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Omar Esau

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Cape Town (WCT)
Personal
Main rating
Rating 1450.3
K-factor 28
Floor 1143
Highest 1690.7 (2018-04-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 82
Rating Change
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Games 16
Score 8.5
We 8.78
SWe -0.28
Temp +/- -7.9
Penalties 0
Weight perform 1435.9
Final +/- -7.9
New Rating
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Rating 1442.4
K-factor 28
Floor 1143
Highest 1690.7 (2018-04-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 82.4
Standard rating
Rating 1453.8
K-factor 32
Floor 1078.5
Highest 1694.8 (2018-04-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 81.9
Rating Change
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Games 16
Score 8.5
We 8.84
SWe -0.34
Temp +/- -10.9
Penalties 0
Weight perform 1474.2
Final +/- +20.4
New Rating
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Rating 1474.2
K-factor 32
Floor 1078.5
Highest 1694.8 (2018-04-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 81.9
Rapid rating
Rating 1421.8
K-factor 32
Floor 1026.3
Highest 1526.3 (2026-04-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 104.2
Rating Change
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Games 0
Score 0
We 0
SWe 0
Temp +/- 0
Penalties 0
Weight perform 1357.5
Final +/- 0
New Rating
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Rating 1421.8
K-factor 32
Floor 1026.3
Highest 1526.3 (2026-04-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 104.2
Blitz rating
Rating 1344.9
K-factor 32
Floor 983.8
Highest 1483.8 (2018-10-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 110.7
Rating Change
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Games 0
Score 0
We 0
SWe 0
Temp +/- 0
Penalties 0
Weight perform 429.8
Final +/- 0
New Rating
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Rating 1344.9
K-factor 32
Floor 983.8
Highest 1483.8 (2018-10-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 110.7
Rating Graph
Tournaments
# Tournament Type Start End Host Rounds Rating Games Score Perform Rat+/- Details
1 CTCF Women's Championship 2026 (Intermediate) Classical 2026-09-24 2026-09-27 Cape Town (WCT) 6 1450.3 6 5 1582.3 26.4 Details
2 CTCF League 2026 (B) Classical 2026-08-01 2026-09-20 Cape Town (WCT) 11 1450.3 9 3.5 1390.7 -21.3 Details
3 CTCF League 2026 (D) Classical 2026-08-01 2026-09-20 Cape Town (WCT) 11 1450.3 1 0 1021 -13 Details
# Tournament Type Start End Host Rounds Rating Games Score Perform Rat+/- Details
1 UWC Chess Club Open Rapid 2nd Edition 2026 (B) Rapid 2026-08-29 2026-08-29 Cape Town (WCT) 6 1470.7 6 2.5 1279.5 -20.4 Details
2 Western Cape Women's Championship 2026 (Intermediate) Standard 2026-08-09 2026-08-10 West Coast (WCU) 5 1470.7 5 4 1701.6 37.7 Details
3 South African Open Championship 2026 (Advanced) Classical 2026-06-28 2026-07-05 Cape Town (WCT) 9 1474.6 8 1.5 1308.9 -41.6 Details
4 CTCF Open Championship 2026 (Intermediate) Classical 2026-06-13 2026-06-14 Cape Town (WCT) 6 1537.5 6 3 1275.2 -51.3 Details
