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Vladimir Bagirov
Number of games in database: 1,321
Years covered: 1957 to 2000
Highest rating achieved in database: 2482
Overall record: +409 -203 =708 (57.8%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      1 exhibition game, blitz game, etc. is excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Nimzo-Larsen Attack (90) 
    A01
 King's Indian (76) 
    E90 E61 E71 E69 E83
 Nimzo Indian (69) 
    E30 E32 E42 E39 E41
 Sicilian (47) 
    B44 B60 B38 B32 B40
 Grunfeld (40) 
    D94 D80 D91 D85 D70
 Queen's Gambit Declined (39) 
    D35 D31 D37 D36 D30
With the Black pieces:
 Alekhine's Defense (158) 
    B05 B02 B03 B04
 Caro-Kann (76) 
    B19 B13 B14 B18 B10
 Slav (60) 
    D11 D10 D15 D12 D19
 Semi-Slav (57) 
    D47 D43 D45 D44 D48
 French Defense (41) 
    C18 C05 C00 C11 C12
 Queen's Pawn Game (37) 
    D02 A40 A41 D00 A45
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Bagirov vs K Grigorian, 1976 1-0
   Z Radojevic vs Bagirov, 1973 0-1
   Bagirov vs M Markovic, 1988 1-0
   Bagirov vs Taimanov, 1977 1-0
   G Szilagyi vs Bagirov, 1969 0-1
   Bagirov vs R Mainka, 1991 1-0
   Bagirov vs J Graf, 1990 1-0

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   it's Bagirov to play and win with the NLA by willyfly
   Makagonov's Gruenfeld by Jesspatrick
   b3 by Trelous
   Why did Black play that funny Knight move? by Mating Net

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VLADIMIR BAGIROV
(born Aug-16-1936, died Jul-20-2000) Azerbaijan

[what is this?]
Vladimir Konstantinovich Bagirov was born in the USSR in 1936. Awarded the IM title in 1963 and the GM title in 1978 he was a trainer and author of note. He helped to train Garry Kasparov in his early years. In the 1970's Bagirov moved to Latvia. He was 1st= with Eduard Gufeld at Tbilisi 1971, 2nd= at Erevan 1982 and 1st at Cascais 1986. He passed away whilst at a tournament in Finland in 2000.

 page 1 of 53; games 1-25 of 1,321  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. G Ilivitsky vs Bagirov  ½-½30 1957 SverdlovskA36 English
2. B Vladimirov vs Bagirov  ½-½40 1957 10, SverdlovskE24 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch
3. Bagirov vs Korchnoi  ½-½16 1957 SverdlovskC10 French
4. Lutikov vs Bagirov  0-149 1957 16, SverdlovskD15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
5. Bagirov vs Kikiani Tamaz  ½-½21 1957 TbilisiB64 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack
6. Bagirov vs L Kalashian 1-053 1957 01, Tbilisi ch URSD25 Queen's Gambit Accepted
7. T Prokhorovich vs Bagirov  1-050 1957 5, SverdlovskD22 Queen's Gambit Accepted
8. Zhukhovitsky vs Bagirov  1-034 1957 TbilisiB13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
9. S Khalilbeili vs Bagirov  ½-½22 1957 01, Tbilisi ch URSC10 French
10. Averbakh vs Bagirov  1-041 1957 SverdlovskA37 English, Symmetrical
11. K Khanov vs Bagirov  0-134 1957 1, SverdlovskC04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line
12. Bagirov vs Kholmov  ½-½49 1957 SverdlovskB28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation
13. Bagirov vs G Borisenko  ½-½18 1957 15, SverdlovskC50 Giuoco Piano
14. Bagirov vs A Blagidze  ½-½24 1957 TbilisiB32 Sicilian
15. Bagirov vs Demuria  1-034 1957 01, Tbilisi ch URSE30 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad
16. Bagirov vs Yuchtman  ½-½21 1957 4, SverdlovskB08 Pirc, Classical
17. E Sardarov vs Bagirov  1-022 1957 TbilisiC61 Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense
18. Baile vs Bagirov  ½-½23 1957 01, Tbilisi ch URSC01 French, Exchange
19. Bagirov vs M Mukhitdinov  1-054 1957 9, SverdlovskE30 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad
20. Taimanov vs Bagirov  1-044 1957 01, Tbilisi ch URSE58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3
21. Bagirov vs Gipslis  ½-½17 1957 SverdlovskB66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6
22. Gurgenidze vs Bagirov  1-023 1957 14, SverdlovskC00 French Defense
23. Bagirov vs A Buslaev  ½-½43 1957 TbilisiE30 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad
24. Bagirov vs Aronin  1-058 1957 01, Tbilisi ch URSE90 King's Indian
25. Bagirov vs Y Kots  ½-½11 1957 17, SverdlovskC48 Four Knights
 page 1 of 53; games 1-25 of 1,321  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Aug-29-03   Tecumseh: One of the leading figures in Latvian chess for years and an important player for the theory of Alekhine's defence.

I read somewhere that he died at the board in 2000 during an arduous game.

Does anyone know if this is true?

Aug-29-03   ughaibu: http://www.geocities.com/chesschamp...
Dec-14-03   Benjamin Lau: Wow, he's a very unorthodox player! He plays the Nimzo-Larsen opening, can you believe it?
Sep-08-04   Giancarlo: Unorthodox indeed. The Nimzo-Larsen, and the Alekhine's defense as his #1 lines.
Feb-15-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  Mating Net: Is Bagirov the best player nobody has ever heard of? I think he's pretty awesome and I definitely want to learn more about him. Many of his combinations are Spassky like.
Jun-09-05   DanRoss53: Incredible! Bagirov's record with the Nimzo-Larsen was +49 =32 -7 (73.86%); his record as white with all other openings was +196 =324 -72 (60.47%) which makes me wonder why he didn't use it exclusively. (He also won 18 of his last 22 games and drew the other four with the Nimzo-Larsen for an amazing 90.91%). I wonder if only a small portion of his games are shown here.
Jun-09-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  suenteus po 147: <DanRoss53> I wouldn't call 1,300+ games a small portion...but maybe you're right and there are more games missing.
Jun-09-05   DanRoss53: Fair enough...instead of "small portion" perhaps I should have said "select number".
Jul-12-05   aw1988: I love his last name. "Bugger off".
Jul-21-06   BIDMONFA: Vladimir Bagirov

BAGIROV, Vladimir K.
http://www.bidmonfa.com/bagirov_vla...
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Aug-16-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  keypusher: Here's to the POTD and the patron saint of Alekhine's Defense!
Aug-16-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  Harvestman: Bagirov scores +54 =76 -28, or 58.2% with Alekhine's Defence as black. If you believe some people on this site 1.e4 Nf6 is virtually a forced loss for black! Not for Bagirov.

Of course, he's a bit better than most of us...

Jan-10-08   Jesspatrick: Vladimir Bagirov was a brilliant and imaginitive chessplayer. Some of his games astound me. Here's one of my favorites: Bagirov vs N Radev, 1976
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