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Alexey Smirnov

Full name

Alexey Smirnov

Born

1/1/1983 (age 41)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Russia

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Grünfeld Defense: Hungarian Attack (7 games)

Slav Defense: Modern, Chameleon Variation (5 games)

Bogo-Indian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation (4 games)

Semi-Slav Defense (4 games)

King's Indian Defense: Neo-Classical, Kožul Gambit (3 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, English Attack (6 games)

King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Debrecen, Classical Main Line (5 games)

Ruy López Opening: Berlin Defense (5 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (5 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (4 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Alexey Smirnov (2290) Pyotr Kostenko (2382)	1-0	44	2023
Alexey Smirnov (2290) Alisher Suleymenov (2447)	0-1	45	2023
Alexey Smirnov (2461) Read Samadov (2273)	0-1	7	2020
Alexey Smirnov (2461) Ilya Tarasov (2242)	½-½	59	2020
Alexey Smirnov (2461) Maxim Kulaev (2232)	½-½	24	2020
Alexey Smirnov (2461) Sofia Pogorelskikh (2156)	½-½	48	2020
Alexey Smirnov (2451) Vladyslav Kolpakov (2150)	1-0	67	2019
Alexey Smirnov (2451) Michal Wolanski (1935)	1-0	48	2019
Alexey Smirnov (2451) Jacek Stachanczyk (2163)	1-0	77	2019
Alexey Smirnov (2451) Stanislav Babarykin (2401)	½-½	15	2019

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