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Zirka Frometa Castillo

Number of games in database: 46
Years covered: 1984 to 2013
Last FIDE rating: 2024 (1998 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2180
Overall record: +16 -23 =7 (42.4%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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A45 Queen's Pawn Game (8 games)
D02 Queen's Pawn Game (4 games)
B15 Caro-Kann (4 games)
B06 Robatsch (3 games)
A07 King's Indian Attack (3 games)
D05 Queen's Pawn Game (2 games)
A40 Queen's Pawn Game (2 games)
D00 Queen's Pawn Game (2 games)
B50 Sicilian (2 games)
B70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation (2 games)

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   🏆 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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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. E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya vs Z Frometa Castillo  0-1381986Dubai Olympiad (Women)E01 Catalan, Closed
4. Z Nikolin vs Z Frometa Castillo  1-0411987Tuzla Interzonal (Women)B03 Alekhine's Defense
5. Z Frometa Castillo vs D Savereide  1-0261988Thessaloniki Olympiad (Women)A45 Queen's Pawn Game
6. Z Frometa Castillo vs B Majtyka  ½-½481988Naleczow (Women)A07 King's Indian Attack
7. C Jahn vs Z Frometa Castillo  1-0551988Naleczow (Women)B50 Sicilian
8. Z Frometa Castillo vs A Wagner-Michel  1-0431988Naleczow (Women)D03 Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation)
9. V Shikova vs Z Frometa Castillo  1-0741988Naleczow (Women)B50 Sicilian
10. Z Frometa Castillo vs T Kasoshvili  0-1651988Naleczow (Women)D05 Queen's Pawn Game
11. I Levitina vs Z Frometa Castillo  1-01001988Naleczow (Women)D37 Queen's Gambit Declined
12. Z Frometa Castillo vs E Ghinda  0-1531988Naleczow (Women)A07 King's Indian Attack
13. H Jalowiec vs Z Frometa Castillo  1-0421988Naleczow (Women)B70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation
14. Z Frometa Castillo vs A Lissowska  1-0561988Naleczow (Women)D00 Queen's Pawn Game
15. I Szalai vs Z Frometa Castillo  1-0901988Naleczow (Women)D05 Queen's Pawn Game
16. I Bos-Swiecik vs Z Frometa Castillo  ½-½111988Naleczow (Women)B72 Sicilian, Dragon
17. Z Frometa Castillo vs J Polgar 0-1551988Thessaloniki Olympiad (Women)A45 Queen's Pawn Game
18. S Lalic vs Z Frometa Castillo  1-0841988Thessaloniki Olympiad (Women)B22 Sicilian, Alapin
19. Z Frometa Castillo vs L Kristol 1-0311988Thessaloniki Olympiad (Women)B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening
20. Chiburdanidze vs Z Frometa Castillo  1-0421988Thessaloniki Olympiad (Women)C41 Philidor Defense
21. J Fedorowicz vs Z Frometa Castillo  1-0571991Mexico City Latin American Cup OpenD35 Queen's Gambit Declined
22. Gonzalez vs Z Frometa Castillo  1-0381992Havana opB70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation
23. Z Frometa Castillo vs I Madl  0-1531994Moscow Olympiad (Women)A46 Queen's Pawn Game
24. Z Frometa Castillo vs M E Li Torres  ½-½451996Capablanca Memorial-DA40 Queen's Pawn Game
25. Z Frometa Castillo vs M Arribas  ½-½402001Capablanca Memorial MixtoA43 Old Benoni
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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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