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Almira Skripchenko-Lautier
Number of games in database: 355
Years covered: 1991 to 2009
Current FIDE rating: 2449
Highest rating achieved in database: 2501
Overall record: +121 -91 =143 (54.2%)*
   * 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 (82)      B40 B23 B30 B51 B52  French Defense (19)      C01 C00 C10 C12 C11  Caro-Kann (14)      B19 B11 B17 B18 B10  French (10)      C00 C10 C12 C11  Ruy Lopez (9)      C69 C75 C77 C78  Robatsch (7)      B06	With the Black pieces:  Sicilian (68)      B40 B47 B33 B31 B48  Queen's Pawn Game (24)      D02 A46 E00 A41 A45  Queen's Gambit Accepted (21)      D27 D20 D21 D28 D29  Sicilian Taimanov (17)      B47 B48 B45  Robatsch (10)      B06  Nimzo Indian (6)      E32 E48 E52 E33 E20

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   A Skripchenko-Lautier vs Fressinet, 2002 1-0
   M Nepeina Leconte vs A Skripchenko-Lautier, 2001 0-1
   A Skripchenko-Lautier vs Lautier, 1998 1/2-1/2
   A Skripchenko-Lautier vs Ye Rongguang, 1998 1-0

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ALMIRA SKRIPCHENKO-LAUTIER (born Feb-17-1976) Moldova (citizen of France) [what is this?] Woman Grandmaster. Almira was born in Moldavia in 1976. In 2001, she won the second European Open Women’s Championship. She moved to France in 1996 and became a French citizen in 2001. In 2002, she was the first and only female to play in he men’s French chess championship. In 2004 and 2005, she won the ladies French championship. Her mother, Naira Agababean, is also a woman grandmaster. At one time, she was married to Grandmaster Joel Lautier. Recently she has shown an interest in poker, with good success.

page 1 of 15; games 1-25 of 355  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Van Wely vs A Skripchenko-Lautier   1-0 36 1991 Bad Mondorf E97 King's Indian 2. A Kogan vs A Skripchenko-Lautier   1-0 35 1993 Groningen Chess Festival; GM open D02 Queen's Pawn Game 3. Zsofia Polgar vs A Skripchenko-Lautier 1-0 33 1993 It (active), Oviedo (Spain) B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation 4. E Relange vs A Skripchenko-Lautier   1-0 48 1993 Groningen Chess Festival; GM open D13 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation 5. I Gaponenko vs A Skripchenko-Lautier   1-0 82 1994 Ch World (cadets) (g) (under 18) C51 Evans Gambit 6. A Kogan vs A Skripchenko-Lautier   1-0 25 1994 It (open) C50 Giuoco Piano 7. A Skripchenko-Lautier vs J Bonin   0-1 27 1994 It (open) C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 8. A Skripchenko-Lautier vs Zsofia Polgar   0-1 29 1994 Olympiad (Womans), Moscow (Russia) B57 Sicilian 9. A Skripchenko-Lautier vs M Muresan   0-1 29 1994 ROM-chT B06 Robatsch 10. Kupreichik vs A Skripchenko-Lautier   1-0 37 1995 Groningen op C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense 11. N Gaprindashvili vs A Skripchenko-Lautier   0-1 69 1996 It (w) D02 Queen's Pawn Game 12. A Skripchenko-Lautier vs A Galliamova-Ivanchuk   0-1 53 1996 It (w) C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 6.d4 13. Z Varga vs A Skripchenko-Lautier 1-0 9 1996 Recklinghausen (Germany) D22 Queen's Gambit Accepted 14. Chiburdanidze vs A Skripchenko-Lautier   ½-½ 51 1996 Belgrade Yugometal (Women) D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 15. A Skripchenko-Lautier vs Lautier ½-½ 5 1998 Lost Boys Open C33 King's Gambit Accepted 16. Z Sturua vs A Skripchenko-Lautier   ½-½ 44 1998 Groningen Open A30 English, Symmetrical 17. A Skripchenko-Lautier vs Ye Rongguang 1-0 20 1998 Groningen Open C46 Three Knights 18. Ashley vs A Skripchenko-Lautier   1-0 27 1998 It (open), Cannes (France) D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical 19. R Sherbakov vs A Skripchenko-Lautier   ½-½ 14 1998 Groningen Open D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical 20. A Skripchenko-Lautier vs T Markowski   ½-½ 28 1999 Cappelle la Grande B27 Sicilian 21. A Skripchenko-Lautier vs A Graf   0-1 35 1999 Cappelle la Grande C47 Four Knights 22. H Olafsson vs A Skripchenko-Lautier   0-1 37 1999 Cappelle la Grande A09 Reti Opening 23. A Skripchenko-Lautier vs A Maric   0-1 29 2000 FIDE WCh Women KO C00 French Defense 24. A Skripchenko-Lautier vs M Meyer   ½-½ 24 2000 FIDE WCh Women KO B07 Pirc 25. A Skripchenko-Lautier vs A Galliamova-Ivanchuk   1-0 42 2000 FIDE WCh Women KO B23 Sicilian, Closed  page 1 of 15; games 1-25 of 355    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Skripchenko-Lautier wins | Skripchenko-Lautier loses

< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 12 OF 12 ·  Later Kibitzing > Feb-17-07    Mameluk: Now it should be right Almira Skripchenko-Lautier-Fressinet. This achievement won´t be easy to overcome however. Dr. Jana Malypetrova Hartston Miles Bellin . Feb-17-07    laskereshevsky: <Mameluk> cool.... maybe in the future she will be something like ...<Almira Skripchenko-Lautier-Fressinet-Bacrot-Bauer-Vachier lagrave-....> (Hes already with a double surname!)..........VIVÉ LA FRANCE!!! Feb-17-07    elLocoEvans: you mean that if she later dates Tiviakov for instance, and somethings happens, then she will be Almira Skripchenko-Lautier-Fressinet-Tiviakova? oh la la Feb-17-07    percyblakeney: It's if Almira changes direction some time in the future and marries Dr. Jana Malypetrova Hartston Miles Bellin that it could get really problematic. Feb-17-07    laskereshevsky: Well, at most Dr.Jana should be the adoptive mather of Almira....... Feb-17-07    laskereshevsky: excuse me but all this its very fine and hilarius, i cant stop my self to post here!... my last creation: looks like, in the Bio picture, if Almira is thinking:..... <..WOW!!...IM SO HAPPY!!....IF I PLAY WELL MY "CARDS"... I SHOULD PUT MY SURNAME IN THE WORLD RECORDS BOOK.....>...:):):) Feb-17-07    vesivialvy93: ....Not her best smile on that pic here ... Feb-17-07    keypusher: Now that's a poker face. Feb-17-07    Phoenix: Immediately after that picture was taken, everyone at the table folded. Feb-17-07    Wild Bill: Well, she can hold her own in the house . . . A Skripchenko-Lautier vs Fressinet, 2002 Jul-05-07    whiteshark: Congratulations Mrs. Skripchenko ! All the very best for you and your little baby girl !! Aug-13-07    piroflip: this is not the best pic of the stunning Almira. Oct-20-07    Udit Narayan: I never get tired of this photo =) http://www.kosteniuk.com/albums/sas... Nov-07-07    Shams: how can such a lovely woman take such a dorky photo. come on CG, let's swap this out and do the lady justice. Nov-07-07    SickedChess: Still charming but she gained pounds http://www.chesspics.com/albums/che... Nov-20-07    Udit Narayan: <SickedChess> Are you kidding me? She looks as good as ever. Nov-20-07    SickedChess: <Udit Narayan> yeah just kidding, I want to see how many Almira fans will protest :) Feb-17-08    brankat: Actually, she looks better and better. Ages like wine :-) Feb-17-08    brankat: Happy Birthday Ms.Skripchenko! Jun-13-08    ChessVip: <cg> it is time to remove the Lautier lastname of this page Oct-27-08    EeEk: Time to make it Almira Skripchenko-Fressinet... Feb-17-09    brankat: Wishing You a happy Birthday Almira! Feb-17-09    anandrulez: Wish you a Happy bday Almira! Feb-17-09    jakaiden: Happy Birthday!! Go shorty, it's yo Birthday. We gon party like it's yo Birthday! Today is my Birthday too! Feb-20-09    Benzol: <jakaiden> Regarding Game Collection: I Play Against Pieces I have uploaded the four missing games but I'm still waiting for <chessgames> to process them along with a number of other submissions. Hopefully they'll appear soon. Jump directly to page #   (enter number from 1 to 12) < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 12 OF 12 ·  Later Kibitzing >

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