Alexander Raetsky
Number of games in database: 101
Years covered: 1988 to 2008
Current FIDE rating: 2435
Highest rating achieved in database: 2452
Overall record: +32 -29 =40 (51.5%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  Queen's Pawn Game (8)      E00 A40 E10  Catalan (8)      E04 E06 E05 E09  King's Indian (7)      E73 E75 E60  Grunfeld (5)      D91	With the Black pieces:  Queen's Gambit Accepted (14)      D26 D27 D22 D20 D23  Sicilian (10)      B30 B51 B45 B40 B50  Petrov (7)      C42 C43  Reti System (5)      A06

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page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 101  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. A Raetsky vs Antoshin   ½-½ 40 1988 RSFSR-ch D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 2. Y Yakovich vs A Raetsky   0-1 40 1988 RSFSR-ch E20 Nimzo-Indian 3. Kholmov vs A Raetsky   1-0 41 1988 RSFSR-ch C42 Petrov Defense 4. Svidler vs A Raetsky 1-0 50 1989 Voroshilovgrad C47 Four Knights 5. Shevchenko vs A Raetsky 0-1 24 1992 Russia C34 King's Gambit Accepted 6. A Raetsky vs J Lechtynsky   ½-½ 22 1992 Pardubice op E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 7. Movsesian vs A Raetsky 1-0 37 1992 Pardubice op C43 Petrov, Modern Attack 8. A Raetsky vs Hertneck   ½-½ 31 1993 Zillertal op A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation 9. A Raetsky vs A Galliamova-Ivanchuk   0-1 61 1993 Rostov on Don D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical 10. M Brodsky vs A Raetsky   ½-½ 43 1993 Rostov op A00 Uncommon Opening 11. A Raetsky vs V Tukmakov   ½-½ 34 1994 Biel MTO op E00 Queen's Pawn Game 12. J Gdanski vs A Raetsky 0-1 47 1994 It (open) C27 Vienna Game 13. A Raetsky vs Glek   ½-½ 37 1994 Bad Ragaz op E73 King's Indian 14. R Tischbierek vs A Raetsky   1-0 39 1994 It (open) C26 Vienna 15. Bagirov vs A Raetsky   1-0 67 1994 07, Giessen op ;GER 08 A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack 16. O Maiorov vs A Raetsky   1-0 33 1995 Krasnodar C43 Petrov, Modern Attack 17. D Gurevich vs A Raetsky   1-0 52 1995 Bern (Switzerland) D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical 18. Hertneck vs A Raetsky   ½-½ 16 1995 Werfen op-A D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted 19. A Raetsky vs J Boey   1-0 39 1995 It (active), IV D07 Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense 20. V Tukmakov vs A Raetsky   1-0 37 1995 Bern op D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical 21. A Raetsky vs V Tukmakov   ½-½ 29 1995 Biel MTO op D91 Grunfeld, 5.Bg5 22. P Haba vs A Raetsky   0-1 37 1995 Donau op C42 Petrov Defense 23. M Brodsky vs A Raetsky   ½-½ 43 1996 Yerevan op A28 English 24. Y Kruppa vs A Raetsky   ½-½ 27 1997 Cappelle op 13th D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical 25. V Tukmakov vs A Raetsky   1-0 29 1997 Biel MTO op A06 Reti Opening  page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 101

Nov-17-09    Tabanus: GM Alexander Raetsky, Russia, born 17 October 1961. Now rated 2435, http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?... IM in 1992. Rating peak 2510 in 1995. GM in 2005. Chess trainer Frequent contributor to 64 and New in Chess. Author (with Maxim Chetverik) of several books (Everyman Chess): The Classical Sicilian (2007) Boris Spassky: master of initiative (2006) Queen's Gambit Accepted (2006) Petroff Defence (2005) Mikhail Tal, Tactical chess genius (2004) The Catalan (2004) Alexander Alekhine: Master of Attack (2004) English...e5: The Reversed Sicilian Lines (2003) Meeting 1.e4 (2001) Pictures: http://www.newinchess.com/Common/Im... http://www.chessbase.com/news/2009/... (2nd from left, with pupils from UAE) Winner of Abu Dhabi Open three days ago: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr272...

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