5 Elsies River Chess Club Rapid Chess Championship 2026 (Advanced) Rapid 2026-06-07 2026-06-07 Cape Town (WCT) 6 1537.5 6 2 1429.9 -11.6 Details
6 Four Seasons Chess Club Autumn Slam 2026 (Advanced) Rapid 2026-05-16 2026-05-16 Cape Town (WCT) 6 1558.4 5 2 1396 -12 Details
7 Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (C) Classical 2026-04-25 2026-04-30 Cape Town (WCT) 9 1558.4 9 5.5 1530.9 -8.9 Details
8 Hermanus Chess Club Open 2026 (Championship) Rapid 2026-04-18 2026-04-18 Overberg (WOS) 7 1551.9 7 2.5 1666.6 6.5 Details
9 Cape Winelands Open Rapid 2026 (Advanced) Rapid 2026-03-14 2026-03-14 Cape Winelands (WCW) 6 1556.4 6 3.5 1506.9 -4.5 Details
10 Four Seasons Summer Slam 2025 (Intermediate) Rapid 2025-12-10 2025-12-10 Cape Town (WCT) 6 1557.9 6 3.5 1545.6 -0.8 Details
11 Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (B) Classical 2025-07-26 2025-09-27 Cape Town (WCT) 11 1620.1 10 3.5 1405 -44.4 Details
12 Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (C) Classical 2025-07-26 2025-09-27 Cape Town (WCT) 11 1620.1 0 0 0 0 Details
13 Cape Winelands Open 2025 (Championship) Standard 2025-07-19 2025-07-20 Cape Winelands (WCW) 6 1643 6 1.5 1511.4 -16.4 Details
14 West Coast And Mykonos Open 2025 (Elite) Standard 2025-05-02 2025-05-04 West Coast (WCU) 6 1444.7 1 1 2021.9 12 Details
15 West Coast And Mykonos Open 2025 (Open) Standard 2025-05-02 2025-05-04 West Coast (WCU) 6 1444.7 6 4 1587.3 19 Details
16 Rylib Autumn Slam 2025 (Intermediate) Rapid 2025-04-26 2025-04-26 Cape Town (WCT) 6 1436 5 3 1541.5 5.5 Details
17 Cape Town Open Chess Festival 2025 (B) Standard 2025-03-22 2025-03-23 Cape Town (WCT) 6 1468.2 6 2 1314 -20.5 Details
18 Cape Town Masters Challenge 2025 (Advanced) Classical 2025-01-06 2025-01-11 Cape Town (WCT) 9 1444.3 9 5 1513.5 13.8 Details
19 Rylib Summer Slam 2024 (Intermediate) Rapid 2024-12-03 2024-12-03 Cape Town (WCT) 6 1424.3 6 4 1639.7 14.3 Details
20 Spring Slam 2024 (A) Rapid 2024-10-05 2024-10-05 Cape Town (WCT) 6 1437.5 6 1 1285.8 -9.4 Details
21 CT League 2024 (B) Classical 2024-07-20 2024-09-07 Cape Town (WCT) 11 1437.8 8 3 1296.8 -21.6 Details
22 CT League 2024 (C) Classical 2024-07-20 2024-09-07 Cape Town (WCT) 11 1437.8 2 2 1927.5 21.4 Details
23 Rylib Winter Slam 2024 (Championship) Rapid 2024-06-19 2024-06-19 Cape Town (WCT) 6 1446.4 6 2 1432.3 -0.9 Details
24 Cape Town Chess Federation Closed Chess Championships 2024 (B) Classical 2024-06-14 2024-06-17 Cape Town (WCT) 7 1446.4 6 1.5 1413.7 -5.2 Details
25 Hermanus Chess Club Open 2024 (Intermediate) Rapid 2024-04-20 2024-04-20 Overberg (WOS) 7 1445 7 5 1461.8 1 Details
26 Cape Town Open Chess Championship 2024 (Advanced) Standard 2024-03-15 2024-03-17 Cape Town (WCT) 6 1428.2 6 3 1520.7 12 Details
27 Cape of Good Hope Open Chess Tournament 2024 (Advanced) Standard 2024-02-17 2024-02-17 Cape Town (WCT) 6 1414.3 6 3 1495.8 10 Details
28 WP Club League 2023 (B) Classical 2023-07-29 2023-09-09 Cape Town (WCT) 11 1380.1 7 4.5 1525 24.6 Details
