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Omar Cartagena
O Cartagena 
Photo courtesy of Eric Schiller.  

Number of games in database: 52
Years covered: 1986 to 1999
Last FIDE rating: 2424
Overall record: +25 -18 =9 (56.7%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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C03 French, Tarrasch (2 games)
B33 Sicilian (2 games)
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OMAR CARTAGENA
(born 1964) Philippines (federation/nationality United States of America)

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 page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 52  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. B Kouatly vs O Cartagena  1-0331986Olympiad-27A57 Benko Gambit
2. O Cartagena vs C Depasquale  0-1341986Olympiad-27C03 French, Tarrasch
3. O Cartagena vs A Wojtkiewicz 0-1241991Manila OpenB23 Sicilian, Closed
4. O Cartagena vs L Schorr  1-0431995US Open-96B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack
5. O Cartagena vs R Hobbs  1-0431995US Open-96B23 Sicilian, Closed
6. Yermolinsky vs O Cartagena  1-057199596th US OpenD70 Neo-Grunfeld Defense
7. J Silman vs O Cartagena  1-0581996Closed Ch San Francisco USAD10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
8. O Cartagena vs Browne  1-0381996San Francisco Capps MemorialB87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5
9. D Blohm vs O Cartagena  0-1291996San Francisco Capps MemorialB33 Sicilian
10. R Cusi vs O Cartagena  0-1351996California-chE27 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation
11. O Cartagena vs P Koploy  1-0381996California-chC11 French
12. O Cartagena vs C Mar 1-0751996Ch CaliforniaC50 Giuoco Piano
13. Kaidanov vs O Cartagena  ½-½481996National OpenD97 Grunfeld, Russian
14. E Dimazana vs O Cartagena  0-1291996National OpenA16 English
15. O Cartagena vs R J Gross  1-0421996National OpenC43 Petrov, Modern Attack
16. O Cartagena vs Blatny  0-1451996National OpenB15 Caro-Kann
17. J Sarkar vs O Cartagena  0-1331997National opB33 Sicilian
18. O Cartagena vs J Grefe  0-1271997California-chB70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation
19. O Cartagena vs R Lobo  0-1341997California-chB52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
20. O Cartagena vs I Ibragimov  0-1331997National opC69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation
21. O Cartagena vs T Wolski  1-0331997California-chB50 Sicilian
22. B Izumikawa vs O Cartagena  0-1341997California-chD07 Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense
23. R Cusi vs O Cartagena  0-1321997California-chA16 English
24. A Martin vs O Cartagena  0-1291997National opD02 Queen's Pawn Game
25. O Cartagena vs W Shipman  1-0291998San Francisco LinklaterC60 Ruy Lopez
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Kibitzer's Corner
Dec-06-06  atripodi: I recently played an online game against someone who happened to be cousins with IM Cartagena and friends with IM Enrico Sellivano. Apparently Omar isn't playing much these days. Does anyone have any more games of his?
Dec-11-06  atripodi: Sorry, thats Sevillano.
Dec-11-07  timhortons: his ICC handle is PUGAK...you could find hin at icc playing....his a filipino international master
Feb-27-11  wordfunph: thanks to <Eric Schiller> for Cartagena's pic..

any news from IM Cartagena?

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