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Artur Yusupov
Number of games in database: 1,912
Years covered: 1975 to 2009
Current FIDE rating: 2576
Highest rating achieved in database: 2680
Overall record: +580 -291 =996 (57.7%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      45 exhibition games, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  Queen's Pawn Game (136)      A46 D05 A40 E00 A41  King's Indian (114)      E60 E76 E73 E62 E61  Nimzo Indian (99)      E41 E54 E52 E30 E29  Slav (75)      D10 D19 D12 D15 D16  Queen's Indian (70)      E15 E12 E14 E17 E16  Grunfeld (62)      D85 D86 D89 D93 D87	With the Black pieces:  Petrov (150)      C42 C43  French Defense (113)      C18 C09 C19 C05 C02  Ruy Lopez (89)      C80 C82 C72 C77 C73  Orthodox Defense (75)      D56 D58 D55 D52 D57  Queen's Gambit Declined (74)      D37 D35 D31 D30  Ruy Lopez, Open (57)      C80 C82 C81

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Ivanchuk vs Yusupov, 1991 0-1
   Yusupov vs Ivanchuk, 1991 1-0
   Taimanov vs Yusupov, 1982 0-1
   Yusupov vs P Scheeren, 1983 1-0
   Yusupov vs Anand, 1992 1-0
   Yusupov vs J Nogueiras, 1985 1-0
   Miles vs Yusupov, 1985 0-1
   Yusupov vs Kasparov, 1989 1-0
   Yusupov vs Karpov, 1989 1-0
   Karpov vs Yusupov, 1989 1/2-1/2

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   USSR Championship 1979 by suenteus po 147
   USSR First League, Ashkhabad, 1978 by Phony Benoni
   WCC Index [ Candidates Montpellier 1985 ] by Benzol
   Tilburg Interpolis 1987 by suenteus po 147
   Bugojno 1986 by suenteus po 147
   Linares 1991 by suenteus po 147
   Linares 1988 by suenteus po 147
   Yusupov Wins with Black (Classical, vs GMs) by coffee monster

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ARTUR YUSUPOV (born Feb-13-1960) Russia (citizen of Germany) [what is this?] Artur Mayakovich Yusupov was born on the 13th of February 1960 in Moscow, USSR. Awarded the IM title in 1977 and the GM title in 1980 he has also been a World Title Candidate. He was World Junior Champion in 1977. His tournament results include 2nd in the USSR Championship of 1979, 1st at Erevan 1982, 4th= at Linares 1983, 1st at Tunis 1985, 1st= at Montpellier 1985 and 3rd at Linares 1988. In the early 1990's he disturbed burglars in his Moscow flat and was shot. Lucky to survive this ordeal he moved to Germany where he now works as a writer and trainer. He was German Champion in 2005.

page 1 of 77; games 1-25 of 1,912  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. A Monakov vs Yusupov   1-0 29 1975 Moscow-ch C77 Ruy Lopez 2. M Berkovich vs Yusupov   0-1 36 1975 Moscow-ch A07 King's Indian Attack 3. Z Sturua vs Yusupov   1-0 41 1976 URS-ch U18 D59 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower 4. Van der Wiel vs Yusupov   0-1 28 1976 telex B33 Sicilian 5. Yusupov vs Yurtaev   1-0 30 1976 Moscow (Russia) B33 Sicilian 6. H Armando vs Yusupov   0-1 32 1977 Wch U20 B33 Sicilian 7. Kasparov vs Yusupov ½-½ 20 1977 Leningrad C42 Petrov Defense 8. Yusupov vs Skembris   ½-½ 10 1977 Wch U20 A04 Reti Opening 9. Nielsen vs Yusupov   0-1 40 1977 Wch U20 C55 Two Knights Defense 10. Yusupov vs M Rivas-Pastor   ½-½ 43 1977 Wch U20 A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto 11. W Ehrenfeucht vs Yusupov   0-1 30 1977 Telechess ol1 7778 B33 Sicilian 12. Yusupov vs Groszpeter   ½-½ 37 1977 Wch U20 A34 English, Symmetrical 13. Yusupov vs A Zapata 1-0 47 1977 Wch U20 A49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4 14. R Vera vs Yusupov   ½-½ 13 1977 Wch U20 C43 Petrov, Modern Attack 15. Yusupov vs G Morrison   1-0 74 1977 Wch U20 B53 Sicilian 16. Yusupov vs M Sisniega   1-0 42 1977 Wch U20 A07 King's Indian Attack 17. J Masculo vs Yusupov   0-1 74 1977 Wch U20 A06 Reti Opening 18. Kasparov vs Yusupov 1-0 48 1977 Riga E11 Bogo-Indian Defense 19. Kouatly vs Yusupov 0-1 35 1977 Innsbruck, Austria A44 Old Benoni Defense 20. P Popovic vs Yusupov   0-1 47 1977 Wch U20 A00 Uncommon Opening 21. Yusupov vs Kasparov   ½-½ 41 1977 Leningrad A05 Reti Opening 22. Yusupov vs C Ionescu   ½-½ 13 1977 Wch U20 A34 English, Symmetrical 23. A Kapengut vs Yusupov   ½-½ 28 1978 URS-ch FL46 B33 Sicilian 24. Yusupov vs A Petrosian   ½-½ 22 1978 URS-ch U26 A13 English 25. Dolmatov vs Yusupov   ½-½ 43 1978 URS-ch U26 C55 Two Knights Defense  page 1 of 77; games 1-25 of 1,912    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Yusupov wins | Yusupov loses

< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 3 OF 3 ·  Later Kibitzing > Feb-14-06    Daodejing: Happy birthday Artur! Yusupov watching with his wife their daughter (14 years old, Elo about 1950)playing in a simul against Peter Svidler (960 chess). http://www.schachclub-badsoden.de/i... Feb-25-06    Badmojo: Artur could stand to lose a few pounds, don't you think? Apr-29-06    Ron: At the The Right Move website, Yusupov lists these as his favorite chess books: 1. my system/Nimzowitsch 2. candidates tournament Zurich 1953/Bronstein 3. Nottingham 1936/Aljechin 4. the 300 best games/Aljechin 5. 100 best games/Keres 6. my 60 memorable games/Fischer 7. the 300 best games/Smyslow 8. the best games/Botwinnik - 3 volumes 9. the best games of Capablanca/Panov 10. the central play/Euwe and Kramer Sep-06-06    Poisonpawns: I was looking at the 1986 canidates match between Yusupov and A.Sokolov I noticed with 4 games to play in the match.Yusupov was up 3-1 with 6 draws.Then yusupov lost 3 in a row and drew the last game.losing the match 7.5-6.5.Is there anyone that knows what happened to Yusupov in this match?I mean what was the explanation at that time?Fatigue?sickness? Oct-23-06    sitzkrieg: I believe i read that his trainer (Dvoretski)has said something about it. It were not external circumstances, i believe there was no particular reason. Ill try to find the book and report. Feb-13-07    ianD: Happy Birthday! Apr-14-07    sitzkrieg: PP, i still havent found it... Feb-13-08    brankat: Happy Birthday Mr.Yusupov! Feb-13-08    whiteshark: Alles Gute zum Geburtstag, GM Jussupow! Feb-13-08    eternaloptimist: Yusupov will go down as one of the all time greats w/o a doubt. Unfortunately for him a guy named Karpov got in his way of getting a crack @ the world championship. Yusupov's limited opening repetoire was one of the main reasons he had trouble w/ him (making it easy for Karpov to prepare for him). Karpov dominated him w/ 12 wins, 15 draws & only 1 loss. Also, a couple of guys named Andrei Sokolov & Timman spoiled things for him in the candidates trnt.. Feb-13-08    technical draw: Hey, GM Yusupov shares his birthday with my brother, Cool. Feb-14-08    Open Defence: you can credit him with bringing back the Petroff to top level chess :) Feb-14-08    Jim Bartle: Ha! A lot of kibitzers here would probably not say "credit," but "blame." Feb-14-08    Red October: < Jim Bartle: Ha! A lot of kibitzers here would probably not say "credit," but "blame." > true dat Mar-09-08    whiteshark: <"...but why spoil an interesting game by senseless moves in time-trouble?"> Artur is not only defined by his mastery of the chess board, but by his noble attitude and admirable character. The best illustration of this was Artur's unforgettable line to his mentor Dvoretzky after a game versus GM Vasiliy Ivanchuk, saying, <"...but why spoil an interesting game by senseless moves in time-trouble?"> Yusupov vs Ivanchuk, 2000 Mar-09-08    whiteshark: <"...but why spoil an interesting game by senseless moves in time-trouble?"> Sorry, I linked a wrong game in my previous post. Here is the applicable game: Yusupov vs Ivanchuk, 1991 Oct-11-08    just a kid: Does anybody know where I can get his book Training for the Tournament player? Oct-27-08    myschkin: ... Father and son: http://www.dauerschach.de/2004/dort... Jan-11-09    Paraconti: Bet he looked great in a Santa outfit last Christmas! Jan-11-09    Jim Bartle: Could be. I'll bet Ivanchuk would wonder why this Santa gave him a bag of coal, though. Jan-13-09    Xeroxx: He looks like Robert Wyatt Jan-13-09    swordfish: A great player in his heyday and probably one of the more universally respected figures in the chess world. He might be a good choice to head FIDE. Feb-13-09    brankat: Happy Birthday Artur! Feb-13-09    whiteshark: Many happy returns to my favourite chess teacher! Mar-05-09    talisman: Artur invents a new sportcoat. Jump directly to page #   (enter number from 1 to 3) < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 3 OF 3 ·  Later Kibitzing >

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