine Defense 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Two Pawns Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Scotch Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Potter Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
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 1D 0L
Polish Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Accelerated London System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Three Knights Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Sicilian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Prins Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Italian Game 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Two Knights Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Bishop's Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Blunders Top 4 of 398

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

2024.01.06 · 31... Qf5 (−91% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Nkosi Nkululeko
Carter Ho
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2024.01.06 · 29... Re3 (−75.8% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Nkosi Nkululeko
Carter Ho
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2025.05.03 · 41... Nc6 (−62.7% win chance) 0-1
Nkululeko, Nkosi
Yu, Vincent Zhiwen
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2024.01.06 · 30... f3 (−47.4% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Nkosi Nkululeko
Carter Ho
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