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Apurva Virkud

Number of games in database: 35
Years covered: 2011 to 2018
Last FIDE rating: 2108 (1842 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2279
Overall record: +9 -20 =6 (34.3%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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Most played openings
E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical (7 games)
D37 Queen's Gambit Declined (5 games)
D35 Queen's Gambit Declined (4 games)
B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen (2 games)
A13 English (2 games)
B90 Sicilian, Najdorf (2 games)
E80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation (2 games)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Greensboro USA, US Masters
   A Virkud vs N Zhu (Aug-20-18) 1/2-1/2
   A Wang vs A Virkud (Jul-15-17) 1-0
   A Virkud vs J Bryant (Jul-01-17) 1-0
   A Virkud vs S Foisor (Apr-09-17) 0-1
   M Feng vs A Virkud (Apr-08-17) 1/2-1/2

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APURVA VIRKUD
(born Nov-19-1998, 26 years old) United States of America

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She is a Woman FIDE Master who finished with 5.5/9 at the Canadian open in 2016(1). She tied for share of 2nd-3rd overall (finishing with 6.5/9 with Ellen Xiang, a half-point behind Gisela Roque Sola who won) at the 2013 North American (women's) U-16 championship(3) and captured clear 2nd (behind Nataly A Monroy G) at the Pan-Am (women's) U-18 chess championship(2) in 2016.

References / Sources

(1) http://www.chess.ca/crosstable?tour..., (2) http://ratings.fide.com/tournament_..., (3) http://ratings.fide.com/view_source... (2013 North American (women's) U-16 championship).

Last updated: 2017-09-14 13:14:12

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 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 35  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. D Derakhshani vs A Virkud  1-0362011Wch U14 GirlsB23 Sicilian, Closed
2. A Virkud vs D Derakhshani  0-1252014Wch U16 GirlsE32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
3. A Melekhina vs A Virkud 0-1802015US Championship (Women)B25 Sicilian, Closed
4. A Virkud vs N Paikidze  ½-½502015US Championship (Women)A57 Benko Gambit
5. T Abrahamyan vs A Virkud  1-0392015US Championship (Women)B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen
6. A Virkud vs I Krush 0-1392015US Championship (Women)E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
7. J Yu vs A Virkud  0-1622015US Championship (Women)D35 Queen's Gambit Declined
8. A Virkud vs R Goletiani 0-1292015US Championship (Women)E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
9. K Nemcova vs A Virkud 1-0722015US Championship (Women)B20 Sicilian
10. A Virkud vs A Sharevich  ½-½452015US Championship (Women)D35 Queen's Gambit Declined
11. S Foisor vs A Virkud 1-0362015US Championship (Women)D37 Queen's Gambit Declined
12. A Virkud vs A Wang  ½-½462015US Championship (Women)E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
13. V Ni vs A Virkud 1-0472015US Championship (Women)A13 English
14. A Virkud vs J Colas  0-168201524th Chicago OpenE32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
15. A Virkud vs A Amrayeva  0-1432015World Youth Championship (girls U18)E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
16. J Terbe vs A Virkud  0-1382015World Youth Championship (girls U18)A13 English
17. A Virkud vs T Gueci  ½-½562015World Youth Championship (girls U18)E83 King's Indian, Samisch
18. S Ivanova vs A Virkud  1-0602015World Youth Championship (girls U18)D35 Queen's Gambit Declined
19. Elise Bellaiche vs A Virkud  1-0662015World Youth Championship (girls U18)B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
20. A Virkud vs A Patel  0-1372016US MastersE80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation
21. P Giannatos vs A Virkud  0-1292016US MastersD02 Queen's Pawn Game
22. T Abrahamyan vs A Virkud  1-0342017US Championship (Women)B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen
23. A Virkud vs J Yu  1-0322017US Championship (Women)D16 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
24. E Nguyen vs A Virkud  0-1492017US Championship (Women)D31 Queen's Gambit Declined
25. A Virkud vs N Paikidze  0-1572017US Championship (Women)E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
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