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GM Gil Popilski

Full name

Gil Popilski

Born

1/1/1993 (age 32)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Israel

Retired

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (10 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (9 games)

Caro-Kann Defense: Fantasy Variation (7 games)

French Defense: Exchange Variation (6 games)

Sicilian Defense: Kan, Modern, Polugaevsky Variation (5 games)

Black Pieces

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

Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation (8 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, Adams' Attack (8 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (8 games)

Closed Sicilian Defense (7 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Gil Popilski (2675) Dmitrii Marcziter (2371)	1-0	46	2024
Gil Popilski (2602) Dimitry Korol (2374)	1-0	28	2024
Gil Popilski (2648) Roberto Al Avila Bautista (2462)	1-0	60	2024
Gil Popilski (2683) Rudik Makarian (3026)	½-½	56	2024
Gil Popilski (2678) Jose Carlos Ibarra Jerez (2906)	½-½	96	2024
Gil Popilski (2443) Stanoje Jovic (2051)	1-0	78	2023
Gil Popilski (2443) Yoel Estarling Polanco Nunez (2195)	1-0	19	2023
Gil Popilski (2537) Halldor Gretar Einarsson (2110)	1-0	33	2023
Gil Popilski (2537) Matt Zavortink (2457)	1-0	32	2023
Gil Popilski (2537) Sofia Blokhin (1994)	1-0	24	2023

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