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Gennadi Zaichik
G Zaichik 
 

Number of games in database: 681
Years covered: 1972 to 2007
Last FIDE rating: 2457 (2442 rapid)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2605
Overall record: +256 -204 =210 (53.9%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 11 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (47) 
    B81 B90 B53 B92 B89
 King's Indian (29) 
    E69 E63 E75 E60 E62
 Queen's Pawn Game (27) 
    A45 E00 A46 A40 E10
 English (21) 
    A13 A14 A15 A17 A16
 King's Indian Attack (19) 
    A07 A08
 Nimzo Indian (15) 
    E21 E20 E42 E48 E32
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (94) 
    B90 B93 B92 B22 B61
 Queen's Pawn Game (48) 
    A41 E10 A46 A45 E00
 Pirc (42) 
    B07 B08 B09
 Sicilian Najdorf (28) 
    B90 B93 B92 B91 B95
 English (17) 
    A13 A15 A19 A16 A14
 Robatsch (15) 
    B06
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   G Zaichik vs G Sikharulidze, 1976 1-0
   G Zaichik vs Bronstein, 1980 1-0
   G Zaichik vs Vasiukov, 1982 1-0
   L Zaid vs G Zaichik, 1975 0-1
   G Zaichik vs Kupreichik, 1989 1-0
   G Zaichik vs E Formanek, 2004 1-0
   G Zaichik vs Vladimirov, 1975 1-0
   G Zaichik vs V Osnos, 1978 1-0
   V Chekhov vs G Zaichik, 1982 0-1
   Tseshkovsky vs G Zaichik, 1982 1/2-1/2

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Rubinstein Memorial (1984)
   Toth Memorial (1983)
   Coimbatore (1987)
   URS-ch Young Masters (1979)
   URS-ch Young Masters (1983)
   URS-ch FL50 (1982)
   Protvino-B (1988)
   URS-ch sf Borjomi (1984)
   Kirovakan (1978)
   URS-ch semifinal Kostroma (1985)
   URS-ch sf Yaroslavl (1982)
   San Sebastian Open (1991)
   USSR Championship (Young Masters) (1980)
   Goglidze Memorial (1983)
   Panormo Zonal (1998)

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GENNADI ZAICHIK
(born Feb-11-1957, 68 years old) Georgia (federation/nationality United States of America)

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Georgian champion in 1978 and 1979, Gennadi Zaichik began to achieve his first significant successes in the early 1980s. In 1982 in Telavi, he shared second place with Georgy Agzamov (behind Rafael Vaganian) in the Soviet Chess Championship First League.

A year later, in Jūrmala, Zaichik finished third in the Soviet Junior Chess Championship in the U26 age group, also winning the international chess tournament in Kecskemét. In 1984, he won the Rubinstein Memorial in Polanica-Zdrój. In 1984, Zaichik was awarded the FIDE Grandmaster (GM) title.

In 1985, in Prague he finished second place in the International chess tournament of the Bohemians. In 1987, Zaichik won the Capablanca Memorial B tournament in Camagüey and shared first place (with Viswanathan Anand) in Coimbatore. In 1989, he shared second place in Berlin, and in 1991, finished equal first in the open chess tournament in San Sebastián.

Last updated: 2022-08-16 03:10:28

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 page 1 of 28; games 1-25 of 681  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. G Levant vs G Zaichik  0-138197212th Soviet Team Championship qual-3B24 Sicilian, Closed
2. G Zaichik vs A Mikhalchishin  0-156197212th Soviet Team Championship qual-3E15 Queen's Indian
3. V A Kozlov vs G Zaichik  1-024197212th Soviet Team Championship Final-AA07 King's Indian Attack
4. G Zaichik vs I Ivanov  0-140197212th Soviet Team Championship Final-AA04 Reti Opening
5. G Zaichik vs I Kivlan  1-040197212th Soviet Team Championship Final-AE62 King's Indian, Fianchetto
6. A Gorchakov vs G Zaichik  1-033197212th Soviet Team Championship Final-AA36 English
7. G Zaichik vs Tal 0-1361973MoscowA53 Old Indian
8. A Guseinov vs G Zaichik  0-1301973URS-chT JuniorsB98 Sicilian, Najdorf
9. V Fedorov vs G Zaichik  1-0421973USSR Cup 1/16B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
10. G Zaichik vs L Maslov  1-0591973USSR Cup 1/32E00 Queen's Pawn Game
11. G Zaichik vs V Fedorov  1-0511973USSR Cup 1/16D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
12. L Maslov vs G Zaichik  0-1551973USSR Cup 1/32A04 Reti Opening
13. G Zaichik vs L Maslov  1-0651973USSR Cup 1/32E41 Nimzo-Indian
14. V Vepkhvishvili vs G Zaichik  1-0371973Ch Chess PalaceB92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
15. M Mukhin vs G Zaichik  1-0331974USSRB87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5
16. G Zaichik vs M Shishov  1-0481974Georgian Championship 1973A54 Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3
17. B Gurgenidze vs G Zaichik  1-0461974Georgian Championship 1973B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6
18. Tuvosky vs G Zaichik  0-1221974USSRE15 Queen's Indian
19. T Georgadze vs G Zaichik 1-0251974Georgian Championship 1973B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
20. G Zaichik vs Rosenberg  1-0511974USSRA62 Benoni, Fianchetto Variation
21. L Zaid vs G Zaichik  ½-½501975USSR Championship (Young Masters)A54 Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3
22. G Zaichik vs E Ubilava  ½-½301975USSR Championship (Young Masters)D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
23. G Zaichik vs S Palatnik  0-1301975USSR Championship (Young Masters)A34 English, Symmetrical
24. G Zaichik vs V N Kozlov  1-0251975USSR Championship (Young Masters)A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation
25. K Lerner vs G Zaichik  1-0331975USSR Championship (Young Masters)B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
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Kibitzer's Corner
Feb-11-06  BIDMONFA: Gennadi Zaitshik

ZAICHIK, Gennadi
http://www.bidmonfa.com/zaichik_gen...
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Feb-11-08  whiteshark: Player of the Day

Georgian Chess Champion 1978 and 1979.
Playing for Georgia at the OLYMPIADS '92, '94 and '96 http://www.olimpbase.org/players/1l...

Currently USCF-Federation (since when ?)

Feb-11-08  jperr75108: Played at the World Open in 2006.
Feb-11-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  Penguincw: The <Player of the Day> today goes to : <Gennadi Zaitshik> ! Also,happy 54th birthday!
Feb-11-16  TheFocus: Happy birthday, GM Gennady Zaichik.

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