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IM Rafael Mendoza

Full name

Rafael Mendoza

Born

1/1/1957 (age 67)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Colombia

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Closed Sicilian Defense (8 games)

English Opening: Anglo-Indian, Queen's Knight Variation (5 games)

Ruy López Opening: Cozio Defense (4 games)

Closed Sicilian Defense: Traditional Line (4 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation (4 games)

Black Pieces

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Keres, Flohr-Zaitsev System (8 games)

Italian Game: Two Knights, Modern Bishop's Opening (6 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Closed (5 games)

Bogo-Indian Defense: Wade-Smyslov Variation (4 games)

Sicilian Defense: Kan, Knight Variation (4 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Rafael Mendoza (2235) Santiago Arango (1974)	1-0	46	2024
Rafael Mendoza (2235) Leandro Gonzalez Velasco (2043)	1-0	61	2024
Rafael Mendoza (2275) Jorge Esteban Tobar B (1968)	1-0	39	2024
Rafael Mendoza (2235) Zamir Narvaez (2049)	1-0	40	2024
Rafael Mendoza (2275) Lino Orlando Blanco Fernandez (2315)	0-1	35	2024
Rafael Mendoza (2235) Samuel Paladines Pinzon (1795)	½-½	53	2024
Rafael Mendoza (2235) Efrain Valle (1955)	½-½	22	2024
Rafael Mendoza (2275) Joshua Daniel Ruiz Castillo (2483)	½-½	70	2024
Rafael Mendoza (2235) Sebastian Montoya Echeverri (2018)	½-½	43	2024
Rafael Mendoza (2290) Angela Franco Valencia (2141)	1-0	109	2019

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