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Viacheslav Osnos

Pavel Kondratiev and Vyacheslav Osnos, 1965.

Number of games in database: 485
Years covered: 1956 to 2003
Last FIDE rating: 2384

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  King's Indian (42)      E71 E60 E62 E69 E67  Nimzo Indian (20)      E40 E55 E51 E20 E45  Grunfeld (17)      D72 D78 D74 D70 D71  Queen's Indian (15)      E15 E16 E14 E19 E12  Slav (14)      D11 D15 D16 D18 D19  English (14)      A17 A13 A10 A15 A12	With the Black pieces:  Sicilian (99)      B46 B44 B65 B40 B48  Sicilian Taimanov (24)      B46 B48 B45 B47  Nimzo Indian (23)      E46 E59 E50 E21 E49  Sicilian Richter-Rauser (16)      B65 B63 B67 B64 B62  Bogo Indian (15)      E11  English (14)      A17 A14 A13 A15 A16

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   V Osnos vs G Ustinov, 1960 1-0
   V Osnos vs Geller, 1967 1-0
   V Osnos vs Aronin, 1956 1-0
   Simagin vs V Osnos, 1960 0-1
   V Osnos vs A Lein, 1968 1-0
   V Osnos vs G Zaichik, 1979 1-0
   V Osnos vs Y Sakharov, 1968 1-0
   B Lebedev vs V Osnos, 1963 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   USSR Championship (1965)
   USSR Championship 1964/65 (1964)
   USSR Championship (1967)
   USSR Championship 1968/69 (1968)
   USSR Championship 1966/67 (1966)
   USSR Championship (1963)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Osnos' best games by Imohthep

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VIACHESLAV OSNOS (born Jul-24-1935, died Aug-27-2009, 74 years old) Russia [what is this?] Viacheslav Vulfovich Osnos was born on the 24th of July 1935 in the USSR. Awarded the IM title in 1965, he played in the Soviet championships from 1963 to 1968 and was two time Leningrad Champion, in 1971 and 1980. He placed first in the international tournament in Debretsen (Hungary) of 1969. He acted as a trainer and second to Viktor Korchnoi in his 1968 Candidates Match against Mikhail Tal, and again in his 1974 Candidates Match against Anatoly Karpov. He also was an author, writing opening books: A Reti Debut (1990) and The Attack of Rauzer-Richter (1998). Osnos was a frequent contributor to New in Chess. Wikipedia article: Vyacheslav Osnos Last updated: 2018-06-17 21:49:39

page 1 of 20; games 1-25 of 485  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Kotov vs V Osnos   1-0 41 1956 URS-ch sf E38 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5 2. V Osnos vs A Khasin   ½-½ 18 1956 URS-ch sf E19 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3 3. Ragozin vs V Osnos   0-1 38 1956 URS-ch sf B59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3 4. V Osnos vs Novotelnov   ½-½ 41 1956 URS-ch sf D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 5. P Kondratiev vs V Osnos   ½-½ 18 1956 URS-ch sf B65 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...Be7 Defense, 9...Nxd4 6. V Osnos vs G Goldberg   ½-½ 26 1956 URS-ch sf D74 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O 7. V Osnos vs Spassky 1-0 51 1956 URS-ch sf A60 Benoni Defense 8. Geller vs V Osnos   ½-½ 22 1956 URS-ch sf E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line 9. V Osnos vs Aronin 1-0 114 1956 URS-ch sf D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch 10. V Osnos vs I Slepoy   ½-½ 44 1956 URS-ch sf D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 11. Byvshev vs V Osnos   ½-½ 22 1956 URS-ch sf B65 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...Be7 Defense, 9...Nxd4 12. J I Zilber vs V Osnos   1-0 45 1956 URS-ch sf D90 Grunfeld 13. V Mikenas vs V Osnos   ½-½ 42 1956 URS-ch sf B67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7 14. V Osnos vs D Rovner   1-0 40 1956 URS-ch sf A07 King's Indian Attack 15. Petrosian vs V Osnos   ½-½ 28 1956 Moscow-ch B59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3 16. Tolush vs V Osnos   1-0 44 1956 URS-ch sf B65 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...Be7 Defense, 9...Nxd4 17. Lisitsin vs V Osnos   ½-½ 41 1956 URS-ch sf A46 Queen's Pawn Game 18. V Osnos vs K Klaman   0-1 24 1956 URS-ch sf D40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch 19. V Osnos vs Y Neishtadt   1-0 52 1956 URS-ch sf A07 King's Indian Attack 20. E S Stoliar vs V Osnos   ½-½ 41 1956 URS-ch sf A16 English 21. Gipslis vs V Osnos   1-0 36 1958 URS-ch sf B65 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...Be7 Defense, 9...Nxd4 22. V Osnos vs A Petersons   ½-½ 26 1958 URS-ch sf E45 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation 23. V Osnos vs B Vladimirov   ½-½ 33 1958 URS-ch sf E70 King's Indian 24. V Osnos vs Korchnoi 0-1 39 1958 URS-ch sf E60 King's Indian Defense 25. Geller vs V Osnos   1-0 50 1958 URS-ch sf E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line  page 1 of 20; games 1-25 of 485    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Osnos wins | Osnos loses

Jul-24-08    brankat: Happy Birthday Viacheslav! Jul-24-08    jperr75108: Happy Birthday indeed! Aug-28-09    ROADDOG: Thoughts and prayers for the Osnos family today. His contributions to the chess world will be remembered. Aug-28-09    whiteshark: Rest in Peace, V.Osnos. Aug-28-09    Eastfrisian: R.I.P. Aug-28-09    Sem: I saw him once during one of the youth world championships in Groningen (Holland), late 70's. He sat in the analysis room, going through a game of one of his pupils, with a fellow Russian. Aug-28-09    WhiteRook48: he died yesterday?!?! Aug-28-09    Jason Frost: R.I.P Sep-20-09    siggemannen: RIP Viacheslav, I liked your Reti-book a lot! Nov-17-10    stanleys: <<siggemannen:>> <I liked your Reti-book a lot!> Me too!I keep playing Reti,following Osnos' recommandations and my results are good. Some positions from Osnos'games (in Russian): http://e3e5.com/article.php?id=1593 May-12-11    myschkin: . . . Photo (~1965): http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped... with his teacher Pavel E Kondratiev Aug-28-12    BIDMONFA: Viacheslav Osnos OSNOS, Vyacheslav http://www.bidmonfa.com/osnos_vyach... _ Dec-23-15    jerseybob: The picture up top has the names reversed; it's Osnos on the left.

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