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FM Charles de Villiers

Charles de Villiers
Full name
Charles De Villiers
Born
1953 (age 73)‎
Place of birth
Federation
South Africa
Retired
Profiles

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Grünfeld Defense: Exchange, Modern Exchange Variation (3 games)
French Defense: Normal Variation (2 games)
Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange, Positional Line (2 games)
Dutch Defense: Fianchetto, Antoshin-Hort Variation (2 games)
Réti Opening: Sicilian Invitation (2 games)
Black Pieces
Sicilian Defense: Open, Accelerated Dragon, Modern Variation (6 games)
Modern Defense: Standard Line (5 games)
King's Indian Defense: Alekhine Anti-Grünfeld Variation (2 games)
Réti Opening: Sicilian Invitation (2 games)
Modern Defense: Standard, Two Knights Variation (2 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Charles de Villiers (2118)
Daniel Barrish (2242)
½-½ 25 2017
Charles de Villiers (2118)
Kgaugelo Mosetlhe (2228)
½-½ 46 2017
Charles de Villiers (2118)
Donovan van den Heever (2260)
½-½ 44 2017
Watu Kobese (2345)
Charles de Villiers (2118)
½-½ 36 2017
Calvin Klaasen (2311)
Charles de Villiers (2118)
½-½ 45 2017
Ryan Pierre Van Rensburg (2214)
Charles de Villiers (2118)
1-0 34 2017
Johannes Manyedi Mabusela (2213)
Charles de Villiers (2118)
1-0 41 2017
Charles de Villiers (2246)
Watu Kobese (2363)
0-1 47 2016
Charles de Villiers (2246)
Daniel Jere (2364)
0-1 54 2016
Charles de Villiers (2246)
Phemelo Khetho (2215)
½-½ 61 2016
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