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GM Alonso Zapata

Full name

Alonso Zapata

Born

1/1/1958 (age 66)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Colombia

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, Sozin Attack (37 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Pelikán and Sveshnikov, Chelyabinsk Variation (33 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, Sozin, Flank Variation (27 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Dragon, Classical Variation (23 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, Classical Variation (20 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (88 games)

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation (56 games)

Sicilian Defense: Kan, Modern Variation (48 games)

King's Indian Defense: Normal, Fianchetto, Karlsbad, Panno Variation (44 games)

Sicilian Defense: Kan, Knight Variation (44 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Alonso Zapata (2313) Carter Peatman (2022)	1-0	64	2024
Alonso Zapata (2311) Antonio Padron (1890)	1-0	54	2024
Alonso Zapata (2311) Anthony Parker (1966)	1-0	37	2024
Alonso Zapata (2311) Sabina-Francesca Foisor (2220)	1-0	51	2024
Alonso Zapata (2295) Karol Valentina Finley Rosero (1823)	1-0	26	2024
Alonso Zapata (2399) Jacobo Suarez Flores (1779)	1-0	35	2024
Alonso Zapata (2399) David Jaramillo Daza (1801)	1-0	73	2024
Alonso Zapata (2399) Carlos Daniel Nunez Rudas (1963)	1-0	35	2024
Alonso Zapata (2399) Julian Estrada Nieto (2224)	1-0	40	2024
Alonso Zapata (2295) Natasha Morales Santos (1977)	1-0	40	2024

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