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Zirka Frometa Castillo

Number of games in database: 65
Years covered: 1984 to 2013
Last FIDE rating: 2024 (1998 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2180
Overall record: +20 -33 =12 (40.0%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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Most played openings
A45 Queen's Pawn Game (10 games)
D02 Queen's Pawn Game (7 games)
B15 Caro-Kann (4 games)
B06 Robatsch (4 games)
B02 Alekhine's Defense (4 games)
A07 King's Indian Attack (3 games)
A40 Queen's Pawn Game (3 games)
B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening (3 games)
A43 Old Benoni (2 games)
A46 Queen's Pawn Game (2 games)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Panama Open
   B A Herrera Herrera vs Z Frometa Castillo (Nov-01-13) 1-0
   Z Frometa Castillo vs H Delgado Ramos (Nov-01-13) 0-1
   C Murillo Gonzalez vs Z Frometa Castillo (Nov-01-13) 0-1
   Z Frometa Castillo vs B Gonzalez (Nov-01-13) 0-1
   G Quintero vs Z Frometa Castillo (Nov-01-13) 0-1

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ZIRKA FROMETA CASTILLO
(born Jun-07-1963, 62 years old) Cuba

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Woman Grandmaster Zirka Frómeta Castillo was Cuban Women's Champion in 1981, 1983 and 1987.

Wikipedia article: Zirka Frometa

Last updated: 2025-03-24 08:48:43

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 page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 65  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Z Frometa Castillo vs V Bilinski  1-0351984Thessaloniki Olympiad (Women)B12 Caro-Kann Defense
2. E Belle vs Z Frometa Castillo  1-0491984Thessaloniki Olympiad (Women)A00 Uncommon Opening
3. Z Frometa Castillo vs Z Veroci  1-0491985Havana Interzonal (Women)A48 King's Indian
4. D Nutu-Gajic vs Z Frometa Castillo  0-1511985Havana Interzonal (Women)A13 English
5. N Alexandria vs Z Frometa Castillo  1-0231985Havana Interzonal (Women)E11 Bogo-Indian Defense
6. E Akhmilovskaya vs Z Frometa Castillo  0-1381986Dubai Olympiad (Women)E01 Catalan, Closed
7. N Ioseliani vs Z Frometa Castillo  1-0611987Tuzla Interzonal (Women)B02 Alekhine's Defense
8. Z Frometa Castillo vs S Matveeva  0-1621987Tuzla Interzonal (Women)A45 Queen's Pawn Game
9. K Arakhamia-Grant vs Z Frometa Castillo  1-0281987Tuzla Interzonal (Women)A43 Old Benoni
10. Z Frometa Castillo vs G Sachs  0-1381987Tuzla Interzonal (Women)D02 Queen's Pawn Game
11. A Brustman vs Z Frometa Castillo  1-0531987Tuzla Interzonal (Women)B02 Alekhine's Defense
12. Z Frometa Castillo vs L Semenova  0-1401987Tuzla Interzonal (Women)B06 Robatsch
13. J Lebel-Arias vs Z Frometa Castillo  ½-½101987Tuzla Interzonal (Women)A46 Queen's Pawn Game
14. Z Frometa Castillo vs T Canela Gimenez  ½-½411987Tuzla Interzonal (Women)D02 Queen's Pawn Game
15. S Maksimovic vs Z Frometa Castillo  1-0551987Tuzla Interzonal (Women)B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening
16. Z Frometa Castillo vs Z Veroci  1-0351987Tuzla Interzonal (Women)B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
17. Z Nikolin vs Z Frometa Castillo  1-0411987Tuzla Interzonal (Women)B03 Alekhine's Defense
18. Z Frometa Castillo vs M Petrovic  1-0631987Tuzla Interzonal (Women)A45 Queen's Pawn Game
19. N Hoiberg vs Z Frometa Castillo  1-0241987Tuzla Interzonal (Women)B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening
20. Z Frometa Castillo vs M Ivanka  0-1341987Tuzla Interzonal (Women)A40 Queen's Pawn Game
21. S Liu vs Z Frometa Castillo  ½-½451987Tuzla Interzonal (Women)B02 Alekhine's Defense
22. Z Frometa Castillo vs B Trabert  ½-½611987Tuzla Interzonal (Women)D02 Queen's Pawn Game
23. R Khadilkar vs Z Frometa Castillo  ½-½111987Tuzla Interzonal (Women)B02 Alekhine's Defense
24. Z Frometa Castillo vs D Savereide  1-0261988Thessaloniki Olympiad (Women)A45 Queen's Pawn Game
25. H Jalowiec vs Z Frometa Castillo  1-0421988Naleczow (Women)B70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation
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Kibitzer's Corner
Nov-28-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: WGM Zirka Frómeta Castillo, Cuba, born 7 June 1963. Now rated 2132, http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?...

WIM in 1985, WGM in 2008.

Played in the olympiads 1984 (board 3), 1986 (board 3), 1988 (board 2), 1990 (1st reserve), 1994 (board 3), and 2002 (board 3).

Pan-American champion 2008. Placed 10th in the Cuban championship 2009.

Pictures:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hk_FrwEcp... http://www.chessbase.com/espanola/i... http://www.trabajadores.cu/Members/...

Jun-29-16  Volcanus: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zirka...

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