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Oleg Chernikov

Number of games in database: 283
Years covered: 1959 to 2012
Last FIDE rating: 2364 (2291 rapid, 2452 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2464
Overall record: +85 -70 =119 (52.7%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 9 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Queen's Pawn Game (17) 
    A46 E00 A40 A45 E10
 Reti System (14) 
    A04 A05
 Sicilian (11) 
    B20 B25 B32 B60
 English, 1 c4 c5 (10) 
    A31 A35 A33 A32 A30
 King's Indian (10) 
    E80 E82 E81 E60 E83
 Orthodox Defense (8) 
    D50 D57 D62 D56 D55
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (60) 
    B27 B60 B56 B30 B50
 English (13) 
    A13 A15 A14 A12
 Sicilian Richter-Rauser (10) 
    B60 B63
 Slav (9) 
    D11 D12 D14 D18 D10
 Queen's Gambit Declined (9) 
    D30 D31 D06 D35
 Semi-Slav (8) 
    D46 D43 D45 D44
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Lutikov vs O Chernikov, 1978 0-1
   O Chernikov vs Vasiukov, 2005 1/2-1/2
   Tal vs O Chernikov, 1966 1/2-1/2
   Navara vs O Chernikov, 1998 0-1
   Suba vs O Chernikov, 2011 1/2-1/2
   L Bondar vs O Chernikov, 2011 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Zaitsev Memorial (1978)
   World Seniors Championship (2005)
   Botvinnik Memorial (Seniors) (2011)
   European Senior Championship (2002)
   Belarusian Championship (1983)
   21st World Seniors Championship (2011)
   European Senior Championship (2012)
   URS-ch43 qualification (1975)
   European Seniors Championship (2011)
   World Senior Championship (2006)
   USSR Championship (1967)
   Laszlo Toth Memorial GM Open (1987)
   Balatonbereny Open (1986)
   Katowice Fibak Open (1993)
   Aeroflot Open (2002)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 European Senior Championship
   B Gruzmann vs O Chernikov (Aug-26-12) 1/2-1/2
   O Chernikov vs Kupreichik (Aug-25-12) 1/2-1/2
   N Pushkov vs O Chernikov (Aug-24-12) 1/2-1/2
   O Chernikov vs B Maryasin (Aug-23-12) 1-0
   V Bogdanov vs O Chernikov (Aug-22-12) 1/2-1/2

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OLEG CHERNIKOV
(born Oct-15-1936, died Feb-06-2015, 78 years old) Russia

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Grandmaster Oleg Leonidovich Chernikov won the 2000 World Senior Chess Championship. He was also an International Arbiter.


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 page 1 of 12; games 1-25 of 283  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. G Ilivitsky vs O Chernikov  0-1501959Ch Russia (1/2 final)D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
2. Antoshin vs O Chernikov  ½-½441960Ch Russia (1/2 final)D28 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical
3. O Chernikov vs F Cheremisin  1-0481960Leningrad - MoscowE80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation
4. I N Zakharov vs O Chernikov  ½-½341960Moscow - LeningradC77 Ruy Lopez
5. O Chernikov vs I N Zakharov  0-1401960Moscow - LeningradA10 English
6. O Chernikov vs I Blechzin  0-1361962Leningrad Championship 1962/63A30 English, Symmetrical
7. G Khodos vs O Chernikov  1-0341962Chigorin Team CupD25 Queen's Gambit Accepted
8. R Nezhmetdinov vs O Chernikov 1-0331962Chigorin Team CupB32 Sicilian
9. O Chernikov vs V Skotorenko  ½-½421962Chigorin Team CupB60 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer
10. O Chernikov vs A Khenkin 0-1331962Leningrad - MoscowA25 English
11. O Chernikov vs G Akopian  1-05319644th Soviet Team Cup sf BakuD17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
12. O Chernikov vs A Blagidze  0-12719644th Soviet Team Cup sf BakuD25 Queen's Gambit Accepted
13. O Chernikov vs Sosonko  ½-½431964LeningradB32 Sicilian
14. L Belov vs O Chernikov  1-0401966Russian ChampionshipB60 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer
15. O Chernikov vs V F Titenko  0-1241966Russian ChampionshipB25 Sicilian, Closed
16. A Zaitsev vs O Chernikov  0-1551966Russian ChampionshipD03 Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation)
17. O Chernikov vs Stein  1-05319665th Soviet Team CupA32 English, Symmetrical Variation
18. Tal vs O Chernikov ½-½6519665th Soviet Team CupE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
19. O Chernikov vs Petrosian  ½-½3619665th Soviet Team CupE82 King's Indian, Samisch, double Fianchetto Variation
20. Lutikov vs O Chernikov  1-02119665th Soviet Team CupD02 Queen's Pawn Game
21. O Chernikov vs Shamkovich  ½-½2119665th Soviet Team CupE80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation
22. Keres vs O Chernikov  1-04319665th Soviet Team CupD30 Queen's Gambit Declined
23. O Chernikov vs Spassky  ½-½2919665th Soviet Team CupD34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
24. Geller vs O Chernikov  1-03919665th Soviet Team CupA13 English
25. V Zilberstein vs O Chernikov  0-1341967USSR ChampionshipC41 Philidor Defense
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Kibitzer's Corner
Aug-13-07  whiteshark: Oleg became Senoir World Champion in 2000. This made him <Grandmaster> at the age of 63, too!
Oct-15-08  brankat: Happy Birthday GM Chernikov!

Your example gives us "old-timers" a hope: "It's never too late!" :-)

Feb-07-15  Eastfrisian: According to this site: http://www.ruchess.ru/news/all/ushe... Oleg Chernikov died on 6 February 2015. RIP

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