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Bacrot 
 
Etienne Bacrot
Number of games in database: 1,165
Years covered: 1992 to 2009
Current FIDE rating: 2700
Highest rating achieved in database: 2731
Overall record: +402 -220 =503 (58.1%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      40 exhibition games, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (53) 
    B90 B47 B33 B32 B81
 Queen's Indian (52) 
    E12 E13 E15 E17 E18
 Nimzo Indian (52) 
    E21 E20 E32 E34 E54
 Slav (50) 
    D11 D15 D19 D17 D12
 King's Indian (49) 
    E97 E94 E92 E60 E91
 Queen's Pawn Game (41) 
    A40 A41 A46 E00 D02
With the Black pieces:
 Ruy Lopez (100) 
    C92 C67 C84 C88 C89
 Sicilian (93) 
    B30 B22 B62 B31 B50
 Slav (86) 
    D15 D11 D13 D10 D12
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (68) 
    C92 C84 C88 C89 C91
 English, 1 c4 e5 (30) 
    A29 A28 A20 A25 A26
 Semi-Slav (29) 
    D45 D43 D49 D47 D48
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Judit Polgar vs Bacrot, 1999 0-1
   Kasparov vs Bacrot, 2004 1/2-1/2
   Bacrot vs Kramnik, 2005 1-0
   Bacrot vs S Azarov, 1992 1-0
   Ivanchuk vs Bacrot, 2007 0-1
   N Michaelsen vs Bacrot, 2000 0-1
   Bacrot vs Aronian, 2001 1-0
   Bacrot vs Adams, 2005 1-0
   Bacrot vs Karpov, 2002 1-0
   Bacrot vs Leko, 2008 1-0

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: [what is this?]
   FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (2004)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Etienne Bacrot by Legend
   Bacrot's great games by TruthHurts
   Wins by kids under 10 years old by Morphischer

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ETIENNE BACROT
(born Jan-22-1983) France

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Etienne Bacrot was born January 22, 1983 in Picardie, France. He began playing chess at when he was four years old and was already winning junior championships at age 10. His first notable match victory came in 1996 against ex-world champion Vasily Smyslov. He went on to achieve the grandmaster title in March of 1997. At fourteen years and two months of age, he was the youngest GM in history (although this record was to last only until December of that year before Ruslan Ponomariov eclipsed it). Two years later he won the French Championship for the first of five consecutive times.

After several years of international tournaments, Bacrot finally raised his FIDE rating past the 2700 mark in 2004. In January of 2005 he became the first French player ever to enter the overall top ten. His most notable results that year include his joint victory in the 6th Poikovsky Karpov Tournament (2005) and equal second at Dortmund Sparkassen (2005). In 2006, he was less successful, recording minus scores in the Corus, Linares and MTel supertournaments, and he fell back to 18th place in the world rankings at the end of the year.


