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Sheldon, MB (Matthew Benedict)
Chess SA id
189034386FIDE id
?Date of birth
1989-11-08 (Adult)Gender
MaleRegion
Cape Winelands (WCW)Citizen
RSATitles
Chess SA registered
NoLast active game
2019-09-07Personal details last changed
1900-01-01Junior GPX Games
Junior GPX Points
| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 1478.3 | 1519.7 | 1312.5 | 1307.8 |
| Raw rating | 1478.3 | 1519.7 | 1312.5 | 1307.8 |
| Weighted rating | 1478.2 | 1519.5 | 1312.5 | 1307.8 |
| Weighted performance | 130.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Floor | 978.3 | 1019.7 | 812.5 | 807.8 |
| K-factor | 32 | 32 | 36 | 36 |
| Min/Max rating change allowed | 111.5 | 105.2 | 141.3 | 142.2 |
| Highest rating | 1633.42018-02-01 | 1633.82018-02-01 | 1348.82019-01-01 | 1307.82018-09-01 |
| Highest raw rating | 1478.32024-02-01 | 1519.72024-02-01 | 1312.52024-02-01 | 1307.82024-02-01 |
| Highest weighted rating | 1477.32025-08-01 | 1517.72025-08-01 | 1312.42025-08-01 | 1307.82018-09-01 |
| Highest weighted performance | 1633.42018-02-01 | 1633.82018-02-01 | 1348.82019-01-01 | 12002024-02-01 |
| Prediction | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
| Rating change | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New rating | 1478.3 | 1519.7 | 1312.5 | 1307.8 |
| Analysis | ||||
| Rating | 1478.3 | 1519.7 | 1312.5 | 1307.8 |
| Raw rating | 1478.3 | 1519.7 | 1312.5 | 1307.8 |
| Weighted rating | 1478.2 | 1519.5 | 1312.5 | |
| Weighted performance | 130.8 | 0 | 0 | |
| K-factor | 32 | 32 | 36 | 36 |
| Floor | 978.3 | 1019.7 | 812.5 | 807.8 |
| Max/Min rating change allowed | 111.5 | 105.2 | 141.3 | 142.2 |
| Games | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Score | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Expected score | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Score-Expected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Temp raw +/- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final raw +/- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New raw rating | 1478.3 | 1519.7 | 1312.5 | 1307.8 |
| New weighted rating | 1478.3 | 1519.7 | 1312.5 | 1307.8 |
| New weighted performance | 122.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Temp new rating | 1478.3 | 1519.7 | 1312.5 | 1307.8 |
| Temp new rating +/- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final new rating +/- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New rating | 1478.3 | 1519.7 | 1312.5 | 1307.8 |
| New K-factor | 32 | 32 | 36 | 36 |
| New floor | 978.3 | 1019.7 | 812.5 | 807.8 |
| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| History | 89 | 58 | 24 | 7 |
| Games since | |||||||||||||||||
| Main0 | Standard0 | Rapid0 | Blitz0 | ||||||||||||||
| Gender | Male | ||||||||||||||||
| Age group | Adult | ||||||||||||||||
| Region | Cape Winelands (WCW) | ||||||||||||||||
| Province | Western Cape (WC) | ||||||||||||||||
| Main | RSA | Province | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Overall | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Male | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Adult | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Adult Male | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Standard | RSA | Province | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Overall | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Male | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Adult | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Adult Male | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Rapid | RSA | Province | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Overall | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Male | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Adult | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Adult Male | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Blitz | RSA | Province | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Overall | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Male | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Adult | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Adult Male | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Games | Score | % | Dp | AvgOpp | Performance | |
| Main | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Standard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rapid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blitz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Games | Score | % | Dp | AvgOpp | Performance | |
| Main | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Standard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rapid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blitz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| History | ||||||
| Games | Score | % | Dp | AvgOpp | Performance | |
| Main | 38 | 20.5 | 53.95 | 33.6 | 1449.9 | 1483.4 |
| Standard | 32 | 18 | 56.25 | 53.1 | 1452 | 1505.1 |
| Rapid | 6 | 2.5 | 41.67 | -70.8 | 1438.5 | 1367.7 |
| Blitz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
| 2025-11-01 | 1478.3 | 1519.7 | 1312.5 | 1307.8 |
