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Nikolai Shalnev
N Shalnev 
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Number of games in database: 75
Years covered: 1962 to 2013
Last FIDE rating: 2295
Highest rating achieved in database: 2469
Overall record: +8 -39 =28 (29.3%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (17) 
    B58 B91 B40 B45 B92
 Ruy Lopez (6) 
    C77 C63 C65
 Sicilian Najdorf (4) 
    B91 B92
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (20) 
    B97 B22 B87 B90 B93
 Sicilian Najdorf (11) 
    B97 B90 B92 B93
 English, 1 c4 c5 (4) 
    A34 A31
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   E Gutschi vs N Shalnev, 2010 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   VLKSM Anniversary (1978)
   Pula Open (2010)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Cappelle-la-Grande Open
   N Shalnev vs P Glod (Feb-26-13) 1/2-1/2
   N Shalnev vs J Lucas (Feb-25-13) 1/2-1/2
   N Shalnev vs A Vovk (Feb-23-13) 0-1

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NIKOLAI SHALNEV
(born Apr-16-1944, 81 years old) Ukraine (federation/nationality Germany)

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Grandmaster

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 page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 91  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. N Shalnev vs I Berger  0-1271962Ch URS (young masters)B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein
2. Ivanov vs N Shalnev  1-0251962Ch URS (young masters)B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
3. N Shalnev vs O Averkin  0-1481962Ch URS (young masters)B41 Sicilian, Kan
4. R Pelts vs N Shalnev  0-1401969Avangard ChampionshipA34 English, Symmetrical
5. A Volchok vs N Shalnev  1-0351969Avangard ChampionshipB91 Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation
6. N Shalnev vs Romanishin  0-1331969Avangard ChampionshipB32 Sicilian
7. V Shiyanovsky vs N Shalnev  1-0341969Avangard ChampionshipA07 King's Indian Attack
8. N Shalnev vs Y Sakhanovich  0-1401969Avangard ChampionshipB27 Sicilian
9. B Kliukin vs N Shalnev  1-01231969Avangard ChampionshipE30 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad
10. N Shalnev vs A Beliavsky  ½-½331969Avangard ChampionshipC29 Vienna Gambit
11. A Podgaetsky vs N Shalnev  0-1451969Avangard ChampionshipB24 Sicilian, Closed
12. N Shalnev vs B Dikarev  ½-½781969Avangard ChampionshipB92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
13. I Kurass vs N Shalnev  0-1341969Avangard ChampionshipA07 King's Indian Attack
14. N Shalnev vs B M Kogan  ½-½561969Avangard ChampionshipB40 Sicilian
15. V Lainburg vs N Shalnev  ½-½361969Avangard ChampionshipA46 Queen's Pawn Game
16. N Shalnev vs E Lazarev  1-0371969Avangard ChampionshipB08 Pirc, Classical
17. N Shalnev vs S Gubnitsky  0-1591973Ukrainian ChampionshipC01 French, Exchange
18. N Shalnev vs L Kaplun  ½-½371976Ukrainian ChampionshipB58 Sicilian
19. Z Gofshtein vs N Shalnev  ½-½261976Ukrainian ChampionshipA34 English, Symmetrical
20. N Shalnev vs A Machulsky  ½-½271976Ukrainian ChampionshipB00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening
21. Dorfman vs N Shalnev  ½-½691976Ukrainian ChampionshipA14 English
22. N Shalnev vs V Zheliandinov  ½-½371976Ukrainian ChampionshipB40 Sicilian
23. N Shalnev vs M Podgaets  0-1461976Ukrainian ChampionshipB58 Sicilian
24. K Lerner vs N Shalnev  1-0451976Ukrainian ChampionshipB55 Sicilian, Prins Variation, Venice Attack
25. N Shalnev vs V Telman  1-0281976Ukrainian ChampionshipB58 Sicilian
 page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 91  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Oct-02-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: It seems he has played about one tournament per year the last years. He's 2450 now:

http://ratings.fide.com/id.phtml?ev...

Jan-25-11  Maatalkko: He appears to have bought his title, or at least be very rusty.

http://ratings.fide.com/id.phtml?ev...

Mar-09-11  Caissanist: Shalnev has played in four open tournaments in the past year. He has made draws against much lower rated players in almost all his games, unburdening himself of about 100 rating points. I wonder how far down he has to go to get a rating that matches his playing strength.
Apr-08-13  Caissanist: Looks like he's got a way to go still, at this year's Capelle La Grande he played at a class A level.
Apr-09-13
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: <Caissanist> Shalnev has had the privilege of working with me in secret training sessions, which explains the decline in his play. He's lucky I've retired from serious play, else he'd be at Class C level!
Aug-16-17  Caissanist: Hmm, apparently Shalnev or someone close to him didn't appreciate the summary of his career which I posted here eleven years ago, since that got deleted sometime in the last few months. The truth hurts, I guess.
Aug-16-17
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: <Caissanist>, the deletion must have taken place a time ago, as there is no edit summary; on reading your post, I was curious to see what you had written, as I do not recall visiting this page since spring 2013. Must have been a hoot, though.
Aug-22-17  Caissanist: Since it would probably get deleted if I put it here again, I re-posted it in your personal forum. Didn't seem like much of a hoot to me, to be honest, but I guess he felt differently.
Aug-22-17  whiteshark: Nikolai Shalnev was awarded the GM title in 2001, aged 57.

It's indeed 'strange' that CB Megabase2017 has no games from 2008 until Febr 2004.

His German Wiki-page for further infos: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikol...

Fide history card: http://ratings.fide.com/hist.phtml?...

tbc...

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