 page 1 of 47; games 1-25 of 1,168  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Grischuk vs Bacrot 1-031 1992 Ch World (cadets) (under 10)B01 Scandinavian
2. Bacrot vs C Lecuyer  1-045 1992 Belfort opE25 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch
3. S Kuliev vs Bacrot 0-131 1992 Wch U10A87 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation
4. Bacrot vs D Neves  1-048 1992 Wch U10D35 Queen's Gambit Declined
5. Bacrot vs P Nory  0-133 1992 Avoine opA57 Benko Gambit
6. J Pachow vs Bacrot  1-034 1992 Belfort opB01 Scandinavian
7. Bacrot vs McShane 0-139 1992 Wch U10E81 King's Indian, Samisch
8. G Welling vs Bacrot 1-022 1992 Belfort opD05 Queen's Pawn Game
9. Bacrot vs D Mastrovasilis 1-039 1992 Wch U10E85 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation
10. H Geanta vs Bacrot  0-124 1992 Wch U10B01 Scandinavian
11. H Giacomini vs Bacrot  1-043 1992 Avoine opA85 Dutch, with c4 & Nc3
12. Bacrot vs S Azarov 1-029 1992 Ch World (cadets) (under 10)D36 Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2
13. Bacrot vs P Chenaux  1-043 1992 Belfort opA65 Benoni, 6.e4
14. S Metreveli vs Bacrot 0-142 1992 Wch U10B01 Scandinavian
15. M Zagar vs Bacrot 0-129 1992 Avoine opA80 Dutch
16. Karpov vs Bacrot 1-064 1993 10, Paris EURO DISNEYE81 King's Indian, Samisch
17. Bacrot vs C Rahmani  1-039 1993 Cannes opD34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
18. Bacrot vs G Szabo  1-028 1993 Wch U10C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 6.d4
19. M Kochetkov vs Bacrot  0-124 1993 EU-ch U10B01 Scandinavian
20. Jean Marie Dubois vs Bacrot  ½-½29 1993 Paris-ch opB21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4
21. N Legky vs Bacrot 1-026 1993 It (open)D00 Queen's Pawn Game
22. Bacrot vs G Sarkisian  1-035 1993 EU-ch U10A57 Benko Gambit
23. Bacrot vs J Mohebbi  ½-½55 1993 Paris-ch opE32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
24. C Sandipan vs Bacrot  0-154 1993 Wch U10C42 Petrov Defense
25. Bacrot vs D Mastrovasilis  1-066 1993 Wch U10D09 Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3
 page 1 of 47; games 1-25 of 1,168  PGN Download
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Jan-22-09   WhiteRook48: interesting choice for player of the day...
Feb-20-09   Anzer: Bacrot is actually making an effort to play more aggressively. He's finally switched to some e4 systems as well as c5 :)
Feb-25-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  laskersteinitz: Go Etienne, you can do it! (win Aeroflot 2009).
Feb-25-09   Valmy: Congrats for winning Aeroflot 2009! Bravo.
Feb-25-09   stanleys: Congratulations Etienne!Good luck in Dortmund!
Feb-25-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  suenteus po 147: Speaking of Dortmund, any word on the invite list yet?
Mar-01-09
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  Geronimo: Well done Etienne! I was a bit harsh above, but you had the kill in you at aeroflot! Well done indeed.
Apr-16-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  laskersteinitz: Vas-y Etienne, on est avec toi!
Apr-24-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  laskersteinitz: Bravo Etienne! Maintenant, que des victoires! ("Bravo Etienne! Now, only wins!")
Apr-26-09   parrot: One more time Etienne!
Apr-30-09   karoaper: Etienne seems like a genuinely nice guy. I only make a note of it cause for some reason he looks very serious and surly in his photos. But during interviews he seems like a very friendly and unpretentious guy. Congrants for good tourney. Keep it up.
Apr-30-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Winter: Nice game against Alekseev... You really save the best for last.

Placed a bet on you and I won!

Félicitations ! See more brilliant Chess games from you soon.

Jul-04-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  percyblakeney: Nice to see Bacrot playing so well lately, solid this far in Dortmund, and a plus score in Nalchik before that, after winning Aeroflot. At the end of 2008 there was an undefeated +3 on the first board in the Olympiad and an even score in Elista. He won't be 30 until year 2013 so there is room for even more improvement.
Jul-04-09   slomarko: Bacrot playing so well? why, did he win any games in Dortmund? seems to me he's just making draws.
Jul-05-09
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  percyblakeney: <why, did he win any games in Dortmund?>

One shouldn't have too high expectations, he has had black in two out of three and would probably be content with all draws plus beating Naiditsch with white. But his results have improved very much since his last place in Baku 2008 and the unfortunate finish in Bacrot vs E Inarkiev, 2008

Aug-31-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Winter: Montreal Tourney is for you.

Go Etienne!

