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IM Richmond Phiri

Richmond Phiri
Full name
Richmond Phiri
Born
1988 (age 38)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Zambia
Profiles
#3153
World Ranking
2212
Classical
2248
Rapid
2256
Blitz

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Indian Game: Knights Variation (6 games)
Slav Defense (3 games)
Catalan Opening (3 games)
King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (3 games)
Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line, Stoltz Variation (2 games)
Black Pieces
Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon Variation (3 games)
Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Classical, Nimzowitsch Line (3 games)
Sicilian Defense: Kan, Knight Variation (3 games)
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation (2 games)
Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation (2 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Richmond Phiri (2293)
Hannes Stefansson (2541)
½-½ 38 2022
Richmond Phiri (2293)
Sergio Miguel (2274)
1-0 30 2022
Richmond Phiri (2293)
Shin Jingjang (1973)
1-0 29 2022
Lamine Brahami (2189)
Richmond Phiri (2293)
0-1 24 2022
Aryan Tari (2672)
Richmond Phiri (2293)
1-0 42 2022
Jonathan Westerberg (2488)
Richmond Phiri (2293)
1-0 39 2022
Rupert Jones (1766)
Richmond Phiri (2293)
0-1 33 2022
Abdelrahman Hesham (2386)
Richmond Phiri (2293)
0-1 34 2022
Allan Stig Rasmussen (2550)
Richmond Phiri (2293)
½-½ 40 2022
Joseph Xavier Nyambalo (1981)
Richmond Phiri (2293)
½-½ 36 2022
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