29 Rylib Chess Winter Slam 2023 (B) Rapid 2023-07-06 2023-07-06 Cape Town (WCT) 6 1369.7 6 3 1393.3 1.5 Details
30 Cape Winelands Open 2023 (Advanced) Standard 2023-07-22 2023-07-23 Cape Winelands (WCW) 6 1369.7 6 2.5 1421.7 6.3 Details
31 GPCA Rapid 2023 (Advanced) Rapid 2023-06-24 2023-06-24 Cape Town (WCT) 7 1371.4 7 3 1354.1 -1.1 Details
32 Steinitz Open 2023 (D) Rapid 2023-05-27 2023-05-27 Cape Town (WCT) 6 1371.7 5 3 1358.5 -0.3 Details
33 Casuarina International 2023 (Rapid) Rapid 2023-03-11 2023-03-12 Cape Town (WCT) 6 1375.4 6 2 1270.5 -6.6 Details
34 Casuarina International 2023 (Blitz) Blitz 2023-03-11 2023-03-11 Cape Town (WCT) 9 1375.4 9 2 1184.9 -7.1 Details
35 Cape Town Open 2023 (Advanced) Standard 2023-03-24 2023-03-26 Cape Town (WCT) 6 1375.4 0 0 0 0 Details
36 Cape Town Open 2023 (Rapid) Rapid 2023-03-26 2023-03-26 Cape Town (WCT) 6 1375.4 6 4 1518.4 11 Details
37 Cape of Good Hope Open 2023 (Advanced) Standard 2023-01-28 2023-01-29 Cape Town (WCT) 6 1359.3 6 3 1451.5 11.2 Details
38 Summer Slam 2022 (A) Rapid 2022-12-13 2022-12-13 Cape Town (WCT) 6 1373.8 5 1 1193.3 -10.5 Details
39 Western Cape Club Championship 2022 (Tier 2) Standard 2022-10-07 2022-10-09 Cape Town (WCT) 6 1398.2 6 2.5 1321.9 -9.2 Details
40 2022 Western Province Club League (Premier) Classical 2022-08-20 2022-10-01 Cape Town (WCT) 11 1398.2 1 0 1111.8 -7.6 Details
41 2022 Western Province Club League (B) Classical 2022-08-20 2022-10-01 Cape Town (WCT) 11 1398.2 6 2 1372.4 -0.8 Details
42 South African Open 2022 (B) Classical 2022-07-09 2022-07-17 Cape Town (WCT) 11 1393.4 11 6.5 1403.5 3.6 Details
43 WP Closed 2022 (C) Standard 2022-06-17 2022-06-17 Cape Town (WCT) 6 1411 6 2 1317.5 -12.4 Details
44 Steinitz Open 2022 (B) Standard 2022-05-20 2022-05-22 Cape Town (WCT) 6 1394.2 6 3 1396 0.2 Details
45 2022 South African Closed Chess Championships (Senior) Classical 2022-05-07 2022-05-14 Chess South Africa (CSA) 9 1394.2 9 3.5 1454.8 11.6 Details
46 CTCA Rapid Masters @ Claremont Chess Club 2022 (Open) Rapid 2022-03-21 2022-03-21 Cape Town (WCT) 6 1387.4 6 3 1478.5 5 Details
47 Kraaifontein Open 2022 (Advanced) Standard 2022-01-07 2022-01-09 Cape Town (WCT) 6 1366.9 6 3 1505.2 18.2 Details
48 2022 Cape Of Good Hope Open (Advanced) Standard 2022-01-28 2022-01-30 Cape Town (WCT) 6 1366.9 6 2.5 1342.2 -3.4 Details
49 Summer Slam 2021 (Championship) Rapid 2021-12-13 2021-12-13 Cape Town (WCT) 7 1347.4 7 3 1563.2 14 Details
50 Western Cape Closed 2021 (Prestige) Standard 2021-09-24 2021-09-26 Cape Winelands (WCW) 6 1365.7 6 2 1262 -12.8 Details
Game statistics ( )
Games 0
Wins 0
Draws 0
Losses 0
White 0
Black 0
White wins 0
Black wins 0
Score 0
Percent 0
Dp 0
AOR 0
Performance 0
Game statistics ()
Games 74
Wins 29
Draws 12
Losses 33
White 36
Black 38
White wins 15
Black wins 14
Score 35
Percent 47.3
Dp -23
AOR 1474.1
Performance 1451.1
Game statistics (History)
Games 442
Wins 171
Draws 53
Losses 218
White 208
Black 234
White wins 90
Black wins 81
Score 197.5
Percent 44.7
Dp -45.2
AOR 1467.3
Performance 1422.1
Rankings (Main)
National
Overall 2675
Gender 2298
Age group 149
Gender/Age 149
