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WGM Mihaela Sandu

Mihaela Sandu

Photo: Maria Emelianova/Chess.com.

Full name

Mihaela Sandu

Born

1/1/1977 (age 47)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Romania

Rating

Bio

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Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Giuoco Piano Game: Giuoco Pianissimo Variation (19 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, Opočenský, Traditional Line (15 games)

Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov, Modern Variation (15 games)

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (13 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, Classical Variation (12 games)

Black Pieces

Alapin Sicilian Defense (12 games)

King's Indian Defense: Normal, Fianchetto, Karlsbad, Panno Variation (11 games)

King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (9 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Dragon, Classical Variation (9 games)

Indian Game: East Indian, Przepiórka Variation (8 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Mihaela Sandu (2270) Alexia-Ioana Hoanca (1748)	1-0	34	2024
Mihaela Sandu (2270) Andreea-Briana Stanciu (1960)	1-0	29	2024
Mihaela Sandu (2270) Ema Obada (1969)	1-0	51	2024
Mihaela Sandu (2253) Tamila Mashchenko (1970)	1-0	59	2024
Mihaela Sandu (2253) Mariami Janiashvili (1964)	1-0	31	2024
Mihaela Sandu (2246) Anna Kubicka (2292)	1-0	55	2024
Mihaela Sandu (2248) Arlinda Aliu (1780)	1-0	56	2024
Mihaela Sandu (2248) Lela Javakhishvili (2446)	1-0	53	2024
Mihaela Sandu (2248) T H D Niklesha Tharushi (1852)	1-0	48	2024
Mihaela Sandu (2248) Jan Jodilyn Fronda (2165)	1-0	34	2024

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