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FM Eric Peterson

Full name

Eric Peterson

Born

1/1/1958 (age 66)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Slovakia

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Alapin Sicilian Defense (15 games)

Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted (6 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Closed, Center Attack (4 games)

Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Declined, Push Variation (4 games)

French Defense: Normal Variation (2 games)

Black Pieces

French Defense: Tarrasch, Open, Delayed Exchange, Main Line (9 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch, Main Line (4 games)

French Defense: Winawer Variation (3 games)

Queen's Pawn Opening: Zukertort Variation (3 games)

French Defense: Winawer, Advance Variation (3 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Eric Peterson (2235) Pavol Sedlacek (2231)	½-½	23	2014
Eric Peterson (2227) Igor Malakhov (2454)	0-1	36	2014
Eric Peterson (2193) Pavol Pcola (2390)	0-1	43	2014
Eric Peterson (2229) Dietmar Kolbus (2300)	½-½	43	2014
Eric Peterson (2229) Natalia Kareva (2108)	½-½	102	2014
Eric Peterson (2193) Ivan Valent (2214)	½-½	12	2014
Eric Peterson (2186) Mikulas Manik (2390)	½-½	9	2014
Eric Peterson (2229) Viktor Tchernyi (2191)	1-0	62	2014
Eric Peterson (2229) Przemyslaw Piotrowski (2013)	1-0	30	2014
Eric Peterson (2239) Benjamin Gledura (2421)	1-0	14	2013

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