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IM Farai Mandizha

Farai Mandizha

Photo: Courtesy of Farai Mandizha.

Full name

Farai Mandizha

Born

1985 (age 40)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Zimbabwe

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Slav Defense (3 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Catalan Opening (3 games)

English Opening: Anglo-Indian, Queen's Indian Formation (3 games)

King's Indian Attack (3 games)

Modern Defense with 1.e4 (3 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly, Venice System (4 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, Opočenský Variation (3 games)

King's Indian Defense: Gligorić System (3 games)

King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Debrecen, Classical Main Line (3 games)

King's Indian Defense: Semi-Averbakh System (2 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Farai Mandizha (2093) Tani Adewumi (2253)	1-0	54	2025
Justus D Williams (2391) Farai Mandizha (2140)	1-0	27	2025
Justus D Williams (2391) Farai Mandizha (2104)	½-½	38	2025
Joshua Colas (2325) Farai Mandizha (2115)	½-½	56	2025
Farai Mandizha (2380) Terry Luo (2333)	1-0	19	2024
Farai Mandizha (2380) Jacob Furfine (2343)	1-0	44	2024
Farai Mandizha (2375) Christophe Sochacki (2468)	1-0	39	2024
Farai Mandizha (2371) Edgardo J Almedina Ortiz (2196)	1-0	21	2024
Farai Mandizha (2371) Jose Rafael Gascon Del Nogal (2454)	1-0	58	2024
Farai Mandizha (2380) Alexander Kaliksteyn (2356)	0-1	43	2024

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