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IM Artem Smirnov

Full name

Artem Smirnov

Born

1/1/1985 (age 39)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Montenegro

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Trompowsky Attack (42 games)

Trompowsky Attack: Classical, Big Center Variation (14 games)

Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line, Stoltz Variation (10 games)

Trompowsky Attack: Classical Defense (8 games)

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Reshevsky Variation (8 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Kupreichik Variation (29 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (18 games)

Alapin Sicilian Defense (17 games)

Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo, Fianchetto Variation (14 games)

English Opening: Nimzo-English Opening (12 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Artem Smirnov (2406) Alexandra Zherebtsova (2270)	1-0	25	2024
Artem Smirnov (2406) Andrei Skvortsov (2309)	1-0	57	2024
Artem Smirnov (2406) Vladimir Vujosevic (2335)	1-0	35	2024
Artem Smirnov (2421) Aleksandar Perosevic (2039)	1-0	26	2024
Artem Smirnov (2421) Veljko Scekic (2186)	1-0	30	2024
Artem Smirnov (2406) Denis Kadric (2586)	½-½	36	2024
Artem Smirnov (2404) Evgeny Alekseev (2639)	1-0	55	2019
Artem Smirnov (2404) Ilja Vovk (2294)	1-0	38	2019
Artem Smirnov (2404) Kirill Chukavin (2307)	1-0	30	2019
Artem Smirnov (2413) Kirill Shubin (2391)	1-0	73	2019

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