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WIM Natalie Kanakova

Full name

Natalie Kanakova

Born

1/1/1999 (age 25)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Czech Republic

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

English Opening: Agincourt Defense (4 games)

Réti Opening (4 games)

Réti Opening: King's Indian Attack, Symmetrical Defense (4 games)

Scotch Game: Schmidt, Mieses Variation (4 games)

English Opening: Symmetrical, Two Knights, Fianchetto Variation (3 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind Formation (6 games)

Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon Variation (5 games)

Bogo-Indian Defense: Exchange Variation (3 games)

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Reshevsky Variation (2 games)

Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (2 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Natalie Kanakova (2145) Thi Kim Phung Vo (2320)	½-½	56	2024
Natalie Kanakova (2167) ALSANEA,MASHAEL ABDULMOHSEN MOHAMMED	1-0	24	2024
Natalie Kanakova (2167) Liwia Jarocka (2237)	0-1	57	2024
Natalie Kanakova (2145) Divya Deshmukh (2483)	0-1	41	2024
Natalie Kanakova (2145) Marina Gajcin (2253)	0-1	45	2024
Natalie Kanakova (2167) Julia Antolak (2306)	½-½	42	2024
Natalie Kanakova (2169) Mariam Mkrtchyan (2347)	0-1	36	2023
Natalie Kanakova (2169) Olga Zimina (2277)	0-1	39	2023
Natalie Kanakova (2146) Benedict Krause (2409)	½-½	76	2023
Natalie Kanakova (2146) Henk Vedder (2326)	½-½	51	2023

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