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M Bluvshtein 
 
Mark Bluvshtein
Number of games in database: 171
Years covered: 1997 to 2007
Current FIDE rating: 2544
Overall record: +69 -35 =67 (59.9%)*
   * 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 (21) 
    B42 B48 B96 B33 B89
 Nimzo Indian (10) 
    E20 E46 E42 E41
 French Defense (8) 
    C18 C11 C17 C00 C10
 Caro-Kann (5) 
    B19 B17 B14
 Sicilian Najdorf (5) 
    B96 B94 B99 B97
 Slav (5) 
    D15 D17 D13
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (23) 
    B90 B24 B60 B51 B88
 Nimzo Indian (7) 
    E32 E22 E21 E39 E41
 Sicilian Richter-Rauser (6) 
    B60 B68 B69 B63
 Queen's Pawn Game (6) 
    A45 A46
 Tarrasch Defense (6) 
    D34 D32
 Modern Benoni (4) 
    A77 A61 A67 A62
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   Shirov vs M Bluvshtein, 2005 0-1
   M Bluvshtein vs I Krush, 2003 1-0
   E Safarli vs M Bluvshtein, 2005 0-1

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MARK BLUVSHTEIN
(born Apr-20-1988)

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Mark Bluvshtein was born in Russia on April 20, 1988, but he now lives in Canada. He won the IM title in 2001. In 2004, Bluvshtein became the youngest Canadian ever to earn the grandmaster title. In 2005 he finished third in the World Under-18 championship and got joint first place at the Canadian Open, winning a game against Alexey Shirov. Presently, he lives in Toronto and attends York University.

 page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 175  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Radjabov vs M Bluvshtein 1-017 1997 EU-ch U10A48 King's Indian
2. M Bluvshtein vs Lorne Yee  ½-½35 2000 Christmas TorontoB19 Caro-Kann, Classical
3. S Zavgorodniy vs M Bluvshtein  ½-½56 2001 WYB14B53 Sicilian
4. N Pert vs M Bluvshtein  1-021 2001 Oakham ENGE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
5. R Phillips vs M Bluvshtein  ½-½23 2001 Canadian ClosedE22 Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann Variation
6. M Bluvshtein vs G Kuparadze  0-141 2001 WYB14E12 Queen's Indian
7. M Bluvshtein vs D Gormally  0-160 2001 Oakham ENGB48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
8. A Gurevich vs M Bluvshtein  0-120 2001 Canadian OpenA62 Benoni, Fianchetto Variation
9. A Gurevich vs M Bluvshtein  ½-½29 2001 CAN-chJE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
10. K Spraggett vs M Bluvshtein  1-024 2001 Canadian ClosedA04 Reti Opening
11. M Bluvshtein vs Nakamura 0-135 2001 WYB14D92 Grunfeld, 5.Bf4
12. M Bluvshtein vs N R McDonald  ½-½38 2001 Oakham ENGC18 French, Winawer
13. M Bluvshtein vs R Gardner  1-045 2001 Canadian ClosedA57 Benko Gambit
14. S Megaranto vs M Bluvshtein  1-043 2001 WYB14C01 French, Exchange
15. F Kleist vs M Bluvshtein  1-044 2001 Canadian OpenE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
16. J Estrada-Nieto vs M Bluvshtein  ½-½15 2001 Oakham ENGC07 French, Tarrasch
17. M Bluvshtein vs J Ochkoos  1-050 2001 Canadian ClosedC96 Ruy Lopez, Closed
18. L Lenic vs M Bluvshtein  0-156 2001 WYB14B88 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack
19. D Tyomkin vs M Bluvshtein  0-149 2001 Oakham ENGE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
20. T Roussel Roozmon vs M Bluvshtein  ½-½42 2001 Canadian ClosedA30 English, Symmetrical
21. M Bluvshtein vs B Amin  1-017 2001 WYB14D35 Queen's Gambit Declined
22. M Bluvshtein vs Mulyar  ½-½21 2001 Canadian OpenE41 Nimzo-Indian
23. M Bluvshtein vs I Krush  1-053 2001 Oakham ENGB89 Sicilian
24. V Gaspariants vs M Bluvshtein  0-166 2001 Canadian ClosedB24 Sicilian, Closed
25. M Bluvshtein vs R Mankeyev  1-042 2001 WYB14D58 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst
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Jul-18-05   CdnPathfinder: here's a link to some photos taken in rd 9. Mark's the guy wearing the yellow shirt at one of the head tables.

http://www.pbase.com/tracyk/chess_r...

Jul-19-05   Montreal1666: <CdnPathfinder:> Thanks. Very nice photos. That's the very famous game! He does look 17 here. I wish him the best of luck. How come they still call Charbonneau an IM?
Jul-19-05   CdnPathfinder: He only has 2 of 3 GM norms, at least that's my understanding.
Jul-20-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  Sneaky: <You don't get better off of playing. You get better off of studying. -- Bluvshtein> The horrible English aside, this is a really great comment. I should read this to my friends the next time they say "Hey, there's a big tournament soon, let's play 20 blitz games!"
Jul-20-05   VishyFan: <refutor> as u've posted, chowdhury is not the one who has got the GM norm, but it is IM S R Kidambi also of India......
Jul-21-05   VishyFan: folks! Bluvshtein is playing in the U-18 world championship, he's leading with 2.0/2 along with another 21 players.....
Jul-21-05   Montreal1666: This is the Website for it:

http://www.belfort-echecs.com/?lang...

