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FM Ilir Karkanaqe

Full name

Ilir Karkanaqe

Born

Jan 1, 1953 (age 70)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Albania

Retired

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

King's Indian Defense: Sämisch, Normal Defense (3 games)

Réti Opening: Black Mustang Defense (2 games)

Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical, Furman Variation with 7.Qe2 (1 games)

Indian Game: East Indian, Przepiórka Variation (1 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Catalan Opening (1 games)

Black Pieces

Indian Game: Yusupov-Rubinstein System (2 games)

Petrov's Defense: Classical, Nimzowitsch Attack (2 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Accelerated Dragon, Modern Variation (2 games)

English Opening: Neo-Catalan Defense (2 games)

Petrov's Defense: Classical, Cochrane, Center Variation (1 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Ilir Karkanaqe (2377) Robert Adamcik (2046)	1-0	54	2011
Ilir Karkanaqe (2377) Astrit Zymberi (2175)	½-½	6	2010
Ilir Karkanaqe (2377) Mark van der Werf (2432)	½-½	36	2010
Ilir Karkanaqe (2382) Nikola Djukic (2503)	0-1	86	2009
Ilir Karkanaqe (2382) Joachim Thomassen (2332)	½-½	63	2009
Ilir Karkanaqe (2382) Mikhail M Ivanov (2459)	0-1	36	2009
Ilir Karkanaqe (2382) Vidmantas Malisauskas (2483)	0-1	29	2009
Ilir Karkanaqe (2383) Jon Viktor Gunnarsson (2430)	0-1	46	2008
Ilir Karkanaqe (2383) Ante Brkic (2558)	½-½	28	2008
Ilir Karkanaqe (2383) Kim Pilgaard (2438)	½-½	99	2008

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