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Ivan Bender

Number of games in database: 117
Years covered: 1996 to 2017
Last FIDE rating: 2185 (2208 rapid, 2025 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2337
Overall record: +37 -49 =31 (44.9%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (13) 
    B90 B42 B28 B81 B32
 King's Indian (6) 
    E94 E97 E60
 Sicilian Najdorf (5) 
    B90 B97
 Modern Benoni (5) 
    A57 A65
 Nimzo Indian (5) 
    E32 E33 E39 E38
 Benko Gambit (4) 
    A57
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (27) 
    B90 B87 B52 B23 B50
 Sicilian Najdorf (8) 
    B90 B92 B94 B97
 Queen's Indian (6) 
    E12 E15 E17
 Nimzo Indian (5) 
    E32 E21 E58
 Orthodox Defense (5) 
    D58 D55
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NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Croatian Team Cup Final (2014)
   Velika Gorica Open (2007)
   Croatian Championship (2002)
   Schneider Bohemia Open (2001)
   Dubrovnik Open (2008)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 27th TCh-SLO
   S Martinovic vs I Bender (Oct-20-17) 1-0
   I Bender vs M Ganic (Jun-17-16) 1-0
   A Berke vs I Bender (Jun-16-16) 1/2-1/2
   D Glazar vs I Bender (Jun-14-16) 1/2-1/2
   I Bender vs M Mrdja (Oct-11-15) 0-1

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IVAN BENDER
(born Nov-01-1973, 51 years old) Croatia

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 page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 117  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. I Bender vs Z Bogut  0-1321996CRO-chA57 Benko Gambit
2. Tukmakov vs I Bender  1-0781997Zadar OpenD55 Queen's Gambit Declined
3. R Medancic vs I Bender  1-0301997Zadar OpenD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
4. I Bender vs M Filipovic  1-0441999Zagreb opA57 Benko Gambit
5. I Bender vs M Franic  0-1531999Zagreb opE33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
6. B Lovric vs I Bender  1-0361999Zagreb opA01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack
7. I Bender vs Z Grdinic  0-1401999Zagreb opE97 King's Indian
8. S Gross vs I Bender  ½-½422001Schneider Bohemia OpenD58 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst
9. I Bender vs R Chytilek  0-1362001Schneider Bohemia OpenA57 Benko Gambit
10. M Pokrupa vs I Bender  0-1252001Schneider Bohemia OpenA06 Reti Opening
11. I Bender vs V Tuzil  1-0372001Schneider Bohemia OpenD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
12. P Folk vs I Bender  ½-½482001Schneider Bohemia OpenB92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
13. I Bender vs M Konopka  0-1272001Schneider Bohemia OpenD97 Grunfeld, Russian
14. V Vales vs I Bender  ½-½462001Schneider Bohemia OpenE12 Queen's Indian
15. I Bender vs J Hroch  1-0432001Schneider Bohemia OpenD32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
16. F Ljubicic vs I Bender  1-0352002YUG CupB57 Sicilian
17. I Bender vs I Farago  0-1372002Bizovac Metalis op 9thE32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
18. D Rasic vs I Bender  1-0252002Metalis op 9thA07 King's Indian Attack
19. R Cosic vs I Bender  0-1552002Croatian ChampionshipB52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
20. I Bender vs B Filipovic  1-0712002Croatian ChampionshipB00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening
21. A Jurkovic vs I Bender  0-1412002Croatian ChampionshipB87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5
22. I Bender vs M Bilic  ½-½672002Croatian ChampionshipE94 King's Indian, Orthodox
23. I Bender vs I Armanda  0-1412002Croatian ChampionshipE94 King's Indian, Orthodox
24. F Ljubicic vs I Bender  1-0282002Croatian ChampionshipB52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
25. I Bender vs R Milu  1-0422003KostrenaA57 Benko Gambit
 page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 117  PGN Download
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