Vitaly F Zaltsman
Number of games in database: 169
Years covered: 1972 to 1993
Current FIDE rating: 2445
Highest rating achieved in database: 2505
Overall record: +46 -56 =67 (47.0%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  Modern Benoni (14)      A57 A77 A79 A56 A73  King's Indian (11)      E98 E90 E82 E83 E96  Queen's Indian (9)      E15 E19 E17  Queen's Pawn Game (9)      E10 A40 D02 A41 E00  Old Indian (6)      A55 A53  Grunfeld (5)      D85 D98 D94	With the Black pieces:  Sicilian (33)      B67 B56 B62 B31 B52  Queen's Gambit Accepted (15)      D27 D20 D29 D24 D26  Sicilian Richter-Rauser (13)      B67 B62  English (6)      A19 A14 A13 A12  Queen's Pawn Game (6)      D02 A45 A46  Nimzo Indian (4)      E59

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   J Peters vs V Zaltsman, 1979 1/2-1/2

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VITALY F ZALTSMAN (born Oct-26-1941) Ukraine (citizen of United States of America) [what is this?] Vitaly Froimovich Zaltsman was born in 1941 in Dnepropetrovsk, USSR. He was awarded the IM title in 1978.

page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 169  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. G Barenboim vs V Zaltsman   1-0 41 1972 Dubna B25 Sicilian, Closed 2. V Zaltsman vs Kholmov   1-0 32 1973 URS-ch sf A14 English 3. V Zaltsman vs R Gruchacz   1-0 47 1978 Lone Pine op 01 A30 English, Symmetrical 4. V Zaltsman vs H Bohm   1-0 29 1978 Lone Pine op 01 D19 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch 5. Seirawan vs V Zaltsman   1-0 48 1978 Lone A19 English, Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian Variation 6. V Zaltsman vs J S Neto   ½-½ 54 1978 Lone Pine op 01 A34 English, Symmetrical 7. R Henley vs V Zaltsman   ½-½ 34 1978 Lone Pine op 01 E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line 8. V Zaltsman vs M Stean   1-0 27 1978 Lone Pine op 01 E19 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3 9. Miles vs V Zaltsman   0-1 48 1978 Lone Pine A19 English, Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian Variation 10. V Zaltsman vs D Verduga   1-0 33 1978 Lone Pine op 01 A15 English 11. K Rogoff vs V Zaltsman   1-0 30 1978 Lone Pine op 01 A04 Reti Opening 12. V Zaltsman vs E Schiller 1-0 28 1979 New York City Championship A04 Reti Opening 13. V Zaltsman vs W Morris   ½-½ 34 1979 Lone Pine op 03 E98 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1 14. V Zaltsman vs Sosonko   ½-½ 15 1979 Lone Pine op D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch 15. J Thibault vs V Zaltsman   0-1 63 1979 Lone Pine op 03 B30 Sicilian 16. V Zaltsman vs Petursson   1-0 55 1979 9th Lone Pine Round-7 25th March-4th April B37 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 17. V Zaltsman vs V McCambridge   1-0 37 1979 Lone Pine op 03 E19 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3 18. V Zaltsman vs Chandler   ½-½ 24 1979 World Open Tt A17 English 19. V Zaltsman vs G Ligterink   ½-½ 28 1979 Lone Pine op 03 E96 King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, Main line 20. Korchnoi vs V Zaltsman   1-0 76 1979 Lone Pine op A34 English, Symmetrical 21. J Peters vs V Zaltsman   ½-½ 59 1979 Lone Pine op 03 B56 Sicilian 22. DeFirmian vs V Zaltsman 1-0 45 1979 Lone Pine (USA) B89 Sicilian 23. V Zaltsman vs Larry Evans   0-1 39 1980 Greenville Ch E98 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1 24. J Grefe vs V Zaltsman   ½-½ 13 1980 Lone Pine B19 Caro-Kann, Classical 25. Dzindzichashvili vs V Zaltsman   1-0 41 1980 NY Inv A37 English, Symmetrical  page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 169

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