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GM Sergey Kalinichev

Full name

Sergey Kalinitschew

Born

1/1/1956 (age 68)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Germany

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Debrecen, Classical Main Line (14 games)

Slav Defense (13 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange, Positional Line (11 games)

Slav Defense: Modern, Triangle System (9 games)

King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Yugoslav, Panno System (9 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Löwenthal, Kalashnikov Variation (28 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Pelikán and Sveshnikov, Chelyabinsk Variation (22 games)

Alapin Sicilian Defense (20 games)

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (16 games)

Queen's Pawn Opening: English Defense (15 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Sergey Kalinichev (2390) Marcel Kanarek (2503)	½-½	39	2024
Sergey Kalinichev (2389) Igor Glek (2429)	½-½	41	2024
Sergey Kalinichev (2434) Jaroslav Mojzis (2030)	1-0	66	2021
Sergey Kalinichev (2434) Nicolas Giffard (2247)	1-0	48	2021
Sergey Kalinichev (2434) Patrick Hugentobler (2168)	1-0	49	2021
Sergey Kalinichev (2408) Eduard Meduna (2352)	1-0	31	2021
Sergey Kalinichev (2408) Stefan Koper (1863)	1-0	49	2021
Sergey Kalinichev (2423) Dawid Janaszak (2367)	1-0	48	2018
Sergey Kalinichev (2423) Daniel Malek (2405)	1-0	57	2018
Sergey Kalinichev (2423) Max Meessen (2204)	1-0	42	2018

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