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IM Joel Cholo B Banawa

Full name

Joel Banawa

Born

1/1/1989 (age 35)‎

Place of birth

Federation

United States

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

English Opening: King's English Variation (7 games)

King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (5 games)

Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line, Stoltz Variation (4 games)

Trompowsky Attack (4 games)

Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Variation (3 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Four Knights, Cobra Variation (5 games)

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Variation (5 games)

Indian Game: London System (4 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Arkhangelsk Variation (3 games)

Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation (3 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Joel Cholo B Banawa (2697) Liwia Jarocka (2477)	1-0	27	2024
Joel Cholo B Banawa (2694) David Haszon (2422)	1-0	27	2024
Joel Cholo B Banawa (2705) Wojciech Smieszek (2464)	0-1	37	2024
Joel Cholo B Banawa (2707) Carlos Sandoval Mercado (2417)	0-1	31	2024
Joel Cholo B Banawa (2691) Boris Abrashkin (2572)	0-1	54	2024
Joel Cholo B Banawa (2414) Miaoyi Lu (2281)	½-½	50	2023
Joel Cholo B Banawa (2404) Ivan Kalajzic (2112)	1-0	29	2021
Joel Cholo B Banawa (2404) Anton Isajevsky (2403)	1-0	64	2021
Joel Cholo B Banawa (2404) Atilla Eynullayev (2347)	1-0	36	2021
Joel Cholo B Banawa (2404) Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant (2380)	1-0	27	2021

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