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FM Akira Watanabe

Akira Watanabe
Full name
Akira Watanabe
Born
1972 (age 54)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Japan
Profiles
#7947
World Ranking
2206
Classical
2167
Rapid

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Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Slav Defense: Modern, Exchange Variation (3 games)
Benoni Defense: Modern, Knight's Tour Variation (3 games)
Slav Defense (3 games)
Grünfeld Defense: Exchange, Modern Exchange Variation (3 games)
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Hübner Variation (2 games)
Black Pieces
Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line, Meran Variation (3 games)
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Debrecen, Classical Main Line (2 games)
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox, Modern System (2 games)
Sicilian Defense: Keres Variation (2 games)
Sicilian Defense (2 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Akira Watanabe (2311)
Oscar Humberto Ardila (2452)
0-1 33 2026
Akira Watanabe (2225)
Jaroslav Sobek (2170)
1-0 34 2026
Akira Watanabe (2297)
Slawomir Kurpiewski (2269)
1-0 40 2026
Akira Watanabe (2271)
Yidong Chen (2645)
1-0 47 2026
Akira Watanabe (2303)
Zachary Hankun Liu (2624)
1-0 29 2026
Akira Watanabe (2321)
Dimitrios Vazelakis (2014)
1-0 13 2026
Akira Watanabe (2302)
Tyrell Harriott (2479)
1-0 27 2026
Akira Watanabe (2323)
Andrei Olhovik (2741)
0-1 80 2026
Akira Watanabe (2330)
Ioannis Mylonakis (2487)
0-1 32 2026
Akira Watanabe (2304)
Eugene Furman (2098)
1-0 40 2026
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