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Rafat Issa

Number of games in database: 60
Years covered: 2002 to 2021
Last FIDE rating: 2323 (2374 rapid, 2331 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2414
Overall record: +19 -14 =18 (54.9%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 9 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (6) 
    B95 B84 B20 B40 B96
 Queen's Pawn Game (4) 
    A46 D02
 King's Indian (4) 
    E61 E94 E99 E67
With the Black pieces:
 King's Indian (10) 
    E62 E60 E71 E94 E95
 Sicilian (7) 
    B67 B41 B56 B23 B51
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NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   FSGM May (2021)
   Pal Benko Mem Int IM (2020)
   Golden Cleopatra Open (2003)
   Asian Championship (2003)
   Batumi Olympiad (2018)
   FIDE Online Olympiad (2020)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 FSGM May
   R Issa vs S Basak (May-11-21) 1/2-1/2
   V Plat vs R Issa (May-10-21) 1-0
   R Issa vs Mishra (May-08-21) 1/2-1/2
   J Seemann vs R Issa (May-07-21) 1/2-1/2
   I Farago vs R Issa (May-05-21) 0-1

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RAFAT ISSA
(born Jan-13-1975, 50 years old) Jordan

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International Master

Last updated: 2021-05-17 11:20:25

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 page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 60  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. R Issa vs H Nezad  0-1332002Arab-ch League 4thA07 King's Indian Attack
2. S Safin vs R Issa  0-1292003Asian ChampionshipE94 King's Indian, Orthodox
3. R Issa vs Sadvakasov  ½-½1222003Asian ChampionshipB20 Sicilian
4. D Barua vs R Issa  1-0442003Asian ChampionshipC55 Two Knights Defense
5. R Issa vs P Kostenko  ½-½602003Asian ChampionshipC77 Ruy Lopez
6. P Thipsay vs R Issa  1-0492003Asian ChampionshipB58 Sicilian
7. R Issa vs S Wu  0-1832003Asian ChampionshipB96 Sicilian, Najdorf
8. N De Silva vs R Issa  ½-½422003Asian ChampionshipB67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7
9. C Kayle vs R Issa  0-1502003Asian ChampionshipA68 Benoni, Four Pawns Attack
10. R Issa vs D Sharavdorj  1-0812003Asian ChampionshipE98 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1
11. R Issa vs A Abdel Hafeiz  1-0302003Golden Cleopatra OpenB40 Sicilian
12. A A Aziz vs R Issa  0-1722003Golden Cleopatra OpenB23 Sicilian, Closed
13. R Issa vs T A Hassan  ½-½602003Golden Cleopatra OpenB84 Sicilian, Scheveningen
14. A Seif vs R Issa  0-1382003Golden Cleopatra OpenB50 Sicilian
15. R Issa vs M Elgabry  ½-½302003Golden Cleopatra OpenA15 English
16. M Kamel vs R Issa  0-1442003Golden Cleopatra OpenA27 English, Three Knights System
17. R Issa vs H Jonkman  0-1492003Golden Cleopatra OpenC44 King's Pawn Game
18. A El Arousy vs R Issa  ½-½672003Golden Cleopatra OpenB15 Caro-Kann
19. R Issa vs M Grunberg  0-1472003Golden Cleopatra OpenB04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
20. M Sayed Hassan vs R Issa  0-1362003Golden Cleopatra OpenE70 King's Indian
21. R Issa vs R Dube  1-0312018Batumi OlympiadD02 Queen's Pawn Game
22. C Cruz vs R Issa  1-0332018Batumi OlympiadA55 Old Indian, Main line
23. D Ntagasigumwami vs R Issa  0-1342018Batumi OlympiadE60 King's Indian Defense
24. B Deac vs R Issa  1-0512018Batumi OlympiadB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
25. A Bernotas vs R Issa  1-0572018Batumi OlympiadB51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
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