Jul-22-05   VishyFan: Bluvshtein is one among the 6 leaders now...........
Aug-10-05   Montreal1666: Bluvshtein has just won another nice Petrov:

[Event "Montreal International"]
[Site "Montreal, Quebec Canada"]
[Date "2005.08.10"]
[Round "?"]
[White "IM_Charbonneau"]
[Black "GM_Bluvshtein"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Opening "Petrov: classical attack, Marshall variation"] [ECO "C42"]
[NIC "RG.04"]
[Time "17:16:47"]
[TimeControl "6000+30"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4 c6 9. Qc2 Na6 10. a3 f5 11. b4 Nc7 12. Bb2 Ne6 13. Re1 Qf6 14. Nc3 Qh6 15. h3 N4g5 16. Nxg5 Qxg5 17. Bf1 Nf4 18. Re3 Kh8 19. c5 Bc7 20. Rae1 Ng6 21. Re8 Bd7 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. Nb1 f4 24. Qb3 Nh4 25. Nd2 Re8 26. Rxe8+ Bxe8 27. Nf3 Nxf3+ 28. Qxf3 Bh5 29. Qc3 f3 30. Bc1 Qg6 31. g3 Bxg3 32. Qd3 Bc7+ 33. Qxg6 Bxg6 34. b5 cxb5 35. Bxb5 Bf5 36. h4 Kg8 37. Bd2 Kf7 38. a4 Ke6 39. a5 a6 40. Ba4 Bg6 41. c6 Be8 42. Bd1 Bxc6 43. Bxf3 b6 44. axb6 Bxb6 45. Bc3 a5 46. Be2 a4 47. Bd3 h6 48. Kg2 a3 49. Kg3 Ba4 50. Kg4 Bd1+ 51. f3 Bc7 52. h5 a2 53. Bh7 Ba5 54. Bb2 Bd2 55. Bg8+ Kd6 56. Bf7 Kc6 57. Be8+ Kb6 58. Bf7 Bb3 Black wins 0-1

Aug-11-05   VishyFan: <Montreal1666> who else is playing in this tourney? Can u post the link please?
Aug-11-05   Montreal1666: <VishyFan> There is no big-name player like what they had in the Canadian Open:

http://www.groupempresa.com/tournam...

Aug-11-05   VishyFan: thanks <Montreal1666>
Aug-12-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  PhilFeeley: Mark lost to Irina Krush yesterday:

[Event "Montreal International"]
[Site "Montreal, Quebec Canada"]
[Date "2005.08.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Krush"]
[Black "Bluvshtein"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E39"]
[WhiteElo "2452"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 O-O 6. a3 Bxc5 7. Nf3 b6 8. Bf4 Bb7 9. Rd1 Nc6 10. b4 Nh5 11. Bc1 Be7 12. e4 a5 13. b5 Nb8 14. Be2 Qc7 15. e5 g6 16. Ne4 f6 17. exf6 Nxf6 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Be3 d5 20. h4 Qe7 21. h5 g5 22. Rh3 Kh8 23. Rg3 Rg8 24. Nd4 Nd7 25. Nc6 Qd6 26. cxd5 exd5 27. Qf5 Raf8 28. Qxd5 Qxd5 29. Rxd5 Nb8 30. Bxg5 Nxc6 31. bxc6 Bxc6 32. Bxf6+ Rxf6 33. Rxg8+ Kxg8 34. Rg5+ Kf8 35. g3 Bd7 36. Rd5 Ke7 37. f4 h6 38. Kd2 Bc6 39. Re5+ Re6 40. Rxe6+ Kxe6 41. g4 Be8 42. g5 Kf7 43. Ke3 b5 44. Kd4 b4 45. axb4 axb4 46. Kc4 hxg5 47. fxg5 Ke6 48. h6 Bg6 49. Bd3 White wins 1-0

Aug-12-05   Koster: He should have lost today too but Nataf ran short of time and let him draw.
Sep-28-05   EeEk: Mark rules
Sep-28-05   WTHarvey: Here are some crucial positions from Mark's games: http://www.wtharvey.com/bluv.html
Dec-17-05   Kelvieto: What school is this guy at?
Dec-17-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  IMlday: <Kelvieto> Mark's at Newtonbrook Secondary in Toronto.
Feb-04-06   BIDMONFA: Mark Bluvshtein

BLUVSHTEIN, Mark
http://www.bidmonfa.com/bluvshtein_...
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Feb-09-06   PinkPanther: LOL
http://i.pbase.com/v3/14/530314/1/4...
Feb-09-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  refutor: why is that funny? and what does it have to do with bluvshtein? it's a picture of charbonneau, ivanchuk and mr.loverman (shabba!)
Feb-12-06   PinkPanther: It's because of their hats.
Oct-20-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  cu8sfan: Quote of the day <You don't get better off of playing. You get better off of studying.> I am not so sure about this one. Of course it takes both but if you all but study I am not sure you get to be a much better player.
Oct-20-06   aw1988: You get better off of both.
Apr-20-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  brankat: Happy Birthday Mark!
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