Yurij Lapshun
Number of games in database: 82
Years covered: 1992 to 2009
Highest rating achieved in database: 2452
Overall record: +30 -21 =31 (55.5%)*
   * 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)      B90 B40 B70 B72 B96  Uncommon Opening (6)      A00  Sicilian Najdorf (4)      B90 B96 B99	With the Black pieces:  Sicilian (9)      B40 B58 B91 B90 B44  Queen's Pawn Game (6)      A41 D05 D02 D00 A45  Ruy Lopez (5)      C88 C91 C95 C69 C80

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Lapshun vs Paschall, 2003 1-0
   Lapshun vs Leonid Rasin, 2001 1-0
   Lapshun vs M Robert, 2003 1-0
   V Akobian vs Lapshun, 2003 1/2-1/2

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YURIJ LAPSHUN (born 1972) (citizen of United States of America) [what is this?] He is an IM.

page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 82  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Bisguier vs Lapshun   ½-½ 50 1992 04 D94 Grunfeld 2. Lapshun vs Wojtkiewicz   0-1 27 1993 New York op B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 3. Lapshun vs Blatny   ½-½ 66 1995 Philadelphia USA C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed 4. Ashley vs Lapshun   1-0 50 1997 Ch Manhatten Chess Club, New York (USA) C45 Scotch Game 5. Lapshun vs M Dougherty   1-0 46 2000 World Open A04 Reti Opening 6. Lapshun vs B Reichstein   1-0 33 2000 World Open B40 Sicilian 7. R Koepcke vs Lapshun   0-1 20 2001 US Amateur Team East D07 Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense 8. Lapshun vs A P Del Mundo   1-0 39 2001 US Open A00 Uncommon Opening 9. Lapshun vs G C De Fotis   1-0 40 2001 29th World Open E20 Nimzo-Indian 10. Lapshun vs Yudasin   ½-½ 47 2001 US Open E38 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5 11. B Downing vs Lapshun   0-1 44 2001 US Open D05 Queen's Pawn Game 12. Fishbein vs Lapshun   ½-½ 37 2001 US Open B58 Sicilian 13. Lapshun vs F H Brock 1-0 26 2001 US Open A00 Uncommon Opening 14. Lapshun vs Leonid Rasin 1-0 32 2001 US Open A00 Uncommon Opening 15. L Filatov vs Lapshun   0-1 35 2001 29th World Open A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6) 16. J Bonin vs Lapshun   1-0 37 2001 US Amateur Team East D00 Queen's Pawn Game 17. R Anderson vs Lapshun   0-1 38 2001 US Open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 18. J Fang vs Lapshun 1-0 27 2001 29th World Open A17 English 19. Lapshun vs I Foygel   ½-½ 32 2002 ch-USA E94 King's Indian, Orthodox 20. A Ivanov vs Lapshun   1-0 39 2002 ch-USA B91 Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation 21. Lapshun vs C Baginskaite   1-0 32 2002 ch-USA B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 22. Lapshun vs Serper   ½-½ 19 2002 ch-USA D38 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation 23. J Friedman vs Lapshun   0-1 38 2002 ch-USA A46 Queen's Pawn Game 24. Seirawan vs Lapshun   ½-½ 48 2002 ch-USA D30 Queen's Gambit Declined 25. V Lipman vs Lapshun   0-1 49 2002 ch-USA A53 Old Indian  page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 82

Apr-10-07    Warrush: This guy is awesome, he plays the oragitang against gms. Sep-14-08    playground player: Anybody know how to contact Lapshun? I have a question for him. Playing the Orangutang, how would he procede in this case: 1. b4, c6 2. Bb2, d5?

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