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Igor Polovodin
I Polovodin 
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Number of games in database: 182
Years covered: 1978 to 2002
Highest rating achieved in database: 2438
Overall record: +46 -43 =93 (50.8%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (20) 
    B93 B83 B62 B63 B45
 Grunfeld (10) 
    D85 D79 D78 D76
 Queen's Pawn Game (6) 
    E10 D02 A40 E00
 Four Knights (6) 
    C47
 Catalan (5) 
    E04 E06
 Sicilian Richter-Rauser (5) 
    B62 B63 B67 B65
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (20) 
    B28 B93 B22 B45 B80
 Ruy Lopez (18) 
    C92 C91 C77 C69 C65
 Grunfeld (18) 
    D85 D97 D80 D76 D93
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (13) 
    C92 C91 C86 C85 C96
 Queen's Gambit Declined (7) 
    D37 D35 D31
 Orthodox Defense (6) 
    D50 D58 D53 D59
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   I Polovodin vs L Maslov, 1984 1-0
   R Shamshin vs I Polovodin, 1989 0-1
   I Polovodin vs Miles, 1991 1/2-1/2
   I Polovodin vs Glek, 1987 1-0
   S Volkov vs I Polovodin, 1999 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Tolush Memorial (1978)
   USSR Championship (Young Masters) (1980)
   URS-ch sf Irkutsk (1983)
   Cherepovets (1993)
   URS-ch48 sf Krasnoyarsk (1980)
   14th Soviet Team Championship qual-1 (1979)
   White Nights (2001)
   Petrov Memorial Open (1994)
   Chigorin Memorial (1999)


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IGOR POLOVODIN
(born Mar-23-1955, died Jun-22-2005, 50 years old) Russia

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Igor Alexeevich Polovodin was Leningrad Champion in 1979 (after a play-off). He was an IM.

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 page 1 of 9; games 1-25 of 205  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. V Zhelnin vs I Polovodin  0-1371978Tolush MemorialB45 Sicilian, Taimanov
2. I Polovodin vs A Korelov  0-1321978Tolush MemorialC47 Four Knights
3. I Polovodin vs A Rutman  1-0201978Tolush MemorialC47 Four Knights
4. V Vorotnikov vs I Polovodin  1-0551978Leningrad Team ChampionshipB22 Sicilian, Alapin
5. Tseitlin vs I Polovodin  ½-½421979Leningrad Championship playoffA04 Reti Opening
6. I Polovodin vs Tseitlin  1-0301979Leningrad Championship playoffC47 Four Knights
7. Tseitlin vs I Polovodin  1-0411979Leningrad Championship playoffC86 Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack
8. I Polovodin vs Tseitlin  ½-½531979Leningrad Championship playoffB83 Sicilian
9. A Yuneev vs I Polovodin  0-1441979Leningrad ChampionshipD93 Grunfeld, with Bf4 & e3
10. Razuvaev vs I Polovodin  ½-½291979Tbilisi Team TournamentC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
11. I Polovodin vs Azmaiparashvili  ½-½22197914th Soviet Team Championship Final-AB06 Robatsch
12. V Maiorov vs I Polovodin  1-030197914th Soviet Team Championship qual-1A23 English, Bremen System, Keres Variation
13. I Polovodin vs B Samaganov  1-056197914th Soviet Team Championship qual-1C42 Petrov Defense
14. I Polovodin vs I Figler  1-038197914th Soviet Team Championship Final-AB67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7
15. Suetin vs I Polovodin  ½-½22197914th Soviet Team Championship Final-AB28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation
16. M Dvoretzky vs I Polovodin  ½-½41197914th Soviet Team Championship Final-AB28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation
17. D Kayumov vs I Polovodin  ½-½42197914th Soviet Team Championship qual-1B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation
18. I Polovodin vs S Palatnik  1-042197914th Soviet Team Championship qual-1B02 Alekhine's Defense
19. G Bezhan vs I Polovodin  ½-½19197914th Soviet Team Championship qual-1C82 Ruy Lopez, Open
20. A Veingold vs I Polovodin  ½-½191979URS-ch otborD92 Grunfeld, 5.Bf4
21. F Sideifzade vs I Polovodin 1-0311979URS-ch otborB28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation
22. I Polovodin vs L Shusterman  1-0431979URS-ch otborB99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line
23. I Polovodin vs B Maryasin  ½-½411979URS-ch otborC03 French, Tarrasch
24. D Kayumov vs I Polovodin  1-0401979URS-ch otborC92 Ruy Lopez, Closed
25. I Polovodin vs K Lerner  0-1421979URS-ch otborC47 Four Knights
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Kibitzer's Corner
Oct-01-07  stanleys: <chessgames> IM Polovodin died in 2005
Oct-03-12  whiteshark: wiki-Bio in German: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_A...
Feb-18-19  whiteshark: <<Polovodin Gambit> in QID (E12)> after

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