Watu Kobese

Country

RSA

Birth Year

1973

Gender

M

Title

FT,International Master

FIDE ID

14300141

FIDE ratings

2237

Classical

Published FIDE

2315

Rapid

Published FIDE

2296

Blitz

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#6427
National rank · RSA
#11

Active players · Oct 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

FIDE rating history

Highest recorded rating
2419 Jan 2005
Recorded years
2001–2026
Archived games
220

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

FIDE rating history

Published rating lists through Oct 2026.

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Available Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-10-20 (UTC).

Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).

# Date Event Site Round White Black Result Moves View
151 2015-07-04 South African Open 2015 Cape Town RSA 2.8 Eben Mare Watu Kobese 0-1 41 Open
152 2015-07-03 South African Open 2015 Cape Town RSA 1.9 Watu Kobese Remondo T. Solomons 1-0 24 Open
153 2015-03-28 Cape Town Classic 2015 Cape Town RSA 7.2 Watu Kobese Gillan Bwalya 0-1 34 Open
154 2015-03-27 Cape Town Classic 2015 Cape Town RSA 6.3 Shabir Hussain Bhawoodien Watu Kobese 1/2-1/2 62 Open
155 2015-03-26 Cape Town Classic 2015 Cape Town RSA 5.3 Watu Kobese Calvin John Klaasen 1-0 111 Open
156 2015-03-24 Cape Town Classic 2015 Cape Town RSA 3.4 Watu Kobese Spencer Masango 1-0 53 Open
157 2015-03-23 Cape Town Classic 2015 Cape Town RSA 2.1 Musatwe Simutowe Watu Kobese 0-1 61 Open
158 2015-03-22 Cape Town Classic 2015 Cape Town RSA 1.4 Rodwell Makoto Watu Kobese 1-0 40 Open
159 2014-08-14 41st Olympiad Open 2014 Tromso NOR 11.49 Olamide Patrick Ajibowo Watu Kobese 0-1 39 Open
160 2014-08-11 41st Olympiad Open 2014 Tromso NOR 9.29 Joshua Daniel Ruiz Castillo Watu Kobese 1-0 31 Open
161 2014-08-10 41st Olympiad Open 2014 Tromso NOR 8.46 Ahmed Taleb Mohamed Watu Kobese 0-1 46 Open
162 2014-08-09 41st Olympiad Open 2014 Tromso NOR 7.35 Watu Kobese Abdelaziz Onkoud 0-1 67 Open
163 2014-08-08 41st Olympiad Open 2014 Tromso NOR 6.47 Watu Kobese Baha Miswadah 1-0 43 Open
164 2014-08-06 41st Olympiad Open 2014 Tromso NOR 5.42 Watu Kobese Ignatius Njobvu 1-0 39 Open
165 2014-08-05 41st Olympiad Open 2014 Tromso NOR 4.19 Watu Kobese Alexander Onischuk 0-1 66 Open
166 2014-08-03 41st Olympiad Open 2014 Tromso NOR 2.18 Watu Kobese Sabino Brunello 0-1 30 Open
167 2014-08-02 41st Olympiad Open 2014 Tromso NOR 1.77 Art Christopher Watu Kobese 0-1 33 Open
168 2014-05-04 Capablanca Festival GM 2014 Centurion RSA 9.4 Watu Kobese Elijah Emojong 0-1 34 Open
169 2014-05-03 Capablanca Festival GM 2014 Centurion RSA 8.2 Dejan Antic Watu Kobese 1-0 37 Open
170 2014-05-02 Capablanca Festival GM 2014 Centurion RSA 7.5 Watu Kobese Nicholas Van der Nat 1-0 14 Open
171 2014-05-01 Capablanca Festival GM 2014 Centurion RSA 6.1 Aleksa Strikovic Watu Kobese 1-0 30 Open
