Ratmir Kholmov playing the Ruy Lopez as Black

Player profile: Ratmir Kholmov
Opening: Ruy Lopez (C60-C99)

page 1 of 9; games 1-25 of 201  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. V Makogonov vs Kholmov 1-0 36 1949 URS-ch sf C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred 2. Geller vs Kholmov 0-1 43 1949 Moscow URS ch C61 Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense 3. N Kopilov vs Kholmov   0-1 53 1949 USSR Championship C91 Ruy Lopez, Closed 4. Vasiukov vs Kholmov 0-1 36 1952 Krasnodar, C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed 5. Suetin vs Kholmov   1-0 45 1952 Minsk (Belarus) C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed 6. Ravinsky vs Kholmov   0-1 56 1953 URS-ch sf C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 7. Suetin vs Kholmov ½-½ 89 1954 URS-ch21 Kiev ,URS-c C86 Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack 8. V Zurakhov vs Kholmov   ½-½ 52 1954 URS-ch sf C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 9. Spassky vs Kholmov   ½-½ 73 1955 Ch URS (1/2 final) C77 Ruy Lopez 10. Tal vs Kholmov   ½-½ 28 1955 Vilnius C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) 11. Gipslis vs Kholmov   0-1 27 1955 URS-chT sf C78 Ruy Lopez 12. Lutikov vs Kholmov   0-1 42 1955 URS-ch sf C77 Ruy Lopez 13. Tal vs Kholmov   ½-½ 36 1956 Leningrad C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 14. Boleslavsky vs Kholmov   ½-½ 15 1956 URS-ch sf C76 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation 15. V Ciocaltea vs Kholmov   1-0 42 1956 Dresden it C86 Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack 16. Boleslavsky vs Kholmov   1-0 22 1956 URS-ch23 C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 17. Ragozin vs Kholmov   ½-½ 42 1956 Ch URS C90 Ruy Lopez, Closed 18. Y Vasilchuk vs Kholmov   0-1 40 1956 URS-ch sf C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 19. P Romanovsky vs Kholmov   1-0 57 1956 URS-ch sf C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred 20. Chistiakov vs Kholmov   0-1 64 1956 URS-ch sf C77 Ruy Lopez 21. B Milic vs Kholmov   0-1 54 1957 URS-JUG C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 22. Aronin vs Kholmov   1-0 56 1957 URS-ch24 C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed 23. M Bertok vs Kholmov   ½-½ 59 1957 URS-JUG C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 24. Lutikov vs Kholmov   0-1 62 1959 URS-ch26 C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) 25. Gurgenidze vs Kholmov   0-1 56 1959 URS-ch26 C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed  page 1 of 9; games 1-25 of 201    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Kholmov wins | Kholmov loses

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