ALEXANDER BELIAVSKY (born Dec-17-1953, 71 years old) Ukraine (federation/nationality Slovenia) PRONUNCIATION: [what is this?] International Master (1973); Grandmaster (1975); FIDE Senior Trainer (2004). Alexander Genrikhovich Beliavsky was born in Lviv, in what is now Ukraine. He now lives in Slovenia and plays for its Olympiad team. He is noted for his uncompromising style of play and for his classical opening repertoire, including openings such as the Queen's Gambit, Ruy Lopez and French Defence. He shares with Paul Keres and Viktor Korchnoi the record for defeating the most undisputed world champions (nine), having beaten every world champion from Vasily Smyslov (7th) through Magnus Carlsen (16th) except for Robert James Fischer. Beliavsky won the World Junior Championship in 1973, thereby automatically earning the title of International Master. Just a year later, he won the USSR Championship (1974) with Mikhail Tal (1). He won the USSR Championship thrice more, winning the 48th USSR Championship (1980) (2), USSR Championship (1987) (winning the USSR Championship playoff (1987) against Valery Salov), and winning the USSR Championship (1990) on tiebreak over Leonid Yudasin, Evgeny Bareev and Alexey Vyzmanavin (3). Beliavsky placed second to Garry Kasparov at the 1982 Moscow Interzonal, but lost their Candidates Match (1983) in the first round of the cycle by 3-6 (+1 -4 =4). He finished second to Artur Yusupov at the Tunis Interzonal (1985), but placed seventh in the Montpellier Candidates (1985) (a point behind the tournament winners, and outside the top four needed to qualify for the Candidates Matches). (4) Beliavsky placed =1st (4th on tiebreak) in the European Championship (2013) to qualify for the World Cup (2013), where he lost to Chinese GM Yangyi Yu in the tiebreaker of the first round match. Beliavsky achieved a perfect score (13-0), virtually unheard of in modern high-level chess, at Alicante 1978, defeating among others four GMs and two IMs. He finished first at Frunze (1979), equal first (with Boris Spassky) at Baden (1980), first at Interpolis 5th (1981), equal first (with Viktor Korchnoi) at Hoogovens (1984), first at the 9th Lloyds Bank Masters Open (1985), first at Munich (1990), and first at Amsterdam OHRA (1990). Beliavsky won the Vidmar Memorial tournament four times: in 1999, 2001, 2003 (with Emil Sutovsky) and 2005. He finished third at Linares (1991), behind Vasyl Ivanchuk and Garry Kasparov. At the second USSR vs. Rest of the World (1984) match, he was the top scorer for the Soviet team, defeating Yasser Seirawan 2–0 and Bent Larsen 1½–½. His dominant performance enabled the Soviets to win the match 21-19. Wikipedia article: Alexander Beliavsky (1) [rusbase-1]; (2) [rusbase-2]; (3) [rusbase-3]; (4) http://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/wcc... Last updated: 2023-12-17 07:25:27

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page 1 of 121; games 1-25 of 3,017  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. B Vladimirov vs A Beliavsky   0-1 53 1967 Leningrad CC-ch D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 2. A Beliavsky vs Vaganian   0-1 62 1968 USSR Junior Championship B02 Alekhine's Defense 3. Dvinianinov vs A Beliavsky   0-1 30 1968 USSR Junior Championship C45 Scotch Game 4. G Fedorov vs A Beliavsky 1-0 31 1968 6th Soviet Team Cup B89 Sicilian 5. A Beliavsky vs V Akimov 1-0 48 1968 6th Soviet Team Cup D02 Queen's Pawn Game 6. L Zolotonos vs A Beliavsky   0-1 40 1968 6th Soviet Team Cup B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack 7. A Beliavsky vs G Barenboim   1-0 43 1968 6th Soviet Team Cup D59 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower 8. V Lipman vs A Beliavsky   0-1 43 1968 6th Soviet Team Cup C44 King's Pawn Game 9. V Vorobiev vs A Beliavsky   0-1 53 1968 6th Soviet Team Cup C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation 