Prince Sergey Semenovich Urusov
Number of games in database: 23
Years covered: 1851 to 1894
Overall record: +11 -10 =2 (52.2%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

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C84		Ruy Lopez, Closed (3 games)
C77		Ruy Lopez (2 games)
C52		Evans Gambit (2 games)
C51		Evans Gambit (2 games)
C44		King's Pawn Game (2 games)
C39		King's Gambit Accepted (2 games)

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PRINCE SERGEY SEMENOVICH URUSOV (born Aug-03-1827, died Nov-20-1897) Russia [what is this?] Brother of Dmitri Semenovich Urusov, Prince Sergei Urusov (sometimes rendered "Urusoff" or "Ouroussoff"), was a friend of Tolstoy and one of the strongest Russian players of the mid-nineteenth century, after Alexander Petrov. His legacy lives on today, as the gambit 1.e4 e5 2.c4 f6 3.d4!? is widely known as the "Urusov Gambit."

page 1 of 1; 23 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. S Urusov vs Bihn 1-0 22 1851 Moscow C39 King's Gambit Accepted 2. S Urusov vs Bihn 1-0 24 1851 Moscow C39 King's Gambit Accepted 3. A Petrov vs S Urusov   1-0 57 1853 St Petersburg m2 C53 Giuoco Piano 4. S Urusov vs A Petrov 0-1 28 1853 St Petersburg m2 C54 Giuoco Piano 5. S Urusov vs A Petrov   0-1 53 1853 St Petersburg m2 C44 King's Pawn Game 6. Jaenisch vs S Urusov   1-0 28 1854 St Petersburg C33 King's Gambit Accepted 7. Jaenisch vs S Urusov   1-0 34 1854 St Petersburg m2 C70 Ruy Lopez 8. S Urusov vs Jaenisch   1-0 25 1854 St Petersburg m2 C44 King's Pawn Game 9. S Urusov vs A Petrov 0-1 48 1859 Warsaw m corr C55 Two Knights Defense 10. S Urusov vs Kolisch   0-1 31 1862 RUS C52 Evans Gambit 11. S Urusov vs Kolisch 1-0 32 1862 Match C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 12. S Urusov vs Kolisch 0-1 42 1862 2 C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 13. Kolisch vs S Urusov 1-0 36 1862 1 C56 Two Knights 14. S Urusov vs Ben 1-0 21 1862 Moscow C52 Evans Gambit 15. S Urusov vs Kolisch   1-0 32 1866 Unknown C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 16. S Urusov vs Hirschfeld   ½-½ 46 1866 Moscow m C45 Scotch Game 17. Hirschfeld vs S Urusov 1-0 16 1866 Moscow C29 Vienna Gambit 18. S Urusov vs Hirschfeld   1-0 29 1866 Germany B40 Sicilian 19. Hirschfeld vs S Urusov   0-1 22 1866 Match C51 Evans Gambit 20. Hirschfeld vs S Urusov   ½-½ 44 1866 Germany C77 Ruy Lopez 21. S Urusov vs Apolonov   1-0 33 1883 cr C25 Vienna 22. Apolonov vs S Urusov   0-1 37 1883 cr C77 Ruy Lopez 23. Schiffers vs S Urusov 0-1 20 1894 correspondencia C51 Evans Gambit  page 1 of 1; 23 games

Sep-10-03    chessgames.com: Does anybody know... Is this player the same as Dmitri Semenovich Urusov or are they kin? Sep-10-03    Honza Cervenka: They were brothers. Sep-10-03    Honza Cervenka: Sergey was born in 1827 and died in 1897. After him the Urusov Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d4!?) got its name. His brother Dmitri was born in 1829 and died in 1903. Feb-24-05    cuendillar: Wouldn't that make Dmitri Semenovich Urusov a prince as well? Aug-03-08    artyom2008: happy birthday prince Urusov Aug-03-08    Knight13: So he's a prince? Aug-25-08    myschkin: . . . Photographs: http://www.mjae.com/photos/urusov.jpg http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/... Aug-03-09    whiteshark: <Urusov Gambit> in the Opening Explorer Aug-03-09    Winter: It's your birthday, supposedly... A very good Gambit Aug-03-10    eightsquare: Happy Birthday!!! Sep-21-10    Honza Cervenka: <So he's a prince?> Yes, Urusovs were descendants of Nogai Horde's royal dynasty of its founder Edigu. They were direct progeny of Khan Urus of Nogai Horde and Tzar of Kasimov and they became Russian princes Urusovs after conversion from Islam to Orthodox Christianity in the late 16th or early 17th century. One prince Peter Urusov killed False Dmitry II in 1610. Btw, Yusupovs (though as far as I know with no connection to Artur Yusupov) and some other Russian noble families are descendants of Nogai Horde royal dynasty as well. Mar-13-11    Maatalkko: So if his name is Semenovich, that means he descended from Semen, correct? Oct-01-11    Ropitybopity: That's not the Urusov gambit, it's the Ponziani gambit, which usually continues with 3...exd4 4.Qxd4. The Urusov gambit occurs on move four with 3...exd4 4.Nf3!? gambitting the pawn on e4.

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