172 2014-04-29 Capablanca Festival GM 2014 Centurion RSA 5.5 Niaz Murshed Watu Kobese 1-0 36 Open
173 2014-04-28 Capablanca Festival GM 2014 Centurion RSA 4.2 Watu Kobese Andrew Kayonde 0-1 39 Open
174 2014-04-27 Capablanca Festival GM 2014 Centurion RSA 3.4 Kenneth Terence Solomon Watu Kobese 1/2-1/2 14 Open
175 2014-04-26 Capablanca Festival GM 2014 Centurion RSA 2.3 Watu Kobese Rodwell Makoto 1/2-1/2 26 Open
176 2014-04-25 Capablanca Festival GM 2014 Centurion RSA 1.3 Sergey Kasparov Watu Kobese 0-1 17 Open
177 2014-01-12 ch-RSA Closed 2014 Cape Town RSA 11.1 Donovan Van den Heever Watu Kobese 1/2-1/2 43 Open
178 2014-01-11 ch-RSA Closed 2014 Cape Town RSA 9.1 Daniel Cawdery Watu Kobese 1/2-1/2 22 Open
179 2014-01-11 ch-RSA Closed 2014 Cape Town RSA 10.1 Watu Kobese Charles De Villiers 1-0 12 Open
180 2014-01-10 ch-RSA Closed 2014 Cape Town RSA 8.1 Watu Kobese Calvin John Klaasen 1/2-1/2 108 Open
181 2014-01-09 ch-RSA Closed 2014 Cape Town RSA 7.1 Ryan Pierre Van Rensburg Watu Kobese 1/2-1/2 27 Open
182 2014-01-08 ch-RSA Closed 2014 Cape Town RSA 6.1 Watu Kobese Shabir Hussain Bhawoodien 1-0 32 Open
183 2014-01-07 ch-RSA Closed 2014 Cape Town RSA 5.1 Deon Solomons Watu Kobese 0-1 22 Open
184 2014-01-06 ch-RSA Closed 2014 Cape Town RSA 4.1 Watu Kobese David Gluckman 1-0 42 Open
185 2014-01-05 ch-RSA Closed 2014 Cape Town RSA 3.1 Mohamed Ozayr Bhawoodien Watu Kobese 1-0 46 Open
186 2014-01-05 ch-RSA Closed 2014 Cape Town RSA 2.1 Watu Kobese Johannes Manyedi Mabusela 0-1 53 Open
187 2014-01-04 ch-RSA Closed 2014 Cape Town RSA 1.1 Jacques C. Meintjes Watu Kobese 0-1 36 Open
188 2013-07-29 DSK GM Open 2013 Cape Town RSA 9.4 Sergey Kasparov Watu Kobese 0-1 36 Open
189 2013-07-28 DSK GM Open 2013 Cape Town RSA 8.6 Watu Kobese Elijah Emojong 0-1 51 Open
190 2013-07-27 DSK GM Open 2013 Cape Town RSA 7.5 Robert Gwaze Watu Kobese 1-0 21 Open
191 2013-07-26 DSK GM Open 2013 Cape Town RSA 6.5 Watu Kobese David Gluckman 0-1 30 Open
192 2013-07-24 DSK GM Open 2013 Cape Town RSA 5.5 Donovan Van den Heever Watu Kobese 1/2-1/2 49 Open
193 2013-07-23 DSK GM Open 2013 Cape Town RSA 4.7 Watu Kobese Daniel Cawdery 1/2-1/2 9 Open
194 2013-07-22 DSK GM Open 2013 Cape Town RSA 3.6 Deon Solomons Watu Kobese 1/2-1/2 32 Open
195 2013-07-21 DSK GM Open 2013 Cape Town RSA 2.6 Watu Kobese Charles De Villiers 1/2-1/2 38 Open
196 2013-07-20 DSK GM Open 2013 Cape Town RSA 1.2 Alexander Ipatov Watu Kobese 1-0 36 Open
197 2013-07-14 Commonwealth & RSA Open Port Elizabeth RSA 11.3 Dibyendu Barua Watu Kobese 1/2-1/2 8 Open
198 2013-07-13 Commonwealth & RSA Open Port Elizabeth RSA 10.1 Watu Kobese James Dimba 1-0 34 Open
199 2013-07-12 Commonwealth & RSA Open Port Elizabeth RSA 9.9 Manisha Mohanty Kiran Watu Kobese 1/2-1/2 37 Open
200 2013-07-11 Commonwealth & RSA Open Port Elizabeth RSA 8.11 Watu Kobese David Gluckman 1-0 17 Open

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