| 2025-09-30 | 1478.3 | 1519.7 | 1312.5 | 1307.8 |
| 2025-09-01 | 1478.3 | 1519.7 | 1312.5 | 1307.8 |
| 2025-08-01 | 1478.3 | 1519.7 | 1312.5 | 1307.8 |
| 2025-07-01 | 1478.3 | 1519.7 | 1312.5 | 1307.8 |
| 2025-06-01 | 1478.3 | 1519.7 | 1312.5 | 1307.8 |
| 2025-05-01 | 1478.3 | 1519.7 | 1312.5 | 1307.8 |
| 2025-04-01 | 1478.3 | 1519.7 | 1312.5 | 1307.8 |
| 2025-03-01 | 1478.3 | 1519.7 | 1312.5 | 1307.8 |
| 2025-02-01 | 1478.3 | 1519.7 | 1312.5 | 1307.8 |
| 2025-01-01 | 1478.3 | 1519.7 | 1312.5 | 1307.8 |
| 2024-12-01 | 1478.3 | 1519.7 | 1312.5 | 1307.8 |
| 2024-11-01 | 1478.3 | 1519.7 | 1312.5 | 1307.8 |
| 2024-10-01 | 1478.3 | 1519.7 | 1312.5 | 1307.8 |
| 2024-09-01 | 1478.3 | 1519.7 | 1312.5 | 1307.8 |
| 2024-08-01 | 1478.3 | 1519.7 | 1312.5 | 1307.8 |
| 2024-07-01 | 1478.3 | 1519.7 | 1312.5 | 1307.8 |
| 2024-09-01 | 1478.3 | 1519.7 | 1312.5 | 1307.8 |
| 2024-05-01 | 1478.3 | 1519.7 | 1312.5 | 1307.8 |
| 2024-04-01 | 1478.3 | 1519.7 | 1312.5 | 1307.8 |
| 2024-03-01 | 1478.3 | 1519.7 | 1312.5 | 1307.8 |
| 2024-02-01 | 1478.3 | 1519.7 | 1312.5 | 1307.8 |
| 2024-01-01 | 1478.3 | 1519.7 | 1312.5 | 1307.8 |
| 2023-12-01 | 1448.1 | 1460.1 | 1309.6 | 1307.8 |
Comming soon.
Tournaments
| # | Tournament | Start | End | Type | Host | Rounds | Games | Score | Cfr | Analysis |
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| # | Tournament | Start | End | Type | Host | Rounds | Games | Score | Cfr | Analysis |
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Last 500 tournaments since 01 January 2018
| # | Tournament | Start | End | Type | Host | Rounds | Games | Score | Cfr | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019 Western Province League (B) | 2019-07-27 | 2019-09-07 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 11 | 3 | 2.5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 2 | Drakenstein Dragons Rapid 2019 (Open) | 2019-01-19 | 2019-01-19 | Rapid | Cape Winelands (WCW) | 6 | 6 | 2.5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 3 | 2018 Western Province League (B) | 2018-08-04 | 2018-09-15 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 11 | 7 | 4 | Yes | Analysis |
| 4 | Paul Roos Open Championship 2018 (A) | 2018-09-21 | 2018-09-23 | Standard | Cape Winelands (WCW) | 6 | 5 | 2 | Yes | Analysis |
| 5 | 2018 Western Province Open (Prestige) | 2018-03-02 | 2018-03-04 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 5 | 1 | Yes | Analysis |
| 6 | PHBS Rememberance Tournament 2018 (Open) | 2018-02-23 | 2018-02-24 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 6 | 4.5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 7 | 2018 Cape of Good Hope Open Chess Championships (Prestige) | 2018-01-26 | 2018-01-28 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 6 | 4 | Yes | Analysis |
Top 3 Streaks
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | TournamentDrakenstein Dragons Rapid 2019 | Tournament2019 Western Province League | ||||||
| date2019-01-19 | rnd6 | typeRapid | result0.5 | date2019-09-07 | rnd11 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentJacobs, DE (Darryl) | OpponentHugh, S (Schaine) | ||||||||
| 2 | 3 | Tournament2018 Western Province League | Tournament2018 Western Province League | ||||||
| date2018-08-04 | rnd1 | typeStandard | result1 | date2018-08-11 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentFarao, F (Franco) | OpponentSteenkamp, E (Eugene) | ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | TournamentPHBS Rememberance Tournament 2018 | TournamentPHBS Rememberance Tournament 2018 | ||||||
| date2018-02-24 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result1 | date2018-02-24 | rnd6 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentWolff, UH (Ulrich) | OpponentHlakula, T (Thando) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Tournament2019 Western Province League | Tournament2019 Western Province League | ||||||
| date2019-07-27 | rnd1 | typeStandard | result0.5 | date2019-09-07 | rnd11 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentMasama, BT (Bruce) | OpponentHugh, S (Schaine) | ||||||||
| 2 | 3 | Tournament2018 Western Province League | Tournament2018 Western Province League | ||||||
| date2018-08-04 | rnd1 | typeStandard | result1 | date2018-08-11 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentFarao, F (Franco) | OpponentSteenkamp, E (Eugene) | ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | TournamentPHBS Rememberance Tournament 2018 | TournamentPHBS Rememberance Tournament 2018 | ||||||
| date2018-02-24 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result1 | date2018-02-24 | rnd6 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentWolff, UH (Ulrich) | OpponentHlakula, T (Thando) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | TournamentDrakenstein Dragons Rapid 2019 | TournamentDrakenstein Dragons Rapid 2019 | ||||||
| date2019-01-19 | rnd6 | typeRapid | result0.5 | date2019-01-19 | rnd6 | typeRapid | result0.5 | ||
| OpponentJacobs, DE (Darryl) | OpponentJacobs, DE (Darryl) | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | TournamentDrakenstein Dragons Rapid 2019 | TournamentDrakenstein Dragons Rapid 2019 | ||||||
