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WGM Maria Manakova

Full name

Maria Manakova

Born

1/1/1974 (age 50)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Serbia

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (15 games)

Sicilian Defense: McDonnell Attack (13 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, Opočenský, Traditional Line (12 games)

Scotch Game: Classical, Intermezzo Variation (11 games)

Modern Defense: Standard Line (10 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Pelikán and Sveshnikov, Chelyabinsk Variation (22 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Pelikán and Sveshnikov Variations (20 games)

Alapin Sicilian Defense (15 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Löwenthal, Kalashnikov Variation (14 games)

Closed Sicilian Defense: Traditional Line (12 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Maria Manakova (2148) Nino Batsiashvili (2445)	1-0	47	2024
Maria Manakova (2148) Michalina Rudzinska (2302)	1-0	49	2024
Maria Manakova (2185) Savitha Shri B (2348)	1-0	92	2024
Maria Manakova (2185) Laura Rogule (2266)	1-0	44	2024
Maria Manakova (2148) Yuliia Osmak (2459)	0-1	47	2024
Maria Manakova (2185) Nino Batsiashvili (2467)	0-1	31	2024
Maria Manakova (2185) Yuliia Osmak (2465)	0-1	64	2024
Maria Manakova (2148) Zsoka Gaal (2356)	½-½	100	2024
Maria Manakova (2168) Irina Chelushkina (2235)	1-0	29	2023
Maria Manakova (2168) Irina Chelushkina (2235)	0-1	41	2023

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