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Alexei Fedorov

Number of games in database: 1,122
Years covered: 1992 to 2025
Last FIDE rating: 2370 (2475 rapid, 2478 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2659
Overall record: +381 -174 =440 (60.4%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 127 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (185) 
    B90 B20 B80 B30 B33
 French Defense (62) 
    C11 C00 C19 C10 C18
 King's Indian Attack (59) 
    A07
 Caro-Kann (46) 
    B12 B10 B18 B11
 French (43) 
    C11 C00 C10
 Giuoco Piano (42) 
    C50 C53 C54
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (245) 
    B30 B32 B22 B51 B42
 King's Indian (204) 
    E63 E97 E92 E66 E73
 Sicilian Dragon (37) 
    B76 B78 B72 B75 B77
 Sicilian Kan (36) 
    B42 B41 B43
 Queen's Pawn Game (23) 
    A45 A40 D02 A46
 King's Indian Attack (9) 
    A07
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Fedorov vs Z Lanka, 1997 1-0
   Fedorov vs N Neelakantan, 1999 1-0
   Fedorov vs I Ibragimov, 1999 1-0
   Adams vs Fedorov, 2001 0-1
   Fedorov vs P H Nielsen, 1997 1-0
   Fedorov vs M Notkin, 1996 1-0
   Fedorov vs Svidler, 1997 1/2-1/2
   Fedorov vs Z Gyimesi, 2001 1-0
   Shirov vs Fedorov, 2001 1/2-1/2
   Fedorov vs N Smetanov, 2012 1-0

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: [what is this?]
   FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (1999)
   FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (2000)

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Goodricke Open (1999)
   Belarusian Championship (2017)
   Agzamov Memorial (2019)
   Minsk (1995)
   2nd Indore GM Open (2024)
   Baku Chess Festival (2007)
   Polugaevsky Memorial (2012)
   Panchenko Memorial Open-A (2021)
   Cappelle Open (2013)
   18th Delhi Open (2020)
   European Championship (2000)
   Najdorf Memorial Open-A (2019)
   Korchnoi Memorial Open (2024)
   Chigorin Memorial (2016)
   Dresden Olympiad (2008)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Delhi Open
   M Nikitenko vs Fedorov (Jun-11-25) 1-0
   Sharnarthi Shlok vs Fedorov (Jun-10-25) 0-1
   Fedorov vs V Sivuk (Jun-10-25) 1/2-1/2
   Fedorov vs A Czebe (Jan-09-25) 1/2-1/2
   Pratap Sharma Madhvendra vs Fedorov (Jan-08-25) 1/2-1/2

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ALEXEI FEDOROV
(born Sep-27-1972, 52 years old) Belarus

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GM Alexei Dmitriyevich Fedorov (1995), champion of Belarus in 1993, 1995, 2005 and 2008.

Wikipedia article: Alexei Fedorov

Last updated: 2018-03-05 21:07:40

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 page 1 of 45; games 1-25 of 1,122  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Fedorov vs Suetin  0-1401992MoscowA07 King's Indian Attack
2. D Berkovich vs Fedorov  1-0451993UfaE90 King's Indian
3. Fedorov vs Shulman  1-0431993BLR-chA07 King's Indian Attack
4. A Potapov vs Fedorov  1-0461993UfaE71 King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3)
5. B Annakov vs Fedorov  ½-½121993UfaC92 Ruy Lopez, Closed
6. Fedorov vs L Voloshin  1-0521993UfaA07 King's Indian Attack
7. E Kalegin vs Fedorov  ½-½441993UfaB51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
8. Fedorov vs V Golod  0-1411993UfaC55 Two Knights Defense
9. Fedorov vs I Ibragimov  1-0361993UfaB06 Robatsch
10. R N Vasiliev vs Fedorov  0-1381993UfaE60 King's Indian Defense
11. Fedorov vs V Yandemirov  ½-½161993UfaC55 Two Knights Defense
12. A Aleksandrov vs Fedorov  ½-½351993BLR-chE73 King's Indian
13. A Kozirev vs Fedorov  1-0591993UfaB72 Sicilian, Dragon
14. Fedorov vs A Bezgodov  ½-½451993UfaC42 Petrov Defense
15. V Borovikov vs Fedorov  1-0351993Nikolaev ZonalA43 Old Benoni
16. D Rogozenco vs Fedorov  ½-½341993Nikolaev ZonalE84 King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line
17. Fedorov vs S Ovsejevitsch  1-0171993Nikolaev ZonalB70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation
18. Bologan vs Fedorov  ½-½321993Nikolaev ZonalB51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
19. Fedorov vs G Kuzmin  0-1281993Nikolaev ZonalA07 King's Indian Attack
20. S Savchenko vs Fedorov  1-0441993Nikolaev ZonalE99 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov
21. Fedorov vs V Moskalenko  1-0581993Nikolaev ZonalB07 Pirc
22. A Rakhmangulov vs Fedorov  ½-½341993Nikolaev ZonalD02 Queen's Pawn Game
23. Fedorov vs Tukmakov  ½-½421993Nikolaev ZonalB56 Sicilian
24. Fedorov vs R Gadjily  1-0441993Nikolaev ZonalB80 Sicilian, Scheveningen
25. Fedorov vs A Aleksandrov  ½-½301993Nikolaev ZonalC53 Giuoco Piano
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Nov-16-03  refutor: Alex Fedorov = Alexei Fedorov
Jun-03-04  PinkPanther: Interesting, a modern player who regularly plays the Kings Gambit.
Jun-03-04  MoonlitKnight: I think he is considered the top expert on the King's Gambit these days, mostly because he is the only top 100 player who frequently uses it.
Jun-24-04  MalibogKantutero: This GM should be invited to play in a lot of tournaments. It would be good for the King's Gambit.
Dec-02-04  Discoalex: I was just going through all the Kings Gambit games since Im trying to learn the moves, and I stumbled across this guy. Its good that a GM is keeping the tradition alive. Gives me inspiration that this opening is reasonably sound
Mar-28-05  Chris00nj: I find it interesting that many of his opponent's do not play Fischer's line:

