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Mikhail Markov
M Markov 
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Number of games in database: 110
Years covered: 2010 to 2024
Last FIDE rating: 2242 (2223 rapid, 2299 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2430
Overall record: +13 -20 =13 (42.4%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 64 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 English, 1 c4 e5 (15) 
    A20 A28 A22 A29 A21
 English (15) 
    A13 A14 A10 A11
 Catalan (7) 
    E06 E04 E09
 Queen's Pawn Game (5) 
    D02
 English, 1 c4 c5 (4) 
    A30 A37
 Grunfeld (4) 
    D93 D75 D76 D79
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (28) 
    B90 B45 B50 B52 B40
 Sicilian Najdorf (6) 
    B90 B92
 Catalan (5) 
    E06 E08 E07
 Queen's Pawn Game (5) 
    D02 A45 A46
 Sicilian Taimanov (4) 
    B45
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NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Chennai Olympiad (2022)
   Asian Games Men (2023)
   Khanty-Mansiysk Olympiad (2010)
   Baku Olympiad (2016)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 FIDE World Blitz Team
   M Markov vs B Karmenov (Aug-05-24) 1-0, blitz
   B Jacobson vs M Markov (Aug-05-24) 1-0, blitz
   Nepomniachtchi vs M Markov (Aug-05-24) 1-0, blitz
   M Markov vs R Jumabayev (Aug-05-24) 0-1, blitz
   A Tulegenov vs M Markov (Aug-05-24) 0-1, blitz

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MIKHAIL MARKOV
(born Mar-17-1989, 36 years old) Kyrgyzstan

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International Master (2013). (1) National Arbiter (2023).

Markov came 2nd in the Zonal 3.4 held in Osh, Kyrgyzstan, and qualified to play in the World Cup (2013), where he met world #2 Levon Aronian in the first round, but lost both games. However, his qualification to the World Cup earned him his IM title. His rating at the time (June 2013) was 2255.

(1) There are a couple of Russian players with the same name, but in the series of Olympiad games shown below, this player is from Kyrgyzstan.

Last updated: 2025-05-30 12:16:03

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 page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 110  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. M Markov vs H Wang 0-1332010Khanty-Mansiysk OlympiadD93 Grunfeld, with Bf4 & e3
2. M Markov vs T Farley  0-1532010Khanty-Mansiysk OlympiadE67 King's Indian, Fianchetto
3. M Gator vs M Markov  0-1262010Khanty-Mansiysk OlympiadB43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
4. M Heidenfeld vs M Markov  1-0482010Khanty-Mansiysk OlympiadB28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation
5. M Markov vs T Nedev  1-0492010Khanty-Mansiysk OlympiadA29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto
6. M Ragger vs M Markov  1-0492010Khanty-Mansiysk OlympiadB28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation
7. M Larrea vs M Markov  1-0312010Khanty-Mansiysk OlympiadA07 King's Indian Attack
8. M Markov vs M Kravtsiv  ½-½592013UniversiadeE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
9. G Margvelashvili vs M Markov 1-0362013UniversiadeD35 Queen's Gambit Declined
10. M Markov vs T Anton  0-1682013UniversiadeA42 Modern Defense, Averbakh System
11. M Atabayev vs M Markov 1-0262013UniversiadeB84 Sicilian, Scheveningen
12. Aronian vs M Markov 1-0452013World CupD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
13. M Markov vs Aronian 0-1292013World CupD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
14. M Markov vs R Jumabayev  0-13220154th Central Asia CupA13 English
15. M Markov vs D Frolyanov  ½-½392015Pavlodar OpenA22 English
16. S Volkov vs M Markov  ½-½432015Pavlodar OpenA52 Budapest Gambit
17. M Markov vs L Lenic  ½-½412016Baku OlympiadE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
18. W G Palencia Morales vs M Markov  ½-½392016Baku OlympiadA46 Queen's Pawn Game
19. M Markov vs I Efimov  0-1392016Baku OlympiadA20 English
20. J M Dominguez vs M Markov  0-1472016Baku OlympiadD02 Queen's Pawn Game
21. M Markov vs D Cawdery  ½-½482016Baku OlympiadA28 English
22. Bachmann vs M Markov  1-0582016Baku OlympiadB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
23. M Markov vs B Roselli Mailhe  1-0382016Baku OlympiadA20 English
24. M Karttunen vs M Markov  1-0602016Baku OlympiadB80 Sicilian, Scheveningen
25. M Markov vs A Aleksandrov  ½-½502016Pavlodar OpenE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jun-17-13  jamesmaskell: Qualified for the World Cup 2013 after coming second in the FIDE Zone 3.4 Championship 2013 with 6.5/9. Quite a performance when you look at the field.
Aug-20-13  Karpova: Prior to the start of the World Cup (2013), Anton Filippov gave an interview http://chess-news.ru/en/node/12740 and what he had to say was not nice:

- Markov's play was suspiciously strong yet sometimes it appeared as if he had no clue. <I was honest and said that I had some doubts, but yet I wasn't sure if he is really cheating.>

- Some Kyrgyz players deliberately lost their games against Markov's opponents to raise his Buchholz. <People demonstratively lose and say that they will do anything only to help their compatriot to qualify for the World Cup.>

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