| date2019-01-19 | rnd4 | typeRapid | result1 | date2019-01-19 | rnd4 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentCrotz, G (Greagan) | OpponentCrotz, G (Greagan) | ||||||||
| 3 | 1 | TournamentDrakenstein Dragons Rapid 2019 | TournamentDrakenstein Dragons Rapid 2019 | ||||||
| date2019-01-19 | rnd2 | typeRapid | result1 | date2019-01-19 | rnd2 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentFrans, J (Johannes) | OpponentFrans, J (Johannes) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | TournamentPHBS Rememberance Tournament 2018 | TournamentPHBS Rememberance Tournament 2018 | ||||||
| date2018-02-24 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result1 | date2018-02-24 | rnd6 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentWolff, UH (Ulrich) | OpponentHlakula, T (Thando) | ||||||||
| 2 | 3 | Tournament2018 Cape of Good Hope Open Chess Championships | Tournament2018 Cape of Good Hope Open Chess Championships | ||||||
| date2018-01-27 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result1 | date2018-01-27 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentBooysen, C (Conwill) | OpponentBoyisi, A (Aaron) | ||||||||
| 3 | 2 | Tournament2019 Western Province League | Tournament2019 Western Province League | ||||||
| date2019-07-27 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result1 | date2019-09-07 | rnd11 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentKedama, S (Sandiso) | OpponentHugh, S (Schaine) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | TournamentPHBS Rememberance Tournament 2018 | TournamentPHBS Rememberance Tournament 2018 | ||||||
| date2018-02-24 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result1 | date2018-02-24 | rnd6 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentWolff, UH (Ulrich) | OpponentHlakula, T (Thando) | ||||||||
| 2 | 3 | Tournament2018 Cape of Good Hope Open Chess Championships | Tournament2018 Cape of Good Hope Open Chess Championships | ||||||
| date2018-01-27 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result1 | date2018-01-27 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentBooysen, C (Conwill) | OpponentBoyisi, A (Aaron) | ||||||||
| 3 | 2 | Tournament2019 Western Province League | Tournament2019 Western Province League | ||||||
| date2019-07-27 | rnd2 | typeStandard | result1 | date2019-09-07 | rnd11 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentKedama, S (Sandiso) | OpponentHugh, S (Schaine) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | TournamentDrakenstein Dragons Rapid 2019 | TournamentDrakenstein Dragons Rapid 2019 | ||||||
| date2019-01-19 | rnd4 | typeRapid | result1 | date2019-01-19 | rnd4 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentCrotz, G (Greagan) | OpponentCrotz, G (Greagan) | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | TournamentDrakenstein Dragons Rapid 2019 | TournamentDrakenstein Dragons Rapid 2019 | ||||||
| date2019-01-19 | rnd2 | typeRapid | result1 | date2019-01-19 | rnd2 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentFrans, J (Johannes) | OpponentFrans, J (Johannes) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Top 10 opponents most often played
| # | Opponent | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gms | Score | Dp | Gms | Score | Dp | Gms | Score | Dp | Gms | Score | Dp | ||
| Aor | Prat | Aor | Prat | Aor | Prat | Aor | Prat | ||||||
| 1 | Pick ,DD (Deon Derick) | 2 | 0.5 | -212.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1795.8 | 1583.3 | 1855 | 1795.8 | 1795.7 | 1370.8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | Hlakula ,T (Thando) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1160.8 | 1585.8 | 1152.4 | 1585.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | Wolff ,UH (Ulrich Helmut) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1436 | 1861 | 1437.9 | 1861 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | Mbendeni ,S (Siyakudumisa Kenneth) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1200 | 1625 | 1200 | 1625 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | Van Loggerenberg ,SE (Sean) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1101 | 676 | 1101 | 676 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | Felix ,E (Ethon) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1582.4 | 2007.4 | 1580.1 | 2007.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | Nkuna ,M (Mchuchisi) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1671.3 | 1246.3 | 1672.4 | 1246.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | Klein ,G (Gerdener) | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1482.7 | 1482.7 | 1482.7 | 1482.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | Kedama ,S (Sandiso) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1610.8 | 2035.8 | 1613 | 2035.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 10 | Carelse ,JC (Jarred Crane) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1580.2 | 1155.2 | 1581.4 | 1155.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Norms
| # | Norm | Tournament | Start | End | Rounds | Games | Score | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|

