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Yuri Yakovich
Yakovich 
 

Number of games in database: 946
Years covered: 1978 to 2019
Last FIDE rating: 2513 (2477 rapid, 2426 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2610
Overall record: +314 -150 =458 (58.9%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 24 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (77) 
    B23 B90 B81 B72 B89
 King's Indian (48) 
    E73 E75 E63 E94 E67
 Nimzo Indian (43) 
    E20 E25 E32 E42 E39
 Queen's Gambit Declined (41) 
    D31 D35 D38 D37 D30
 Grunfeld (23) 
    D81 D85 D96 D82 D84
 Semi-Slav (22) 
    D47 D45 D48 D43 D46
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (161) 
    B33 B31 B43 B30 B22
 Queen's Gambit Accepted (95) 
    D27 D20 D21 D26 D24
 English, 1 c4 e5 (38) 
    A28 A20 A22 A29
 Reti System (20) 
    A06 A04
 Queen's Gambit Declined (20) 
    D39 D31 D30 D35
 Queen's Pawn Game (19) 
    D02 A45 D04 E10 A46
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Yakovich vs Bronstein, 1994 1-0
   C Crouch vs Yakovich, 2001 0-1
   Yakovich vs S Dyachkov, 1998 1-0
   R Hasangatin vs Yakovich, 2002 0-1
   Yakovich vs Naiditsch, 2007 1-0
   Yakovich vs Balashov, 1993 1-0
   Yakovich vs Geller, 1995 1-0
   Yakovich vs Tseshkovsky, 1986 1/2-1/2
   Yakovich vs Dolmatov, 1996 1-0
   Yakovich vs G Giorgadze, 1996 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Moscow Open Championship (1996)
   Bela Crkva Open (1990)
   Rilton Cup 2000/01 (2000)
   Santo Antonio 4th (2001)
   Copenhagen Open (1993)
   Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 3rd (1999)
   Isle of Man Masters (2007)
   RSFSR Championship (1988)
   URS-ch54 First League Kuybyshev (1986)
   Leeuwarden Open (1993)
   Moscow Open (2007)
   Cappelle Open (1993)
   European Championship (2000)
   USSR Championship (1991)
   European Championship (2007)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Kurnosov Mem Rapid
   Yakovich vs P Ponkratov (Sep-07-19) 0-1, rapid
   S Lobanov vs Yakovich (Sep-07-19) 1/2-1/2, rapid
   Yakovich vs G Oparin (Sep-07-18) 1/2-1/2, rapid
   Yakovich vs V Malakhov (May-10-16) 0-1
   Yakovich vs M Rodshtein (May-07-16) 0-1

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YURI YAKOVICH
(born Nov-30-1962, 62 years old) Russia

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Yuri Rafailovich Yakovich is a Grandmaster and FIDE Senior Trainer. He was a member of the silver medal-winning Russian team at the 1997 European Team Chess Championship.In 2019, Yakovich was part of the Russian team that won the gold medal at the European Senior Team Championship in the 50+ category.

Wikipedia article: Yuri Yakovich

Last updated: 2023-03-16 20:30:29

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 page 1 of 39; games 1-25 of 960  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Yakovich vs Shkolnik  1-0521978USSR Junior Team ChampionshipB53 Sicilian
2. E Rajskij vs Yakovich  ½-½281978USSR Junior Team ChampionshipB33 Sicilian
3. Yakovich vs R Guseynov  0-1321983RSFSR SpartakiadB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
4. Yakovich vs Polugaevsky  ½-½251983RSFSR SpartakiadB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
5. Yakovich vs M Tseitlin  1-0331983RSFSR SpartakiadC26 Vienna
6. S Kiselev vs Yakovich  0-1431985URS-ch semifinal TolyattiD28 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical
7. Yakovich vs Pigusov  0-1251985URS-ch semifinal TolyattiB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
8. Chiburdanidze vs Yakovich  ½-½301985URS-ch semifinal Tolyatti+C53 Giuoco Piano
9. Yakovich vs Vyzmanavin  ½-½251985URS-ch semifinal TolyattiB42 Sicilian, Kan
10. Yakovich vs A Machulsky  ½-½671985URS-ch semifinal TolyattiC05 French, Tarrasch
11. M Sorokin vs Yakovich  0-1401985URS-ch semifinal TolyattiC78 Ruy Lopez
12. Yakovich vs Bareev  1-0391985URS-ch semifinal TolyattiC05 French, Tarrasch
13. E Kengis vs Yakovich  1-0241985URS-ch semifinal TolyattiA09 Reti Opening
14. Yakovich vs M Shereshevsky  0-1301985USSR Team ChampionshipC07 French, Tarrasch
15. Yakovich vs G Kuzmin  1-0761985URS-ch53 First League KharkivB72 Sicilian, Dragon
16. Psakhis vs Yakovich  ½-½311985URS-ch53 First League KharkivA06 Reti Opening
17. V Chekhov vs Yakovich 1-0421985URS-ch53 First League KharkivD29 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical
18. Yakovich vs V Eingorn ½-½301985URS-ch53 First League KharkivC07 French, Tarrasch
19. Yakovich vs Pigusov  ½-½311985URS-ch53 First League KharkivB36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto
20. Yakovich vs G Zaichik  ½-½151985URS-ch53 First League KharkivE10 Queen's Pawn Game
21. Yakovich vs E Ubilava  ½-½171985URS-ch53 First League KharkivB56 Sicilian
22. Yakovich vs Rozentalis  ½-½271985URS-ch53 First League KharkivC47 Four Knights
23. B Gurgenidze vs Yakovich  0-1321985URS-ch53 First League KharkivC77 Ruy Lopez
24. Yakovich vs K Lerner  ½-½391985URS-ch53 First League KharkivB58 Sicilian
25. Lputian vs Yakovich  1-0441985URS-ch53 First League KharkivA09 Reti Opening
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Kibitzer's Corner
Feb-15-07  BIDMONFA: Yuri Yakovich

YAKOVICH, Yuri
http://www.bidmonfa.com/yakovich_yu...
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May-02-07  masterwojtek: Go Yuri!! Awesome game by an awesome chess player!
Sep-26-07  pawnofdoom: This guy deserves a biography! He can beat Kramnik and made it to the 2600's too.
Sep-27-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  Eric Schiller: Yes, a very good player. His loss to me was just a blunder, don't hold it against him.
May-10-09  Hesam7: Does anyone own his "PLAY THE 4 f3 NIMZO-INDIAN" ? If so what do you think of the book?
Mar-13-11  wordfunph: GM Yuri Yakovich is the author of the book "Sicilian Attacks - Powerful Charges & Typical Tactics"..

http://www.amazon.com/Sicilian-Atta...

Mar-21-11  Marmot PFL: The cover is in very poor taste.
Nov-30-12  brankat: Happy Birthday Yuri!
Feb-11-13
Premium Chessgames Member
  blazerdoodle: Cool cover, Yuri, lol.

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