Valery Zhidkov
Number of games in database: 81
Years covered: 1967 to 2004
Current FIDE rating: 2327
Highest rating achieved in database: 2416
Overall record: +21 -22 =38 (49.4%)*
   * 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 (11)      B33 B23 B51 B52 B88  Grunfeld (4)      D76 D86 D79	With the Black pieces:  Ruy Lopez (9)      C99 C77 C66 C69 C93  Ruy Lopez, Closed (4)      C99 C93 C92

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Balashov vs Zhidkov, 1972 0-1
   Zhidkov vs Gulko, 1971 1-0

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page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 81  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. G Borisenko vs Zhidkov   1-0 40 1967 URS-ch35 D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch 2. B Vladimirov vs Zhidkov   0-1 37 1967 URS-chT D90 Grunfeld 3. Zhidkov vs Stein   0-1 37 1967 Dnepropetrovsk (Ukraine) B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 4. Zhidkov vs G Borisenko   1-0 29 1971 URS-ch sf B57 Sicilian 5. Zhidkov vs Razuvaev   0-1 57 1971 URS-ch sf A07 King's Indian Attack 6. Zhidkov vs Gulko 1-0 26 1971 URS E14 Queen's Indian 7. Zhidkov vs V Zilberstein   1-0 58 1972 USSR Championship B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 8. Zhidkov vs V Osnos   1-0 35 1972 URS-chT B88 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 9. Tal vs Zhidkov 1-0 97 1972 Baku URS ch D34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch 10. Zhidkov vs Kholmov   ½-½ 66 1972 USSR Championship A88 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6 11. Zhidkov vs K Grigorian   ½-½ 20 1972 USSR Championship D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch 12. Zhidkov vs Gufeld   ½-½ 24 1972 USSR Championship B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack 13. Vasiukov vs Zhidkov   1-0 49 1972 Vilnius B61 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2 14. Balashov vs Zhidkov 0-1 15 1972 Baku URS ch B02 Alekhine's Defense 15. Suetin vs Zhidkov 0-1 17 1972 USSR B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack 16. V Tukmakov vs Zhidkov   ½-½ 31 1972 USSR Championship A61 Benoni 17. Rashkovsky vs Zhidkov   1-0 61 1972 USSR Championship D34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch 18. Zhidkov vs Savon   ½-½ 13 1972 USSR Championship B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack 19. Bagirov vs Zhidkov   1-0 36 1972 URS-ch40 Baku ,URS-c D31 Queen's Gambit Declined 20. Zhidkov vs M Mukhin   ½-½ 23 1972 USSR Championship A37 English, Symmetrical 21. A Kapengut vs Zhidkov   ½-½ 29 1972 USSR Championship C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed 22. Tseshkovsky vs Zhidkov   ½-½ 40 1972 URS-chT B07 Pirc 23. Zhidkov vs Vasiukov ½-½ 68 1972 USSR Championship B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 24. Alburt vs Zhidkov   ½-½ 17 1972 20, Baku ch-URS A45 Queen's Pawn Game 25. Zhidkov vs A Lein   ½-½ 67 1972 USSR Championship E69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line  page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 81

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