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IM Sam A Schmakel

Full name

Sam Schmakel

Born

1/1/1996 (age 28)‎

Place of birth

Federation

United States

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

King's Indian Defense: Makogonov Variation (5 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights, Harrwitz Attack (4 games)

Bogo-Indian Defense: Wade-Smyslov Variation (3 games)

Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Nimzowitsch Variation (3 games)

King's Indian Defense (3 games)

Black Pieces

Modern Defense with 1.e4 (6 games)

Modern Defense: Standard, Two Knights Variation (6 games)

Modern Defense: Standard Line (4 games)

Alapin Sicilian Defense (4 games)

Ruy López Opening: Berlin Defense (3 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Sam A Schmakel (2673) Sricharan Pullela (2369)	1-0	67	2024
Sam A Schmakel (2695) Andrzej Krzywda (2400)	1-0	60	2024
Sam A Schmakel (2733) Konstantin Popov (2909)	1-0	41	2024
Sam A Schmakel (2720) Aleksandar Indjic (2957)	1-0	32	2024
Sam A Schmakel (2707) Ieuan C Ward (2354)	1-0	32	2024
Sam A Schmakel (2743) Guillermo Baches Garcia (2544)	1-0	52	2024
Sam A Schmakel (2741) Jay Bonin (2427)	1-0	36	2024
Sam A Schmakel (2739) Vivaan Vishal Shah (2551)	1-0	28	2024
Sam A Schmakel (2740) Cedomir Micic (2386)	1-0	32	2024
Sam A Schmakel (2757) Dmitry Petukhov (2551)	1-0	32	2024

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