Vitaly F Zaltsman
Number of games in database: 170
Years covered: 1972 to 1993
Last FIDE rating: 2445
Highest rating achieved in database: 2505
Overall record: +46 -57 =67 (46.8%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  Modern Benoni (14)      A57 A77 A56 A79 A73  King's Indian (12)      E98 E90 E96 E82 E83  Queen's Pawn Game (10)      E10 A40 A41 D02 E00  Queen's Indian (9)      E15 E19 E17  Old Indian (6)      A55 A53  Grunfeld (5)      D85 D98 D94	With the Black pieces:  Sicilian (33)      B67 B56 B62 B31 B52  Queen's Gambit Accepted (15)      D27 D20 D29 D24 D26  Sicilian Richter-Rauser (13)      B67 B62  English (6)      A19 A14 A13 A12  Queen's Pawn Game (6)      D02 A45 A46  Nimzo Indian (4)      E59

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   V Zaltsman vs Alburt, 1980 1-0
   J Peters vs V Zaltsman, 1979 1/2-1/2
   Miles vs V Zaltsman, 1978 0-1

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VITALY F ZALTSMAN (born Oct-26-1941) Ukraine (citizen of United States of America) [what is this?] Vitaly Froimovich Zaltsman was born in Dnepropetrovsk, USSR. He was awarded the IM title in 1978.

page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 170  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. G Barenboim vs V Zaltsman   1-0 41 1972 Dubna B25 Sicilian, Closed 2. V Zaltsman vs Kholmov   1-0 32 1973 URS-ch sf A14 English 3. V Zaltsman vs H Bohm   1-0 29 1978 Lone Pine D19 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch 4. Seirawan vs V Zaltsman 1-0 48 1978 Lone Pine A19 English, Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian Variation 5. V Zaltsman vs J S Neto   ½-½ 54 1978 Lone Pine A34 English, Symmetrical 6. R Henley vs V Zaltsman   ½-½ 34 1978 Lone Pine E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line 7. V Zaltsman vs M Stean   1-0 27 1978 Lone Pine E19 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3 8. Miles vs V Zaltsman   0-1 48 1978 Lone Pine A19 English, Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian Variation 9. V Zaltsman vs D Verduga   1-0 33 1978 Lone Pine A15 English 10. K Rogoff vs V Zaltsman   1-0 30 1978 Lone Pine A04 Reti Opening 11. V Zaltsman vs R Gruchacz   1-0 47 1978 Lone Pine A30 English, Symmetrical 12. J Thibault vs V Zaltsman   0-1 63 1979 Lone Pine B30 Sicilian 13. V Zaltsman vs Petursson   1-0 55 1979 Lone Pine B37 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 14. V Zaltsman vs Chandler   ½-½ 24 1979 World Open Tt A17 English 15. V Zaltsman vs V McCambridge   1-0 37 1979 Lone Pine E19 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3 16. V Zaltsman vs G Ligterink   ½-½ 28 1979 Lone Pine E96 King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, Main line 17. V Zaltsman vs E Schiller 1-0 28 1979 New York City Championship A04 Reti Opening 18. Korchnoi vs V Zaltsman   1-0 76 1979 Lone Pine A34 English, Symmetrical 19. J Peters vs V Zaltsman   ½-½ 59 1979 Lone Pine B56 Sicilian 20. DeFirmian vs V Zaltsman 1-0 45 1979 Lone Pine B89 Sicilian 21. V Zaltsman vs W Morris   ½-½ 34 1979 Lone Pine E98 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1 22. V Zaltsman vs Sosonko   ½-½ 15 1979 Lone Pine D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch 23. J Peters vs V Zaltsman   1-0 23 1980 ch-USA B56 Sicilian 24. L Shamkovich vs V Zaltsman   ½-½ 46 1980 Ch USA B67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7 25. V Zaltsman vs B Rind   0-1 74 1980 Lone Pine E00 Queen's Pawn Game  page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 170

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