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IM Nelson Gamboa

Nelson Gamboa
Full name
Nelson Gamboa
Born
1962 (age 64)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Colombia
Profiles
#
World Ranking
2263
Classical
2236
Rapid
2249
Blitz

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Closed Sicilian Defense: Grand Prix Attack (13 games)
Closed Sicilian Defense (9 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, Classical Variation (4 games)
Benoni Defense (4 games)
Benko Gambit Half-Accepted: Pawn Return Variation (4 games)
Black Pieces
Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (7 games)
Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo, Fianchetto Variation (6 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Pelikán and Sveshnikov Variations (6 games)
Dutch Defense: Raphael Variation (5 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Pelikán and Sveshnikov, Chelyabinsk Variation (5 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Nelson Gamboa (2303)
Jeronimo Becker Newmark (1812)
1-0 24 2024
Nelson Gamboa (2303)
Ingris Rivera (2113)
1-0 39 2024
Nelson Gamboa (2303)
Juan Manuel Garcia (1912)
1-0 6 2024
Nelson Gamboa (2256)
Jesus Eduardo Sandoval (1919)
1-0 61 2024
Nelson Gamboa (2303)
Gabriela Vargas (2031)
0-1 52 2024
Nelson Gamboa (2256)
Gabriel Garmendia Vega (1967)
0-1 31 2024
Nelson Gamboa (2256)
Sara Moncada Correa (2002)
0-1 71 2024
Nelson Gamboa (2303)
Nicolas Duran Cardoso (1759)
½-½ 68 2024
Oscar Humberto Ardila (1974)
Nelson Gamboa (2303)
1-0 54 2024
Esteban Alb Valderrama Quiceno (2511)
Nelson Gamboa (2256)
1-0 57 2024
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