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IM Pontus Sjodahl

Full name

Pontus Sjodahl

Born

1/1/1971 (age 53)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Sweden

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Reshevsky Variation (10 games)

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Reshevsky, Simagin Variation (8 games)

Slav Defense: Modern Line (7 games)

Benko Gambit Half-Accepted: Modern Variation (6 games)

Slav Defense (6 games)

Black Pieces

French Defense: Winawer, Advance Variation (11 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense (10 games)

French Defense: Winawer, Advance, Poisoned Pawn Variation (6 games)

French Defense: King's Indian Attack (6 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Catalan Opening (6 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Pontus Sjodahl (2424) Gustav Torngren (2276)	½-½	63	2024
Pontus Sjodahl (2428) Eric Thorn (2351)	½-½	45	2024
Pontus Sjodahl (2433) Linus Johansson (2429)	0-1	31	2023
Pontus Sjodahl (2440) Hakan Svensson (2062)	1-0	26	2019
Pontus Sjodahl (2429) William Olsson (2149)	1-0	58	2019
Pontus Sjodahl (2429) Pal Magnussen (1988)	1-0	36	2019
Pontus Sjodahl (2429) Axel Tiger-Norqvist (2214)	1-0	51	2019
Pontus Sjodahl (2435) Martin Goransson (2112)	1-0	28	2019
Pontus Sjodahl (2440) Kristian Eriksson (2105)	1-0	43	2019
Pontus Sjodahl (2435) Erik Malmstig (2352)	0-1	36	2019

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