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GM Aleksandr Shneider

Full name

Aleksandr Shneider

Born

1/1/1962 (age 62)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Ukraine

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet, Check Variation, Intermezzo Line (24 games)

King's Indian Defense: Orthodox, Modern System (18 games)

Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet Line (15 games)

Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line, Stoltz Variation (12 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense (11 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (27 games)

Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet, Check Variation, Intermezzo Line (24 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, Amsterdam Variation (16 games)

Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line (14 games)

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights, Duchamp Variation (14 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Aleksandr Shneider (2529) Patrik Grandadam (2189)	1-0	37	2012
Aleksandr Shneider (2529) Martyn Kravtsiv (2588)	0-1	37	2012
Aleksandr Shneider (2529) Tatiana Kostiuk (2275)	½-½	23	2012
Aleksandr Shneider (2518) Rick Duijker (2295)	1-0	75	2011
Aleksandr Shneider (2518) Roger Meng (2132)	1-0	48	2011
Aleksandr Shneider (2518) Youri Solodovnitchenko (2577)	1-0	94	2011
Aleksandr Shneider (2518) Yuriy Kryvoruchko (2640)	½-½	34	2011
Aleksandr Shneider (2539) H Gountintas (1909)	1-0	44	2009
Aleksandr Shneider (2539) Lars Even Andersen (2222)	1-0	58	2009
Aleksandr Shneider (2539) Bianca de Jong-Muhren (2312)	1-0	43	2009

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