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Rafael Alvarez Ibarra

Number of games in database: 121
Years covered: 1985 to 2004
Last FIDE rating: 2336 (2376 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2417
Overall record: +29 -26 =61 (51.3%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 5 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 King's Indian (7) 
    E97 E60 E94 E95
 Sicilian (6) 
    B64 B32 B56 B25 B42
 Ruy Lopez (5) 
    C62 C63 C64 C69 C66
 Queen's Pawn Game (5) 
    A46 A45 D02
 Queen's Indian (5) 
    E12 E18
 Caro-Kann (4) 
    B13 B10 B14
With the Black pieces:
 Modern Benoni (11) 
    A57 A58 A56
 Benko Gambit (9) 
    A57 A58
 Ruy Lopez (6) 
    C84 C69 C70 C67 C65
 French Defense (5) 
    C11 C18
 Sicilian (4) 
    B50 B20 B36 B32
 French (4) 
    C11
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NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Ermua (1990)
   Elgoibar 1st (1991)
   San Sebastian Open (1996)
   Spanish Championship (1989)
   Toulouse Open (1990)
   Benasque Open (1999)

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RAFAEL ALVAREZ IBARRA
(born Sep-19-1961, 63 years old) Spain

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Rafael Alvarez Ibarra was born in 1961 in Bilbao, Spain. He was awarded the IM title in 1986.

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 page 1 of 6; games 1-25 of 130  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Forintos vs R Alvarez Ibarra  0-1381985Metz OpenA58 Benko Gambit
2. M Hebden vs R Alvarez Ibarra  1-039198727th Costa del SolC34 King's Gambit Accepted
3. R Alvarez Ibarra vs A Rodriguez  ½-½281987MalagaC66 Ruy Lopez
4. R Alvarez Ibarra vs A Hammarstrom  ½-½281988Cappelle OpenB13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
5. R Alvarez Ibarra vs V Okhotnik  ½-½571988Cappelle OpenB10 Caro-Kann
6. R Alvarez Ibarra vs K Podzielny  ½-½491988Cappelle OpenB42 Sicilian, Kan
7. R Alvarez Ibarra vs Hodgson  ½-½511988Cappelle OpenB13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
8. R Alvarez Ibarra vs M Rivas Pastor  ½-½311989AlbaceteB07 Pirc
9. M Rivas Pastor vs R Alvarez Ibarra  1-0471989Spanish ChampionshipE83 King's Indian, Samisch
10. R Alvarez Ibarra vs J M Gomez Esteban  0-1341989Spanish ChampionshipB64 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack
11. J Velasco Gonzalez vs R Alvarez Ibarra  0-1601989Spanish ChampionshipA15 English
12. R Alvarez Ibarra vs E Palacios de la Prida  1-0321989Spanish ChampionshipB06 Robatsch
13. F Garcia Albarracin vs R Alvarez Ibarra  ½-½821989Spanish ChampionshipA07 King's Indian Attack
14. E J Munoz Cuesta vs R Alvarez Ibarra  0-1431989Spanish ChampionshipA49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4
15. R Alvarez Ibarra vs J Mellado Trivino  1-0691989Spanish ChampionshipD91 Grunfeld, 5.Bg5
16. R Alvarez Ibarra vs F Vazquez Gonzalez  1-0411989Spanish ChampionshipB01 Scandinavian
17. R Alvarez Ibarra vs A Picanol Alamany  0-1331989Spanish ChampionshipD34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
18. A Jones vs R Alvarez Ibarra  ½-½471989EUR-chT (Open) 9thC55 Two Knights Defense
19. R Alvarez Ibarra vs M Gurevich  ½-½311989EUR-chT (Open) 9thA81 Dutch
20. R Alvarez Ibarra vs B Ostenstad  ½-½371989EUR-chT (Open) 9thB14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack
21. R Alvarez Ibarra vs R Almeida  ½-½231989EUR-chT (Open) 9thB56 Sicilian
22. A Pyhala vs R Alvarez Ibarra  1-0411989EUR-chT (Open) 9thC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
23. R Alvarez Ibarra vs E Brestian  ½-½121989EUR-chT (Open) 9thE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
24. I Ben-Menachem vs R Alvarez Ibarra  ½-½471989EUR-chT (Open) 9thA56 Benoni Defense
25. R Alvarez Ibarra vs P Cramling  ½-½221989EUR-chT (Open) 9thE95 King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1
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Jun-15-10  BIDMONFA: Rafael Alvarez Ibarra

ALVAREZ, Rafael
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