10. A Beliavsky vs Koolmeister   1-0 41 1968 6th Soviet Team Cup E11 Bogo-Indian Defense 11. Kupreichik vs A Beliavsky   1-0 43 1968 6th Soviet Team Cup C77 Ruy Lopez 12. A Beliavsky vs V Gusev   ½-½ 42 1968 6th Soviet Team Cup A57 Benko Gambit 13. K Peebo vs A Beliavsky 1-0 80 1968 6th Soviet Team Cup B06 Robatsch 14. A Beliavsky vs D Kudischewitsch   1-0 90 1968 6th Soviet Team Cup D14 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation 15. A Beliavsky vs B Gendler   1-0 24 1969 URS U18-ch A07 King's Indian Attack 16. Z Gofshtein vs A Beliavsky   0-1 38 1969 URS-chT U18 A14 English 17. A Verner vs A Beliavsky 1-0 46 1969 URS-chT B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 18. A Beliavsky vs A Panchenko   0-1 33 1969 URS-chT A50 Queen's Pawn Game 19. Romanishin vs A Beliavsky   0-1 39 1969 Beltsy B99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line 20. B Dikarev vs A Beliavsky   0-1 40 1969 Avangard Championship C90 Ruy Lopez, Closed 21. A Beliavsky vs I Kurass   ½-½ 37 1969 Avangard Championship D30 Queen's Gambit Declined 22. B M Kogan vs A Beliavsky   1-0 45 1969 Avangard Championship E51 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 23. A Beliavsky vs V Lainburg   ½-½ 17 1969 Avangard Championship D78 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6 24. E Lazarev vs A Beliavsky   ½-½ 45 1969 Avangard Championship A46 Queen's Pawn Game 25. A Beliavsky vs R Pelts   1-0 40 1969 Avangard Championship D94 Grunfeld  page 1 of 121; games 1-25 of 3,017

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< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 1 OF 6 ·  Later Kibitzing> Nov-22-03    Eggman: No discussion of this former World Number 3? Nov-22-03    OneBadDog: Beliavsky is one of the all time greats. Beliavsky was one of the few world class GM's of his generation that came from the U.S.S.R. Jan-22-04    Orcinus: It's nice to know he was Number 3. I'm fond of his incisive and lively playing. Not primarily combinational, his play is what I'll call the Tarrasch ideal. Emphasis is on classical openings, tempo and piece mobility, not on intricate pawn moves and isn't concern with weak pawns if mobility is fine. Apr-09-04    ConLaMismaMano: Chessbase says that Beliavsky's peak was 2710 in 1997 when he was 44 and in Chessmetrics 2740 in 1985 (Maybe around that time he was Number 3). Apr-30-04    AdrianP: Beliavsky was one of Kasparov's seconds at one time, no? May-11-04    Hanada: He looks like Al Capone in this picture. Jun-24-04    acirce: Beliavsky has a little chance to win against Anastasian in game 2 of round 3, but the likely result is draw - then tiebreaks. Jun-24-04    acirce: Okey, he won. Sep-08-04    offramp: Here is a great game by him that I can't find on this site: Afifi Assem - Beliavsky Alexander G [A13]Izt Tunisia (15), 1985 1.♘f3 d5 2.c4 e6 3.g3 dxc4 4.♗g2 a6 5.a4 ♘c6 6.a5 ♗b4 7.♘e5 ♘xe5 8.♕a4+ ♗d7 9.♕xb4 ♘e7 10.f4 ♗c6 11.♗xc6+ ♘7xc6 12.♕c3 ♕d5 13.♖f1 ♘g4 14.♕xg7 ♘xh2 15.♕xh8+ ♔e7 16.♕xa8 ♕g2 17.d3 ♘d4 18.♖f2 ♕g1+ 19.♔d2 ♘b3+ 20.♔c3 ♕xc1+ 21.♔b4 ♕xb2 22.e3 ♘d2+ 23.♔c5 ♕b5+ 24.♔d4 ♘hf3+ 25.♖xf3 ♘xf3+ 26.♔e4 ♕d5# 0-1 This game always reminds me of B Fleissig vs Schlechter, 1895. Sep-15-04    Benzol: <offramp> You should load the game into the database using the PGN Upload Utility. Sep-29-04    WMD: In 1978 Beliavsky won a tournament in Alicante with the perfect score of 13/13, five points ahead of the field, which included two fellow GMs and five IMs. Dec-22-04    Benzol: Alexander Henrikhovich Beliavsky Born 17th December 1953 in Lvov He became an IM in 1973 and a GM in 1975. World Junior Champion in 1973, he was also joint USSR champion in 1974 and 1980-81. Jan-04-05    Resignation Trap: Beliavsky played in 14 USSR Championships. In addition to the 1974 and 1980-81 events, he also tied for first in 1987 (defeating Salov in the