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IM Rodwell Makoto

Rodwell Makoto

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Full name

Rodwell Makoto

Born

1/1/1987 (age 38)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Zimbabwe

Rating

Bio

Rodwell Makoto is a Zimbabwean chess international master who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

English Opening: Symmetrical Variation (17 games)

English Opening: Anglo-Indian, King's Indian Defense (10 games)

Réti Opening: Réti Gambit Declined, Advance Variation (6 games)

English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System (5 games)

English Opening: Neo-Catalan Defense Accepted (5 games)

Black Pieces

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Columbus Variation (6 games)

Ruy López Opening: Fianchetto Defense (6 games)

Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation (5 games)

Giuoco Piano Game: Center Attack (4 games)

Giuoco Piano Game: Main Line, Giuoco Pianissimo Variation (4 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Rodwell Makoto (2311) Rishi Sardana (2477)	1-0	35	2024
Rodwell Makoto (2311) Davidson Gabriel (2043)	1-0	70	2024
Rodwell Makoto (2311) Yousef A. Alhassadi (2082)	1-0	49	2024
Rodwell Makoto (2311) Nikita Meshkovs (2534)	1-0	67	2024
Rodwell Makoto (2407) Vidar Grahn (2206)	1-0	27	2024
Rodwell Makoto (2293) Ryan Blackwood (1936)	1-0	37	2024
Rodwell Makoto (2293) Manuel Larrea (2241)	1-0	56	2024
Rodwell Makoto (2407) Aleksandr Rakhmanov (2561)	0-1	41	2024
Rodwell Makoto (2407) Andre Meylan (2083)	0-1	46	2024
Rodwell Makoto (2407) Kevin George Micheal (2212)	0-1	48	2024

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