Alexander Lastin
Number of games in database: 316
Years covered: 1995 to 2009
Current FIDE rating: 2648
Highest rating achieved in database: 2651
Overall record: +111 -55 =150 (58.9%)*
   * 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 (62)      B90 B30 B42 B78 B67  French Defense (20)      C07 C03 C00 C10 C05  Sicilian Najdorf (15)      B90 B96 B97 B93  Ruy Lopez (14)      C92 C78 C88 C97 C91  French Tarrasch (13)      C07 C03 C05 C09 C06  Ruy Lopez, Closed (11)      C92 C88 C97 C91 C89	With the Black pieces:  Slav (23)      D12 D11 D15 D17 D10  Ruy Lopez (21)      C88 C78 C84 C90 C92  Caro-Kann (20)      B12 B14 B19 B17 B18  Semi-Slav (19)      D45 D43 D47  Ruy Lopez, Closed (14)      C88 C84 C90 C92 C91  French Defense (13)      C07 C18 C00 C06 C02

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   A Lastin vs K Maslak, 2008 1-0
   I Smikovski vs A Lastin, 2006 0-1
   A Lastin vs Tseshkovsky, 1995 1-0
   A Lastin vs O Cvitan, 2001 1-0

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: [what is this?]
   FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (2004)

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ALEXANDER LASTIN (born Oct-30-1976) Russia [what is this?] Hailing from Zheleznovodsk, Alexander Lastin achieved both FM and IM titles aged 19, and the Grandmaster title at age 20. He was ranked in the world’s top 100 from October 2000 and July 2004. He has returned to form in the last couple of years and re-entered the top 100 in July 2008. In October 2008 he achieved his peak rating so far of 2651, and is ranked 67 in the world. A frequent top place getter in the Russian Cup tournaments from 1997 to 2000, GM Lastin has had significant successes in the Russian Championships, including equal fourth in Elista in 1996 behind Alexander Khalifman, Alexey Dreev and Semen I Dvoirys; second behind Peter Svidler in Elista in 1997, third in the knockout tournament of 1999, second on countback behind Alexander Motylev in 2001 in Elista, before breaking through to winning the title in Krasnodar in 2002. Other notable results include equal first place with Evgeny Najer in the It (open) St. Petersburg 300 (2003), first place in the V.K. Doroshkevich Memorial Open in Belorechensk in May 2007, equal second behind Viacheslav Zakhartsov in the 2005 Voronezh Open, equal first (second on countback behind Farrukh Amonatov) in the 2007 Voronezh open, first in the 2006 Moscow Open (with a 2810 performance) and equal second behind Artyom Timofeev in the Moscow Open (2008).

page 1 of 13; games 1-25 of 316  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Smyslov vs A Lastin   0-1 62 1995 Ch Russia, Elista (Russia) B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation 2. A Lastin vs Balashov   ½-½ 31 1995 Moscow op2 C00 French Defense 3. A Lastin vs Tseshkovsky 1-0 40 1995 RUS-ch B08 Pirc, Classical 4. Vasiukov vs A Lastin   ½-½ 53 1995 Moscow op B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation 5. Chekhov vs A Lastin   1-0 38 1995 Moscow op2 D17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 6. A Lastin vs M Turov   ½-½ 31 1996 RUS-ch U20 B12 Caro-Kann Defense 7. V Malakhov vs A Lastin   1-0 77 1996 RUS-ch U20 B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation 8. Kharlov vs A Lastin   ½-½ 31 1996 RUS-ch B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack 9. Kholmov vs A Lastin   ½-½ 40 1997 RUS-Cup5 B40 Sicilian 10. Fedorov vs A Lastin 1-0 37 1997 RUS-Cup4 B12 Caro-Kann Defense 11. A Lastin vs Kholmov   1-0 39 1998 RUS-Cup08 C45 Scotch Game 12. M Turov vs A Lastin   1-0 17 1998 RUS-Cup06 B08 Pirc, Classical 13. A Bets vs A Lastin   0-1 46 1999 Marganets it A81 Dutch 14. A Lastin vs V Akobian   1-0 23 1999 Novgorod Open B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack 15. A Lastin vs V Kunin   1-0 31 1999 Ch Moscow, Moscow (Russia) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 16. S Vokarev vs A Lastin   1-0 40 1999 Geller Memorial B56 Sicilian 17. A Lastin vs Kholmov   ½-½ 14 1999 Marganets it C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed 18. I Zakharevich vs A Lastin   1-0 40 1999 Novgorod Open D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 19. V Kozlov vs A Lastin   1-0 35 1999 Ch Moscow, Moscow (Russia) B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen 20. I Khamrakulov vs A Lastin 0-1 52 1999 Geller Memorial (Cup Russia) B11 Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4 21. A Lastin vs V Borovikov   1-0 26 1999 Marganets it C05 French, Tarrasch 22. A Iljushin vs A Lastin   0-1 31 1999 Novgorod Open D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 23. A Lastin vs G Gutman   ½-½ 15 1999 Marganets it C18 French, Winawer 24. A Lastin vs A Goloshchapov   1-0 72 1999 Geller Memorial C08 French, Tarrasch, Open, 4.ed ed 25. V Stoockalov vs A Lastin   ½-½ 46 1999 Marganets it B07 Pirc  page 1 of 13; games 1-25 of 316

Feb-18-05    aw1988: His play is Lastin a long time, hopefully. Mar-25-05    WTHarvey: Here are some crucial positions from Lastin's games not shown here: http://www.wtharvey.com/last.html Mar-25-05    Benzol: <aw1988> LOL. OK if we're getting into puns how about Lastin, first out. Aug-26-05    lentil: lastin was russian champion in 2002 Mar-17-06    catfriend: I know I'm stealing a pun used long ago as a GOTD title, but - Lastin, first out:) Oct-30-06    BIDMONFA: Alexander Lastin LASTIN, Alexander http://www.bidmonfa.com/lastin_alex... _ Aug-13-08    whiteshark: Happy birthday, Sascha. May your wishes come true. http://www.moscowchessopen.ru/2008/... Oct-04-08    DiscoJew: How bout this one, "You might out last him, but keep him away from your wife" I just couldnt resist Oct-05-08    parmetd: lol benzol thats a good one. Amazing for a high profile GM this guy has no profile.

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