Albert Z Kapengut
Number of games in database: 162
Years covered: 1961 to 2008
Current FIDE rating: 2430
Highest rating achieved in database: 2460
Overall record: +46 -51 =65 (48.5%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  Sicilian (38)      B93 B52 B44 B33 B83  Ruy Lopez (15)      C79 C93 C87 C92 C80  Sicilian Najdorf (9)      B93 B97  Ruy Lopez, Closed (8)      C93 C87 C92 C84 C95  Sicilian Taimanov (4)      B47 B46	With the Black pieces:  Sicilian (16)      B32 B39 B30 B37 B35  Modern Benoni (9)      A61 A62 A64 A74 A79  Sicilian Dragon (8)      B39 B37 B35 B38 B75  English, 1 c4 e5 (7)      A29 A28 A22  Reti System (7)      A04  King's Indian (6)      E70 E60 E61 E89

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   A Kapengut vs Antoshin, 1965 1-0
   Alburt vs A Kapengut, 1972 1/2-1/2
   A Kapengut vs Karasev, 1971 1/2-1/2
   Bagirov vs A Kapengut, 1972 1/2-1/2

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ALBERT Z KAPENGUT (born 1945) Russia [what is this?] Albert Zinovievich Kapengut was born in 1945 in the USSR. A Soviet master he is best known as a theoretician and member of the successful Student Olympiad teams of the late 1960's.

page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 162  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Boleslavsky vs A Kapengut 1-0 23 1961 Ch Belarus A62 Benoni, Fianchetto Variation 2. B Goldenov vs A Kapengut   1-0 28 1961 Ch Belarus E89 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Main line 3. A Shagalovich vs A Kapengut 0-1 30 1961 Ch Belarus A45 Queen's Pawn Game 4. A Zakharov vs A Kapengut   1-0 41 1962 URS-chT B75 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack 5. A Kapengut vs V Tukmakov 1-0 20 1962 URS-chT B07 Pirc 6. A Kapengut vs V Tukmakov   0-1 28 1963 URS B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack 7. A Zakharov vs A Kapengut   1-0 32 1963 URS B32 Sicilian 8. Smejkal vs A Kapengut   1-0 40 1965 WchT U26 12th fin-A B39 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation 9. A Kapengut vs Tal 0-1 30 1965 Riga B44 Sicilian 10. N Zhuravlev vs A Kapengut   0-1 41 1965 LAT-ch B39 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation 11. A Kapengut vs Antoshin 1-0 18 1965 Moscow (Russia) C56 Two Knights 12. A Kapengut vs A Van den Berg   1-0 39 1966 Orebro Stud olm fA E60 King's Indian Defense 13. Furman vs A Kapengut   0-1 32 1966 URS A64 Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8 14. A Kapengut vs Smejkal   1-0 52 1966 Orebro Stud olm fA A56 Benoni Defense 15. A Kapengut vs Dzindzichashvili   1-0 33 1966 Ch URS (1/2 final) E93 King's Indian, Petrosian System 16. Savon vs A Kapengut   1-0 41 1966 URS-chT A04 Reti Opening 17. T Porrasmaa vs A Kapengut   0-1 26 1966 Orebro Stud olm fA D91 Grunfeld, 5.Bg5 18. Ghizdavu vs A Kapengut   0-1 32 1966 Orebro Stud olm fA C01 French, Exchange 19. A Kapengut vs F Nordstrom   1-0 40 1966 Orebro Stud olm prelim1 E51 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 20. O Jakobsen vs A Kapengut   0-1 41 1966 Orebro Stud olm fA B30 Sicilian 21. A Kapengut vs Y Stepak   ½-½ 40 1966 Orebro Stud olm fA A53 Old Indian 22. A Kapengut vs Tompa   1-0 41 1966 Orebro Stud olm fA A43 Old Benoni 23. Uhlmann vs A Kapengut   1-0 41 1967 Berlin E70 King's Indian 24. A Kapengut vs V Osnos   1-0 34 1967 URS-chT B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 25. A Kapengut vs Antoshin   0-1 41 1967 URS-chT C87 Ruy Lopez  page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 162

Aug-24-08    myschkin: . . . <Albert Zinovievich Kapengut> (born 1945 in the USSR) is a Soviet chess master. A holder of the International Master title, he is best known as a respected teacher, theoretician, writer, and member of the successful student Olympiad teams of the 1960s. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert... http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert... http://www.newinchess.com/Albert_Ka... Sep-22-08    Resignation Trap: A photo of Kapengut in action: http://www.e3e5.com/upload/articles... . Jan-09-09    Phony Benoni: The picture apears to have been taken during the game A Kapengut vs Balashov, 1971 with Kapengut about to play (or perhaps seal) 42.Qxa5 in this position: click for larger view

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