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1 JulToday · 1842

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Mikhailova WGM

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Anika Roy You

1842 · India

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POSITION

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Rated · Rapid10 + 0

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Starting position

Engine levelClub player · 1700

Move1

StatusWhite to move

Captured

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Evaluationwhite advantage above the line

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Position after 1.e4 c5 2.d4 d5

MOVEGAMESWHITE / DRAW / BLACKAVG

exd5184,2203834282478

Nf361,0433439272452

dxc512,8803133362401

c34,1172931402366

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#	Player	Score	Perf
1	K Kovalenko GM	34	2811
2	S silent_rook	31	2604
3	D DíazM	29	2588
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Queen's Gambit Declined · D37+0.34

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@anikaroy · Kolkata, India · Joined March 2021

Sicilian by habit, endgames by necessity. Playing the 21:30 arena most nights.

RAPID

1842

BLITZ

1766

BULLET

1691

PUZZLES

2104

Record

642

WON

198

DRAWN

444

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Sicilian, NajdorfB90 · 212

Queen's Gambit DeclinedD37 · 143

London SystemD02 · 96

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1,284 games analysed

Statistics

Average accuracy84.2%+2.1 vs last year

Best win2244vs FM Aleksić

Avg game length38moves

Time per move7.4s−1.2s

Rating over the year

Where games are lost

Middlegame blunders41%

Flagged on time27%

Endgame technique19%

Opening preparation13%

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Kovalenko GM

2711 · Ukraine

04:31

14Nxe5Bxe5

15dxe5Qxd3

Chess on good wood.

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