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IM Michael A Rahal

Full name

Michael A Rahal

Born

1/1/1970 (age 54)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Spain

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Prins Variation (8 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (7 games)

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (5 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind Formation (5 games)

Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation (5 games)

Black Pieces

French Defense: Exchange Variation (11 games)

French Defense: Tarrasch, Closed, Main Line (11 games)

Queen's Pawn Opening: Horwitz Defense (6 games)

French Defense: Winawer, Classical Variation (5 games)

Queen's Pawn Opening: Keres Defense (5 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Michael A Rahal (2260) Bernardo Vainzoff Sztokbant (2573)	1-0	63	2023
Michael A Rahal (2331) Jose Antonio Garrido Diaz (2300)	½-½	64	2023
Michael A Rahal (2312) Vladimir Demin (2579)	½-½	36	2023
Michael A Rahal Roberto Jorge Escudero	1-0	43	2020
Michael A Rahal Jose Gonzalez Garcia	½-½	74	2020
Michael A Rahal Sergio Romero Calduch	1-0	52	2019
Michael A Rahal (2309) Alejandro Barbero Sendic (2346)	1-0	31	2019
Michael A Rahal (2309) S Romero Calduch (2130)	1-0	52	2019
Michael A Rahal (2309) Francisco Vallejo Pons (2694)	0-1	71	2019
Michael A Rahal (2309) Sergio Garza Marco (2400)	0-1	35	2019

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