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

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Available Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-10-23 (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
201 2013-07-10 Commonwealth & RSA Open Port Elizabeth RSA 7.5 Watu Kobese Lalit Babu M R 0-1 43 Open
202 2013-07-09 Commonwealth & RSA Open Port Elizabeth RSA 6.3 Sergei Tiviakov Watu Kobese 1/2-1/2 32 Open
203 2013-07-08 Commonwealth & RSA Open Port Elizabeth RSA 4.1 Sergey A. Fedorchuk Watu Kobese 1/2-1/2 26 Open
204 2013-07-07 Commonwealth & RSA Open Port Elizabeth RSA 3.15 Daniel Wium Watu Kobese 0-1 45 Open
205 2013-07-07 Commonwealth & RSA Open Port Elizabeth RSA 2.15 Watu Kobese Ashley Christopher Vermaak 1-0 24 Open
206 2013-07-06 Commonwealth & RSA Open Port Elizabeth RSA 1.15 Jeffrey Mthetho Watu Kobese 0-1 11 Open
207 2012-09-09 40th Olympiad Open Istanbul TUR 11.19 Watu Kobese Laurent Fressinet 1/2-1/2 79 Open
208 2012-09-07 40th Olympiad Open Istanbul TUR 10.26 Jose Daniel Gemy Watu Kobese 1/2-1/2 79 Open
209 2012-09-06 40th Olympiad Open Istanbul TUR 9.16 Watu Kobese Kiril Georgiev 1-0 47 Open
210 2012-09-04 40th Olympiad Open Istanbul TUR 7.24 Watu Kobese Rodrigo Vasquez Schroeder 0-1 46 Open
211 2012-09-03 40th Olympiad Open Istanbul TUR 6.28 Oliver Kurmann Watu Kobese 1/2-1/2 40 Open
212 2012-09-01 40th Olympiad Open Istanbul TUR 5.32 Thanadon Kulpruethanon Watu Kobese 1/2-1/2 63 Open
213 2012-08-31 40th Olympiad Open Istanbul TUR 4.21 Alexandr Fier Watu Kobese 1-0 61 Open
214 2012-08-30 40th Olympiad Open Istanbul TUR 3.17 Alexander Ipatov Watu Kobese 1-0 36 Open
215 2012-08-28 40th Olympiad Open Istanbul TUR 1.71 Watu Kobese Bomo Lovet Kigigha 0-1 53 Open
216 1999-08-01 FIDE Championship 1999 — Khalifman 1st Las Vegas 1.2 Kobese, Watu Lautier, Joel 0-1 23 Open
217 1999-07-31 FIDE Championship 1999 — Khalifman 1st Las Vegas 1.1 Lautier, Joel Kobese, Watu 1-0 33 Open
218 1998-10-27 Cap d'Agde-A Cap d'Agde 6 Kobese, Watu Karpov, Anatoly 0-1 42 Open
219 1997-12-10 FIDE Championship 1998 — Karpov 1st Groningen 1.2 Kobese, Watu Sokolov, Andrei 1/2-1/2 41 Open
220 1997-12-09 FIDE Championship 1998 — Karpov 1st Groningen 1.1 Sokolov, Andrei Kobese, Watu 1-0 34 Open

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