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
234

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: 2026-10-09 (UTC).

# Date Event Site Round White Black Result Moves View
201 2014-01-04 ch-RSA Closed 2014 Cape Town RSA 1.1 Jacques C. Meintjes Watu Kobese 0-1 36 Open
202 2013-07-29 DSK GM Open 2013 Cape Town RSA 9.4 Sergey Kasparov Watu Kobese 0-1 36 Open
203 2013-07-28 DSK GM Open 2013 Cape Town RSA 8.6 Watu Kobese Elijah Emojong 0-1 51 Open
204 2013-07-27 DSK GM Open 2013 Cape Town RSA 7.5 Robert Gwaze Watu Kobese 1-0 21 Open
205 2013-07-26 DSK GM Open 2013 Cape Town RSA 6.5 Watu Kobese David Gluckman 0-1 30 Open
206 2013-07-24 DSK GM Open 2013 Cape Town RSA 5.5 Donovan Van den Heever Watu Kobese 1/2-1/2 49 Open
207 2013-07-23 DSK GM Open 2013 Cape Town RSA 4.7 Watu Kobese Daniel Cawdery 1/2-1/2 9 Open
208 2013-07-22 DSK GM Open 2013 Cape Town RSA 3.6 Deon Solomons Watu Kobese 1/2-1/2 32 Open
209 2013-07-21 DSK GM Open 2013 Cape Town RSA 2.6 Watu Kobese Charles De Villiers 1/2-1/2 38 Open
210 2013-07-20 DSK GM Open 2013 Cape Town RSA 1.2 Alexander Ipatov Watu Kobese 1-0 36 Open
211 2013-07-14 Commonwealth & RSA Open Port Elizabeth RSA 11.3 Dibyendu Barua Watu Kobese 1/2-1/2 8 Open
212 2013-07-13 Commonwealth & RSA Open Port Elizabeth RSA 10.1 Watu Kobese James Dimba 1-0 34 Open
213 2013-07-12 Commonwealth & RSA Open Port Elizabeth RSA 9.9 Manisha Mohanty Kiran Watu Kobese 1/2-1/2 37 Open
214 2013-07-11 Commonwealth & RSA Open Port Elizabeth RSA 8.11 Watu Kobese David Gluckman 1-0 17 Open
215 2013-07-10 Commonwealth & RSA Open Port Elizabeth RSA 7.5 Watu Kobese Lalit Babu M R 0-1 43 Open
216 2013-07-09 Commonwealth & RSA Open Port Elizabeth RSA 6.3 Sergei Tiviakov Watu Kobese 1/2-1/2 32 Open
217 2013-07-08 Commonwealth & RSA Open Port Elizabeth RSA 4.1 Sergey A. Fedorchuk Watu Kobese 1/2-1/2 26 Open
218 2013-07-07 Commonwealth & RSA Open Port Elizabeth RSA 3.15 Daniel Wium Watu Kobese 0-1 45 Open
219 2013-07-07 Commonwealth & RSA Open Port Elizabeth RSA 2.15 Watu Kobese Ashley Christopher Vermaak 1-0 24 Open
220 2013-07-06 Commonwealth & RSA Open Port Elizabeth RSA 1.15 Jeffrey Mthetho Watu Kobese 0-1 11 Open
221 2012-09-09 40th Olympiad Open Istanbul TUR 11.19 Watu Kobese Laurent Fressinet 1/2-1/2 79 Open
222 2012-09-07 40th Olympiad Open Istanbul TUR 10.26 Jose Daniel Gemy Watu Kobese 1/2-1/2 79 Open
223 2012-09-06 40th Olympiad Open Istanbul TUR 9.16 Watu Kobese Kiril Georgiev 1-0 47 Open
224 2012-09-04 40th Olympiad Open Istanbul TUR 7.24 Watu Kobese Rodrigo Vasquez Schroeder 0-1 46 Open
225 2012-09-03 40th Olympiad Open Istanbul TUR 6.28 Oliver Kurmann Watu Kobese 1/2-1/2 40 Open
226 2012-09-01 40th Olympiad Open Istanbul TUR 5.32 Thanadon Kulpruethanon Watu Kobese 1/2-1/2 63 Open
227 2012-08-31 40th Olympiad Open Istanbul TUR 4.21 Alexandr Fier Watu Kobese 1-0 61 Open
228 2012-08-30 40th Olympiad Open Istanbul TUR 3.17 Alexander Ipatov Watu Kobese 1-0 36 Open
229 2012-08-28 40th Olympiad Open Istanbul TUR 1.71 Watu Kobese Bomo Lovet Kigigha 0-1 53 Open
230 1999-08-01 FIDE Championship 1999 — Khalifman 1st Las Vegas 1.2 Kobese, Watu Lautier, Joel 0-1 23 Open
231 1999-07-31 FIDE Championship 1999 — Khalifman 1st Las Vegas 1.1 Lautier, Joel Kobese, Watu 1-0 33 Open
232 1998-10-27 Cap d'Agde-A Cap d'Agde 6 Kobese, Watu Karpov, Anatoly 0-1 42 Open
233 1997-12-10 FIDE Championship 1998 — Karpov 1st Groningen 1.2 Kobese, Watu Sokolov, Andrei 1/2-1/2 41 Open
234 1997-12-09 FIDE Championship 1998 — Karpov 1st Groningen 1.1 Sokolov, Andrei Kobese, Watu 1-0 34 Open

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