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Player: IM Amon Simutowe
Country: Zambia
FIDE Rating: 2462
Style: AGGRESSIVE. Amon thrives in complicated positions, a deep thinker. . . and will take risks. Seems to like ragged pawn structures and favors the two bishops. Endgame technique is superb.
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Player: IM Watu Kobese
Country: South Africa
FIDE Rating: 2373
Style: AGGRESSIVE/POSITIONAL. Watu has a solid style with an attacking flair. Enjoys sharp play like many South Africans, but has a good positional sense and likes to maneuver.
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Player: IM Michael Schleifer
Country: Canada
FIDE Rating: 2369
Style: VERY AGGRESSIVE. Plays very tactical chess with a vivid imagination. Michael is a very vicious attacker, and known for unorthodox ideas. Has a style that can give GMs trouble.
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Player: FM William Morrison
Country: USA
FIDE Rating: 2381
Style: AGGRESSIVE/POSITIONAL. Positional attacker with a preference for quiet opening systems. Likes to build pressure slowly and then launch attacks with incredible force.
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Player: FM Stephen Muhammad
Country: USA
FIDE Rating: 2307
Style: POSITIONAL/AGGRESSIVE. Stephen plays quiet systems and prefers accumulating small advantages. He then aggressively attacks weaknesses and beats down opponents with a flurry.
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Player: FM Ronald Simpson
Country: USA
FIDE Rating: 2296
Style: VERY AGGRESSIVE. Ronald plays for mate. Will employ gambits and loves wide-open tactical play. Adventurous with the Queen and capable of producing story book brilliancies.
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Player: FM Kenny Solomon
Country: South Africa
FIDE Rating: 2290
Style: AGGRESSIVE. Kenny has a very vivid attacking style. Employs the sharpest theoretical systems, and is tactically alert. Tends to like pawn storms and active piece play.
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Player: NM Norman Rogers
Country: USA
FIDE Rating: 2272
Style: AGGRESSIVE/POSITIONAL. Solid player, but aggressive with the white pieces. Tactically alert, but also patient enough to grind an opponent down in the endgame.
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Player: NM Grace Nsubuga
Country: Uganda
FIDE Rating: 2264
Style: POSITIONAL. "Nsubuga," which means quiet, systematic, and clever fits Grace's style. Prefers rare, but solid systems; looks for powerful counterattacks when opponent overextends.
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Player: NM Ernest Colding
Country: USA
FIDE Rating: 2258
Style: AGGRESSIVE. Tactical player who likes to create opportunities with creative play. Will intuitively sacrifice a piece or the exchange for initiative and attack. Opponents must be alert.
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