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Orest Averkin
O Averkin 
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Number of games in database: 221
Years covered: 1961 to 1998
Last FIDE rating: 2376
Highest rating achieved in database: 2394
Overall record: +64 -73 =84 (48.0%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 King's Indian (16) 
    E97 E60 E98 E95 E91
 Modern Benoni (13) 
    A58 A57 A70 A56 A65
 Orthodox Defense (10) 
    D58 D55 D61 D50 D62
 Queen's Pawn Game (9) 
    D02 A46 A40 E10 D05
 English (9) 
    A15 A17 A16 A14
 Benko Gambit (8) 
    A58 A57
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (46) 
    B47 B44 B46 B85 B42
 Sicilian Taimanov (17) 
    B47 B46 B48
 English (13) 
    A15 A10 A13 A14 A16
 Queen's Pawn Game (7) 
    A46 A45 D00
 Queen's Gambit Declined (7) 
    D37 D30 D35 D31
 Grunfeld (7) 
    D97 D99 D71 D92 D86
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   O Averkin vs A Beliavsky, 1973 1-0
   O Averkin vs Kasparov, 1979 1/2-1/2
   O Averkin vs Tal, 1969 1/2-1/2
   O Averkin vs I A Zaitsev, 1969 1/2-1/2
   O Averkin vs Geller, 1969 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Belgrade-C (1991)
   Moldovan Championship (1978)
   URS-ch sf Frunze (1973)
   Moldovan Championship (1977)
   Jurmala Trade Unions (1981)
   URS-ch sf Voronezh (1969)
   Dubna (1973)
   Chigorin Memorial (1982)
   World Student Team Championship qual-1 (1969)
   World Student Team Championship Final-A (1969)
   USSR Championship (1969)
   Yerevan (1977)
   46th URS-ch selection (1978)
   Pula Open (1990)

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OREST AVERKIN
(born Feb-25-1944, died Apr-01-2011, 67 years old) Russia

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Orest Nikolaevich Averkin was an IM (1976) and an IMC. In 1969, he became the world champion among students in the team event in Dresden (GDR). He was Moldovan champion in 1978.

Last updated: 2022-08-02 08:02:28

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 page 1 of 10; games 1-25 of 228  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. O Averkin vs Kasimov  1-0311961USSR Junior Team ChampionshipE97 King's Indian
2. O Averkin vs V Berdichevsky  1-0331961USSR Junior Team ChampionshipE91 King's Indian
3. K Grigorian vs O Averkin  1-0321961USSR Junior ChampionshipA46 Queen's Pawn Game
4. O Averkin vs Tukmakov  1-0271961USSR Junior ChampionshipE97 King's Indian
5. A Vitolinsh vs O Averkin  1-0301962USSR Junior ChampionshipC86 Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack
6. N Shalnev vs O Averkin  0-1481962Ch URS (young masters)B41 Sicilian, Kan
7. N Rashkovsky vs O Averkin  1-0451962Russian Junior ChampionshipB44 Sicilian
8. Razuvaev vs O Averkin  1-0371962USSR Junior ChampionshipC77 Ruy Lopez
9. Dzindzichashvili vs O Averkin 1-0311964URSE40 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3
10. V Karasev vs O Averkin  1-0371966National TournamentE62 King's Indian, Fianchetto
11. B Rytov vs O Averkin  ½-½521966National TournamentD86 Grunfeld, Exchange
12. O Stetsko vs O Averkin  1-0391966National TournamentD97 Grunfeld, Russian
13. A Lukin vs O Averkin  1-0541968Leningrad ChampionshipB23 Sicilian, Closed
14. A Fershter (Izmakin) vs O Averkin  ½-½461968Leningrad ChampionshipB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
15. V Karasev vs O Averkin  0-1301968Leningrad ChampionshipE69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line
16. V Osnos vs O Averkin  1-0241968Leningrad ChampionshipE01 Catalan, Closed
17. O Averkin vs A Shmit  ½-½181969Latvia - RussiaE14 Queen's Indian
18. Y Sakharov vs O Averkin 1-0231969URS-ch sf VoronezhB47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation
19. S Krasnov vs O Averkin 0-1191969URS-ch sf VoronezhA46 Queen's Pawn Game
20. O Averkin vs A Lein  1-0411969URS-ch sf VoronezhD58 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst
21. H Pountsas vs O Averkin  0-1221969World Student Team Championship qual-1D97 Grunfeld, Russian
22. O Averkin vs M Kennefick  1-0341969World Student Team Championship qual-1D58 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst
23. O Averkin vs V Jensen  1-0401969World Student Team Championship Final-AA89 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6
24. S Grunberg vs O Averkin  0-1521969World Student Team Championship Final-AA10 English
25. A Kubicek vs O Averkin  0-1321969World Student Team Championship Final-AA25 English
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Kibitzer's Corner
Oct-24-05  Eastfrisian: Orest N. Averkin was born on 25.02.1944 in Russia. Awarded his IM 1976. In 1974 he had a rating of 2460
Apr-05-11  stanleys: IM Averkin died on April 1. R.I.P
Dec-11-17
Premium Chessgames Member
  Fusilli: He was one of Polugaevsky's seconds in his 1980 candidates semifinal match with Korchnoi in Buenos Aires, the other one being Sveshnikov. The two of them visited my club and played some blitz games. It was exciting to have them.
Aug-02-22
Premium Chessgames Member
  FSR: A very strong player who unfortunately was given very few opportunities to compete outside of the Soviet Union.
Feb-19-23  BuftonTufton: Hello Fusilli,
Circulo de Ajedrez Torre Blanca, Avenida Diaz Velez, Buenos Aires Argentina? It so, I was there man! Not quite Woodstock, but pretty good.

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