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Lev Alexeevich Kaiev
Number of games in database: 12
Years covered: 1934 to 1940
Overall record: +2 -3 =7 (45.8%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
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LEV ALEXEEVICH KAIEV
(born Feb-20-1913, died Mar-31-1942) Russia

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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. L Kaiev vs A Kubbel 1-020 1934 MoscowC64 Ruy Lopez, Classical
2. Verlinsky vs L Kaiev  ½-½28 1938 URS-ch sfB03 Alekhine's Defense
3. S Belavenets vs L Kaiev  1-041 1938 USSR Ch semi-finalE00 Queen's Pawn Game
4. S Von Freymann vs L Kaiev  ½-½30 1938 URS-ch sfC10 French
5. Kotov vs L Kaiev  ½-½48 1938 URS Ch sfE33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
6. F Bohatirchuk vs L Kaiev  1-065 1938 URS-ch sfB03 Alekhine's Defense
7. L Kaiev vs Dus Chotimirsky  ½-½56 1938 URS-ch sfC87 Ruy Lopez
8. L Kaiev vs Konstantinopolsky  ½-½26 1938 URS-ch sfC79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred
9. E Zagorjansky vs L Kaiev  0-124 1939 Ch \E72 King's Indian
10. Chekhover vs L Kaiev  ½-½50 1940 URS-sfC10 French
11. L Kaiev vs M Stolberg  ½-½36 1940 URS-sfC84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
12. L Kaiev vs Konstantinopolsky  0-166 1940 URS-sfB13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jul-22-09  myschkin: . . .

Lev Alexeevich Kaiev (20.02.1913 - 31.03.1942) from Russia - did not return from war service.

Mar-09-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: <myschkin>,
Another strong USSR player who died in the Great Patriotic War. I wonder how many unknown chess players died in the war that we know nothing about?

On a happier note, here is a nice miniature by Kaiev:

[Event "?"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1934.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kaiev, Lev Alexeevich Kaiev"]
[Black "Kubbel, Arvid "]
[Result "1-0"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. c3 Qf6 5. Bxc6 bxc6 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 Bb4+ 8. Nc3 Ba6 9. Qb3 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 Qg6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Qxg2 13. Rg1 Qh3 14. d5 Ne7 15. O-O-O cxd5 16. exd5 Nf5 17. Qe5+ Kf8 18. Be7+ Kg8 19. Nd4 d6


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20. Nxf5! 1-0

Source: Bill Wall, “500 Ruy Lopez Miniatures”, Chess Enterprises Inc, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, 1986

Feb-20-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  brankat: Millions died. People of all walks of life. Chessplayers, too.
Feb-20-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  wordfunph: too young at 29, rest in peace master Lev Kaiev..
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