playoff) and in 1990 (finishing ahead on tiebreak over Yudasin and Vyzhmanavin). Beliavsky has also played in ten Olympiads: For the USSR in Lucerne 1982, Thessaloniki 1984, Thessaloniki 1988, and Novi Sad 1990. For Ukraine at Manila, 1992. And for Slovenia at Yerevan 1996, Elista 1998, Istanbul 2000, Bled 2002, and Calvia 2004. Feb-05-05    Flo: Beliavsky is a very good player! In his best years he was one of the greatest chess players of the world! Apr-10-05    azaris: More action from the Bundesliga. Beliavsky got lucky today after obtaining a great position after Krasenkow ignored a perpetual, but then got in some time trouble and it looked like a draw before White blundered horribly. White: Krasenkow Black: Beliavsky 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Bb7 6. Nd2 h6 7. Bh4 O-O 8. Qc2 d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. e3 Be7 11. O-O-O Nbd7 12. Bd3 c5 13. Kb1 Rc8 14. Bf5 g6 15. Bxd7 (<15. Bxg6 draws>) Nxd7 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Nf3 Nf6 18. Ne5 Ne4 19. f3 cxd4 20. exd4 Nxc3+ 21. bxc3 Qa3 22. Rd3 Rc7 23. f4 Rfc8 24. Rc1 Bc6 25. Rg3 Qa4 26. Qf2 Re8 27. f5 g5 28. Rh3 f6 29. Ng4 Qb5+ 30. Ka1?? Re2! 0-1 Apr-10-05    Mameluk: Good way to throw the title away in the team event. Krasenkov will have very expensive evening today, I guess. After Nikolic let McShane escape, there should be some superfinal between Werder Bremen and SG Porz. Anand is on 6/8, I wonder what does it mean for his Elo. Apr-10-05    fasting: how many players have been above 2700? I guess around 20, and beliavsky is one of them! Apr-10-05    iron maiden: It's more than 20; actually it's 29 if I counted right. Kasparov, Kramnik, Anand, Topalov, Fischer, Karpov, Morozevich, Adams, Shirov, Leko, Svidler, Kamsky, Ponomariov, Ivanchuk, Bareev, Grischuk, Polgar, Bacrot, Salov, Gelfand, van Wely, Short, Beliavsky, Kasimdzhanov, Sokolov, Dreev, Akopian, Smirin, and Khalifman. Malakhov and now Bologan have reached 2700, but have not yet gone past it. Apr-10-05    acirce: At least Krasenkow and Azmaiparashvili should be added. Not sure how to do efficient research on the matter. Apr-10-05    tpstar: Don't forget the highest rating achieved is tracked on the ChessGames.com Statistics Page which also lists 29 players over 2700. <iron maiden> College plans? Apr-11-05    coffee monster: The only other one I can think of is Tal after his great spell in 1979 (Montreal: +6-0=12, Riga Interzonal: +11-0=6). Apr-12-05    acirce: <coffee monster> Good catch, Tal reached 2705 once. <tpstar> Yes, but the "highest rating achieved" thing here is badly flawed because of incompleteness and errors. I actually think it should be removed altogether because it's just misleading. Apr-12-05    Hesam7: <acirce> I agree about removing the highest rating in the database, instead I do not think it is difficult to include the current rating for those players who are on FIDE rating list, or creating a page that contains the names and rating of top 100 in the most recent rating list. Apr-15-05    Abaduba: Player of the day again. Lucky Alex! <acirce> and <Hesam7> I think the problem with the highest rating feature is that so many game scores are missing the players' ratings, especially older games. The solution is not to eliminate the feature, but to include the ratings from more game scores. As Hesam says, it's relatively easy to check ratings- for example, surely somebody knows what Fischer and Spassky were rated during their matches. Yet, not one of these games includes the players' ratings. Apr-15-05    WTHarvey: Here are some diagrams from the critical positions in Alexander's chess games: http://www.wtharvey.com/beli.html Jump to page #    (enter # from 1 to 6) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 1 OF 6 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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