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Vanik Zakarian

Number of games in database: 48
Years covered: 1959 to 1976
Overall record: +7 -26 =15 (30.2%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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VANIK ZAKARIAN
(born Mar-21-1936, died Apr-14-2023, 87 years old) Armenia

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Vanik Surenovich Zakarian was an International Organizer.

Wikipedia article: Vanik Zakaryan

Last updated: 2024-05-27 18:46:14

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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Averbakh vs V Zakarian  1-0371959URS-ch sf YerevanE92 King's Indian
2. V Zakarian vs Geller  0-1421959URS-ch sf YerevanC77 Ruy Lopez
3. V Zakarian vs A A Bikhovsky  0-1241959Baku Candidates-MastersC77 Ruy Lopez
4. E Sardarov vs V Zakarian  1-0431959Baku Candidates-MastersE81 King's Indian, Samisch
5. V Zakarian vs Klovans  0-16119592nd Soviet Spartakiad qual-3C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed
6. A Arulaid vs V Zakarian  1-03019592nd Soviet Spartakiad qual-3B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
7. N Gusev vs V Zakarian  1-0521960URS-ch sf OdessaA15 English
8. A Sokolsky vs V Zakarian  ½-½351960URS-ch sf OdessaA16 English
9. I Nei vs V Zakarian  1-0321960URS-ch sf OdessaA68 Benoni, Four Pawns Attack
10. V Zakarian vs Y Sakharov  1-0451960URS-ch sf OdessaB96 Sicilian, Najdorf
11. Furman vs V Zakarian  1-0241960URS-ch sf OdessaD94 Grunfeld
12. V Zakarian vs A Usov  1-0371960URS-ch sf OdessaC73 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense
13. G Ustinov vs V Zakarian  1-0541961URS-ch sf BatumiA25 English
14. V Zakarian vs Gipslis  0-1591961URS-ch sf BatumiB47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation
15. V Zakarian vs Bagirov  ½-½301961URS-ch sf BatumiB60 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer
16. V Zakarian vs I Arakelov  1-0331961URS-ch sf BatumiB07 Pirc
17. G Pres vs V Zakarian  ½-½361961URS-ch sf BatumiD50 Queen's Gambit Declined
18. Y Anokhin vs V Zakarian  0-1431961URS-ch sf BatumiE82 King's Indian, Samisch, double Fianchetto Variation
19. A Buslaev vs V Zakarian  ½-½191961URS-ch sf BatumiD19 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch
20. A Grushevsky vs V Zakarian  ½-½151961URS-ch sf BatumiD35 Queen's Gambit Declined
21. A Kalantar vs V Zakarian  1-0391961URS-ch sf BatumiC45 Scotch Game
22. I Mosionzhik vs V Zakarian  1-0271961URS-ch sf BatumiB94 Sicilian, Najdorf
23. O Pavlenko vs V Zakarian  1-0501961URS-ch sf BatumiE71 King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3)
24. V Zakarian vs B Gurgenidze  0-1771961URS-ch sf BatumiB32 Sicilian
25. V Zakarian vs S Khalilbeili  ½-½211961URS-ch sf BatumiD26 Queen's Gambit Accepted
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Dec-13-12
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  GrahamClayton: Here is Zakharian weaving a mating net against Boris Petrovich Goldenov in 1960:


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1...g4+ 2.♔f4 ♖a5! 3. e5 ♖a4+! 4. e4 ♖a3!
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White can only prevent mate on f3 by sacrificing his rook.

Mar-22-14  ughaibu: That's great! Have you got the complete game-score?

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