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GM Yona Kosashvili

Yona Kosashvili
Full name
Yona Kosashvili
Born
1970 (age 56)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Israel
Retired
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Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation (17 games)
French Defense: Exchange Variation (7 games)
Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Closed, Yates, Bogoljubov Variation (7 games)
Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo, Fianchetto Variation (5 games)
Indian Game: Knights Variation, East Indian Defense (5 games)
Black Pieces
Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Keres Variation (10 games)
Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Closed, Keres, Keres Defense (7 games)
Bogo-Indian Defense: Vītoliņš Variation (7 games)
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation (7 games)
Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Variation (6 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Yona Kosashvili (2529)
Kiril Georgiev (2668)
1-0 60 2012
Yona Kosashvili (2529)
Alexei Shirov (2718)
0-1 39 2012
Victor Bologan (2695)
Yona Kosashvili (2529)
1-0 51 2012
Tamir Nabaty (2563)
Yona Kosashvili (2520)
0-1 52 2012
Yehuda Gruenfeld (2480)
Yona Kosashvili (2520)
0-1 59 2011
Yona Kosashvili (2521)
Igor Bitensky (2406)
1-0 62 2010
Yona Kosashvili (2521)
Konstantin Z Lerner (2538)
1-0 67 2010
Yona Kosashvili (2521)
Ido Porat (2441)
½-½ 51 2010
Eliahu Shvidler (2413)
Yona Kosashvili (2522)
½-½ 53 2008
Yona Kosashvili (2527)
Ronen Lev (2443)
1-0 39 2003
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