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Igor Efimov
I Efimov 
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Number of games in database: 740
Years covered: 1974 to 2024
Last FIDE rating: 2334 (2370 rapid, 2397 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2525
Overall record: +292 -215 =222 (55.3%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 11 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Queen's Pawn Game (53) 
    A45 D02 D00 A46 A40
 Sicilian (41) 
    B22 B33 B40 B59 B46
 King's Indian (26) 
    E60 E70 E61 E67 E80
 Queen's Gambit Declined (20) 
    D37 D30 D35 D31 D38
 Slav (19) 
    D11 D10 D12 D15 D19
 Modern Benoni (15) 
    A58 A57 A56 A60 A73
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (95) 
    B33 B56 B43 B30 B42
 Queen's Pawn Game (47) 
    A40 E10 A41 D02 A46
 English (21) 
    A13 A15 A10 A11
 Queen's Gambit Declined (18) 
    D37 D31 D30 D35 D38
 Sicilian Kan (17) 
    B43 B42 B41
 French Defense (17) 
    C03 C11 C10 C18 C07
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   McShane vs I Efimov, 2009 0-1
   I Efimov vs Barsov, 1990 1-0
   Kasparov vs I Efimov, 1977 1/2-1/2
   I Efimov vs H Mas, 2000 1-0
   I Efimov vs J Emms, 1998 1-0
   D Perrett vs I Efimov, 2008 0-1
   G Mwanyika vs I Efimov, 2016 0-1
   A Bianchi vs I Efimov, 1999 0-1
   I Efimov vs A Machulsky, 1979 1-0
   H Haidary vs I Efimov, 2024 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Reggio Emilia 2000/01 (2000)
   Montecatini Terme Open (1997)
   Lido Estensi Open (2003)
   Carnevale Open (1998)
   Bratto Open (1997)
   Yerevan (1977)
   Bratto Open (1998)
   Sokolsky Memorial (1985)
   Montecatini Terme Open (1999)
   Bratto Open-A (2007)
   Istanbul Olympiad (2000)
   Istanbul Olympiad (2012)
   Batumi Olympiad (2018)
   Baku Olympiad (2016)
   FIDE Online Olympiad (2020)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Budapest Olympiad
   I Efimov vs M Krieger (Sep-22-24) 1-0
   A Rodriguez Vila vs I Efimov (Sep-21-24) 1/2-1/2
   I Efimov vs R Burovic (Sep-19-24) 1/2-1/2
   Mafaaz Khalid vs I Efimov (Sep-18-24) 0-1
   G Hernandez Guerrero vs I Efimov (Sep-16-24) 0-1

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IGOR EFIMOV
(born Sep-16-1960, 64 years old) Georgia (federation/nationality Monaco)

[what is this?]

GM (1992) Igor Borisovich Efimov was Italian champion in 1998 and 1999. In 2008, he won the championship of Monaco. He is also a FIDE Senior Trainer (2018).

Last updated: 2019-09-16 05:12:48

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 page 1 of 31; games 1-25 of 757  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. I Efimov vs V Vepkhvishvili  0-1391974Ch TbilisiC91 Ruy Lopez, Closed
2. Z Lanka vs I Efimov  1-0421977LAT-GEOB33 Sicilian
3. I Efimov vs Chernin  1-0541977Ch URS (team) (juniors)A07 King's Indian Attack
4. I Efimov vs G Shilman  ½-½541977USSR Junior ChampionshipC02 French, Advance
5. Chernin vs I Efimov  1-0231977USSR Junior ChampionshipA22 English
6. Kasparov vs I Efimov ½-½171977USSR Junior ChampionshipC18 French, Winawer
7. I Efimov vs Epishin  1-0561977USSR Junior ChampionshipA45 Queen's Pawn Game
8. I Efimov vs N Popov  1-0381977YerevanB80 Sicilian, Scheveningen
9. I Efimov vs H Khalikian  ½-½411977YerevanB47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation
10. I Efimov vs B Katalymov  ½-½231977YerevanC67 Ruy Lopez
11. E Mnatsakanian vs I Efimov  1-0351977YerevanB33 Sicilian
12. I Efimov vs L S Eolian  ½-½211977YerevanC42 Petrov Defense
13. Lutikov vs I Efimov  0-1411977YerevanB33 Sicilian
14. Lputian vs I Efimov  ½-½401977YerevanA37 English, Symmetrical
15. J Petkevich vs I Efimov  ½-½191977YerevanA04 Reti Opening
16. I Efimov vs V Doroshkievich  1-0341977YerevanC05 French, Tarrasch
17. I Efimov vs I Ivanov  1-0391977YerevanB62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer
18. I Efimov vs A Donchenko  0-1581977YerevanC85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD)
19. G Akopian vs I Efimov  0-1271977YerevanB33 Sicilian
20. O Averkin vs I Efimov  ½-½181977YerevanE96 King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, Main line
21. I Efimov vs Tseshkovsky  ½-½201977YerevanB07 Pirc
22. A Arutiunov vs I Efimov  0-1381977YerevanE71 King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3)
23. A Malevinsky vs I Efimov  ½-½381977YerevanC69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation
24. S Ivanov vs I Efimov  0-1411978USSR Junior ChampionshipB11 Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4
25. I Efimov vs A Machulsky  1-0391979URSB12 Caro-Kann Defense
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Kibitzer's Corner
Feb-09-04  SamusAran: If you want to see Efimov get his butt kicked, look at Efimov vs Bronstein (at the top of the page)
Mar-15-05  Karpova: <chessgames.com>

There's an italian GM called Igor Efimov (born in 1960).

The first three games were probably not played by the italian GM and the first to games are identical.

Mar-15-05  Karpova: sorry, first two games of course
Sep-16-06  BIDMONFA: Igor Efimov

EFIMOV, Igor
http://www.bidmonfa.com/efimov_igor...
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Sep-16-15
Premium Chessgames Member
  eternaloptimist: Happy birthday to GM Efimov! Wow a 9 year drought between kibitzes! That's really rare on a GM's page on CG.

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