Provincial
Overall 807
Gender 662
Age group 57
Gender/Age 57
Regional
Overall 420
Gender 359
Age group 44
Gender/Age 44
Rankings (Standard)
National
Overall 2320
Gender 1972
Age group 129
Gender/Age 129
Provincial
Overall 668
Gender 534
Age group 49
Gender/Age 49
Regional
Overall 366
Gender 307
Age group 39
Gender/Age 39
Rankings (Rapid)
National
Overall 821
Gender 726
Age group 56
Gender/Age 56
Provincial
Overall 386
Gender 337
Age group 28
Gender/Age 28
Regional
Overall 174
Gender 162
Age group 16
Gender/Age 16
Rankings (Blitz)
National
Overall -1
Gender -1
Age group -1
Gender/Age -1
Provincial
Overall -1
Gender -1
Age group -1
Gender/Age -1
Regional
Overall -1
Gender -1
Age group -1
Gender/Age -1
Performance ( )
Games 0
Score 0
Percent 0
Aor 0
Dp 0
Prat 0
Performance ()
Games 74
Score 35
Percent 47.3
Aor 1474.1
Dp -23
Prat 1451.1
Performance (12 months)
Games 80
Score 38.5
Percent 48.1
Aor 1474.2
Dp -15.9
Prat 1458.2
Performance (History)
Games 442
Score 197.5
Percent 44.7
Aor 1467.3
Dp -45.2
Prat 1422.1
Top 5 opponents most often played
Type # Opponent Games White Black First tournament Last tournament Details
Overall 1 Willenberg, GI (Glen Ivan) 4 3 1 2019 Western Province League (Premier) Cape Town Open 2023 (Rapid) Details
Overall 2 Adams, K (Keenan) 4 2 2 2020 Cape Of Good Hope Open (Prestige) Cape of Good Hope Open 2023 (Advanced) Details
Overall 3 Schuller, A (Ashley Marlon) 4 1 3 2019 Western Cape Club Championship (A+B) Cape Town Masters Challenge 2025 (Advanced) Details
Overall 4 Jacobs, B (Brandon Lee) 3 1 2 Crossroads Open Chess Championship 2018 (B) Summer Slam 2022 (A) Details
Overall 5 Cunningham, L (Lezerick) 3 2 1 Western Cape Club Championship 2022 (Tier 2) Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (C) Details
Standard 1 Ohlson, C (Cecil) 3 1 2 2018 Western Province League (Premier) 2022 South African Closed Chess Championships (Senior) Details
Standard 2 Baruch, L (Liam) 3 0 3 2019 Western Province League (C) 2020 Western Province Open (Elite) Details
Standard 3 Cunningham, L (Lezerick) 3 2 1 Western Cape Club Championship 2022 (Tier 2) Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (C) Details
Standard 4 Schuller, A (Ashley Marlon) 3 1 2 2019 Western Cape Club Championship (A+B) Cape Town Masters Challenge 2025 (Advanced) Details
Standard 5 Adams, K (Keenan) 3 2 1 2020 Cape Of Good Hope Open (Prestige) Cape of Good Hope Open 2023 (Advanced) Details
Rapid 1 Willenberg, GI (Glen Ivan) 3 3 0 Summer Slam 2021 (Championship) Cape Town Open 2023 (Rapid) Details
Rapid 2 Maxwell, CP (Christian Paul) 3 2 1 Eldo Smart Memorial Rapid Tournament 2018 Elsies River Chess Club Rapid Chess Championship 2026 (Advanced) Details
Rapid 3 Hartley, A (Ameen) 2 0 2 Four Seasons Summer Slam 2025 (Intermediate) Four Seasons Chess Club Autumn Slam 2026 (Advanced) Details
Rapid 4 Vermeulen, L (Leonardus) 2 1 1 Summer Slam 2022 (A) Steinitz Open 2023 (D) Details
Rapid 5 Willenberg, A (Athon) 2 0 2 Eldo Smart Memorial Rapid Tournament 2018 Elsies River Chess Club Rapid Chess Championship 2026 (Advanced) Details