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GM Ioan-Cristian Chirila

Ioan-Cristian Chirila

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Full name

Ioan-Cristian Chirila

Born

Jan 6, 1991 (age 33)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Romania

Rating

Bio

GM Cristian Chirila is a Romanian grandmaster residing in the United States. He is a second to and podcast cohost with GM Fabiano Caruana.

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (13 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (13 games)

Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation (9 games)

Slav Defense: Exchange Variation (8 games)

King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Variation (7 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Godiva Variation (39 games)

English Opening: Anglo-Indian, Anglo-Grünfeld Defense (15 games)

Grünfeld Defense: Exchange, Modern Exchange Variation (12 games)

Slav Defense: Modern, Triangle System (12 games)

Alapin Sicilian Defense (11 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Ioan-Cristian Chirila (2611) Nick Figorito (2356)	1-0	25	2024
Ioan-Cristian Chirila (2640) Sina Movahed (3058)	1-0	40	2024
Ioan-Cristian Chirila (2636) Raymond Gao (2316)	1-0	36	2024
Ioan-Cristian Chirila (2672) Eduardo Barbosa Mesquita (2389)	1-0	78	2024
Ioan-Cristian Chirila (2678) Maya Porozhnyak (2363)	1-0	48	2024
Ioan-Cristian Chirila (2653) Ilkay Koc (2506)	1-0	36	2024
Ioan-Cristian Chirila (2665) Jose Renato Ruiz Maranhao (2136)	1-0	21	2024
Ioan-Cristian Chirila (2568) Vitaly Sivuk (2224)	0-1	52	2024
Ioan-Cristian Chirila (2638) Aryan Tari (2996)	0-1	29	2024
Ioan-Cristian Chirila (2677) Nicolas Cogan (2370)	0-1	77	2024

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