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Farai Mandizha

Number of games in database: 110
Years covered: 2004 to 2024
Last FIDE rating: 2375 (2418 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2415
Overall record: +47 -46 =17 (50.5%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Queen's Pawn Game (8) 
    D02 A46 A40 A41
 English (6) 
    A13 A15 A14 A10
 King's Indian (6) 
    E60 E98 E94 E90 E99
 Semi-Slav (4) 
    D44 D43
 Queen's Gambit Declined (4) 
    D30 D31 D38
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (15) 
    B28 B90 B92 B22 B96
 French Defense (5) 
    C18 C17 C03 C01 C16
 Queen's Pawn Game (5) 
    E10 D02 A40 A45
 Sicilian Najdorf (5) 
    B90 B92 B96
 Nimzo Indian (5) 
    E43 E33 E21 E38 E32
 King's Indian (4) 
    E67 E61
Repertoire Explorer

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   K Aydincelebi vs F Mandizha, 2012 0-1
   F Mandizha vs M Oussedik, 2012 1-0
   M Alberto vs F Mandizha, 2005 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Foxwoods Open (2009)
   Istanbul Olympiad (2012)
   US Masters (2016)
   Mohammed VI Open (2023)
   World Junior Championship (2004)
   Tromso Olympiad (2014)
   Baku Olympiad (2016)
   Budapest Olympiad (2024)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Budapest Olympiad
   F Mandizha vs J R Gascon del Nogal (Sep-22-24) 1-0
   B Maksimovic vs F Mandizha (Sep-21-24) 0-1
   J Darmanin vs F Mandizha (Sep-20-24) 1/2-1/2
   F Mandizha vs J Ferreira (Sep-19-24) 0-1
   F Mandizha vs E J Almedina Ortiz (Sep-18-24) 1-0

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FARAI MANDIZHA
(born Feb-14-1985, 40 years old) Zimbabwe

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International Master

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 page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 110  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. F Mandizha vs Phanikanth  1-0442004World Junior ChampionshipD30 Queen's Gambit Declined
2. Y Drozdovskij vs F Mandizha  1-0592004World Junior ChampionshipE33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
3. F Mandizha vs W C Soon  1-0592004World Junior ChampionshipD11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
4. L D'Costa vs F Mandizha  1-0452004World Junior ChampionshipB03 Alekhine's Defense
5. F Mandizha vs A Tiwari  1-0492004World Junior ChampionshipA88 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6
6. G Grigorov vs F Mandizha  1-0432004World Junior ChampionshipE38 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5
7. J M Mabusela vs F Mandizha  0-1252004World Junior ChampionshipC17 French, Winawer, Advance
8. F Mandizha vs Z Quan  0-1562004World Junior ChampionshipA58 Benko Gambit
9. G Tallaksen Ostmoe vs F Mandizha  1-0332004World Junior ChampionshipE12 Queen's Indian
10. F Mandizha vs J Ashwin  1-0332004World Junior ChampionshipD58 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst
11. A Gupta vs F Mandizha  1-0502004World Junior ChampionshipE32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
12. F Mandizha vs Ranveersingh Bhatti  1-0402004World Junior ChampionshipB33 Sicilian
13. F Mandizha vs D Amini 0-1782005African Individual ChampionshipB13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
14. M Alberto vs F Mandizha 0-1862005African Individual ChampionshipC18 French, Winawer
15. F Mandizha vs D van den Heever  0-1522005African Individual ChampionshipD44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
16. T Mbambara vs F Mandizha  0-1602005African Individual ChampionshipE12 Queen's Indian
17. F Mandizha vs K Solomon  0-1532005African Individual ChampionshipD17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
18. S Masango vs F Mandizha  0-1382005African Individual ChampionshipE61 King's Indian
19. F Mandizha vs I Andrade 1-0462005African Individual ChampionshipE98 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1
20. M Elgabry vs F Mandizha  0-1482005African Individual ChampionshipA04 Reti Opening
21. F Mandizha vs S Chumfwa  0-1322005African Individual ChampionshipE55 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation
22. J Gallagher vs F Mandizha  1-0282006Foxwoods opC16 French, Winawer
23. F Mandizha vs M Mulyar  1-051200634th World OpenD44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
24. F Mandizha vs C Bird  1-0452009Eastern Class ChA48 King's Indian
25. Lenderman vs F Mandizha  1-0222009Foxwoods OpenE21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights
 page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 110  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jul-18-06  Poisonpawns: This guy from Zimbabwe demolished Nakanura at Foxwoods open earlier this year:

Queen's Pawn A40

Mandizha F. (2308)
Nakamura H. (2755)

Foxwoods Open (1)
Ledyards, Ct, 2006

1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 Ne7 6. Qf3 d5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Ne2 Ba6 10. Bc2 Ng6 11. h4 Re8 12. h5 Nf8 13. Ba3 c5 14. O-O cxd4 15. cxd4 Nbd7 16. Rfc1 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 Qg5 18. Ba4 Re4 19. Rc7 Nc5?? 20. Qf3 20... Nce6? 21. Rxf7 g6 22. Bc6 Rc8 23. Rxa7
1-0

Jul-19-06  A.Alekhine: Must be Naka getting overconfident fighting an unknown which result in his loss
Aug-22-07  kabelo: well he is not unkwown really, watch him in world cup, russia nov 2007
Dec-04-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  Fusilli: Does he live in the US now?
Jan-23-11  notyetagm: Here is a *wicked* attacking game by IM-elect Mandizha:

http://main.uschess.org/content/vie...

33 ?


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33 h4-h5+! 1-0 <blocking: h5>


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Liberty Bell Open, Philadelphia 2011
White: Mandizha, Farai
Black: Stuart S Finney

1.g3 d5 2.Bg2 Nf6 3.Nf3 e6 4.O-O Be7 5.d3 O-O 6.Nbd2 c5 7.a4 Nc6 8.Re1 Qc7 9.e4 b6 10.Qe2 Bb7 11.e5 Nd7 12.c3 a6 13.Nf1 b5 14.h4 Nb6 15.axb5 axb5 16.Rxa8 Rxa8 17.N1h2 b4 18.Ng4 Ra2 19.cxb4 Nxb4 20.Bf4 Ba6 21.Nf6+ Bxf6 22.exf6 Qd8 23.Ne5 gxf6 24.Qg4+ Kf8 25.Bh6+ Ke7 26.Nxf7 Qc8 27.Qg7 Kd7 28.Rxe6 Kxe6 29.Bh3+ f5 30.Bxf5+ Kxf5 31.Qe5+ Kg6 32.Nd6 Qg4 33.h5+ 1-0

May-31-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  OhioChessFan: http://dotq.org/chess/Farai_Mandizh...
Jul-10-16  Moszkowski012273: Watched a buddy beat up on him at some three minute blitz last night............Go Carlos!

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