Sep-04-09
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  laskersteinitz: Let's go Etienne, you are still <my> number one!
Sep-05-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  timhortons: if you give etiene a skate board and let him hang up with highschool students, his body frame could pass as one...

anybody noticed these?

almost all french GM id see have very lean body frame, looks nice in there clothes and wear nice boots..

Sep-18-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  percyblakeney: Bacrot won in 18 moves against Sargissian today:

[Event "InventiChess 2009"]
[Site "Antwerp, BEL"]
[Date "2009.09.18"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Sargissian, Gabriel"]
[ECO "C48"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Bc4 Nxf3+ 6. gxf3 Bc5 7. Rg1 Nh5 8. d4 Bxd4 9. Ne2 d5 10. Bxd5 c6 11. Nxd4 cxd5 12. Rg5 exd4 13. Rxd5 Qb6 14. Rxh5 Be6 15. b3 O-O 16. Bb2 g6 17. Bxd4 Qc7 18. Bf6 1-0


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Sep-18-09   Ezzy: <percyblakeney: Bacrot won in 18 moves against Sargissian today:>

Yes, 16..g6 is probably one of the worst moves he has ever played. He just seems to overlook that 17 Bxd4 attacks his queen.

What a player he's been for Armenia. His performances in helping them win the Olympiads is nothing short of outstanding. Just a minor blip for this fabulous player.

Sep-18-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  timhortons: 15>better is g6

Bacrot,E - Sargissian,G, InventiChess 2009


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1. (0.79): 16.Bb2 Rad8 17.Qd2 g6
2. (0.61): 16.Qd3 f5 17.Bb2 g6 18.Rh4 fxe4 19.Rxe4 Bd5 20.0-0-0

final position

Bacrot,E - Sargissian,G, InventiChess 2009


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1. (3.06): 18...Qf4 19.Be5 Rad8 20.Qe2 Qd2+[] 21.Qxd2[] Rxd2 22.Kxd2 Rd8+[] 23.Ke3 gxh5 24.Bf6 Rc8 25.Rd1 b5 26.f4 Bh3 2. (3.30): 18...Rfd8 19.Qc1[] Qd6 20.Qh6[] Qd2+[] 21.Qxd2[] Rxd2 22.Kxd2 gxh5[] 23.Rg1+ Kf8 24.Rg5 Rc8 25.Rxh5 Kg8 26.Rg5+ Kf8 27.Rg7 h5 28.Rh7

bacrot got his own share of blunder much earlier....

what tiviakov is claiming that bacrot and maze didnt attend the closing ceremony of the tournament is right, games was even move at an earlier schedule so it will fit there sched, this is what tiviakov is expecting from his own chess association...

bacrot is at montreal last month...

Sep-19-09
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  timhortons: Howell,D - Bacrot,E, InventiChess 2009


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1. (-0.27): 16.Bxc7 Qxc7[] 17.dxe4 Rad8 18.Qe2 Rfe8 19.e5 Nd4 20.Nxd4[] Rxd4 21.c4 Re4 22.Qxb2 R8xe5 23.Rxe4 Rxe4 24.g3 h6 25.Rd1 Qe7 2. (-0.33): 16.dxe4 Qxd1 17.Rexd1[] Bxg3 18.hxg3 Nxe4 19.Rd7 Nc5 20.Rc7 Nxb3 21.cxb3 Rac8 22.Rxc8[] Rxc8 23.Rxb2 Rd8 24.Rd2 Rxd2 25.Nxd2 Kf8 26.Kf1 Ke7 27.Ke2 Ke6 28.Ne4 Kd5[] 29.Ng5

Sep-19-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  percyblakeney: Another win for Bacrot, Howell had a lost position with white before the 25th move even if it took almost 50 before it was over.
Oct-27-09
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  laskersteinitz: Great game by Bacrot yesterday: Bacrot vs Aronian, 2009
Nov-18-09   Jafar219: This guy is underrated!
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