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 h6 5. d4 g5 6. O-O Bg7 7. c3 Nc6

I've been searching the database for alternatives and they are tough to find. Why do GMs play anything else? I would love to find a line to play agains the Fischer defense as I am actively trying to learn the King's Gambit.

Mar-28-05  azaris: <Chris00nj> That line is from the 70's. Even the KG is not so theoretically dead that a shallow line from the 70's would hold the candle against a KG expert like Fedorov.

From my novelties generator:

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 h6 5. d4 g5 6. O-O Bg7 7. Bb5+!?

with idea of 7...c6 taking the square away from the knight and enticing Black to play b5 later on completely wrecking his pawn structure. Then play a4 to bust him open before he has time to get those pieces off the starting line. White controls the center so he's quite safe.

Mar-28-05  Chris00nj: Interesting move. There has to be moves. I doubt that the King's Gambit could be entirely refuted. I'm certainly going to look into it.
Mar-28-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  tpstar: <azaris> Yowza! Up through 6. 0-0 Bg7 this "shallow line from the 70's" is tilted in Black's favor Opening Explorer After 7. Bb5+!? maybe 7 ... Bd7 and Black is happy to chop wood while White spends time moving the KB again, and if 8. Qe2 a6. White controls the center but the Pd4 makes for an easy target. Still the KGA always leads to an exciting game for both sides.
Mar-29-05  azaris: <tpstar> Ah, but White won't oblige Black with 8. Bxd7 but continues to develop with 8. Nc3 and if Black snatches the bishop his light squares become weak and White has just developed his queen's knight.

Or if instead Black tries to return to the mainline with 8...Nc6, White can try:

9. e5 dxe5 10. dxe5 (there goes the weak pawn) 10...Nge7 11. Qe2 O-O 12. Rd1 a6 13. e6! and now:

A) 13...fxe6 14. Bc4 Kf7 15. Bxe6+ Bxe6 16. Rxd8 Raxd8 17. Bd2 with even chances.

B) 13...axb5 14. Rxd7 Qe8 15. Nxb5 fxe6 16. Rxc7 Nd5 17. Nd6 Nxc7 18. Nxe8 Raxe8 and White has a nice queenside pawn majority.

C) 13...fxe6 14. Bc4 Rf6 15. Ne4 Rg6 16. Nc5 with unclear play.

Mar-29-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  tpstar: <azaris> Ah, but Black wanted White to play 8. Nc3 because the Pd4 remains an easy target = 8 ... Bxb5 9. Nxb5 a6 10. Nc3 Nc6 threatening 11 ... g4 & 12 ... Bxd4+, or 10. Na3 Nc6 11. c3 Nf6 planning ... 0-0 & ... d5. I think the exchange of lsb helps Black because f7 is much easier to defend.
Mar-29-05  Chris00nj: Well I was looking at my Chessmaster program and it didn't like 7.Bb5+ I tried to play out the position.

Now, looking more promising is...
1.e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 h6 5. h4!? Opening Explorer

Now I also looked at 4. h4, but this isn't any good. Black isn't forced to g5. If Fischer's 4...h6 is played then I think 5. h4 has promise. This was a move he didn't discuss in his Bust.

After the immediate 4...g5 5. h4 also looks promising. Opening Explorer

Mar-29-05  Cornwallis: Fedorov is a great dragon player too. He seems to like the attacking openings.
Mar-29-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  tpstar: <Chris00nj> The drawback to those h4 lines in the KGA is the gaping hole on g3 which Black can exploit = 5. h4!? Nf6 6. Nc3/d3 Nh5 and the threat of 7 ... Ng3 disrupts White's Kingside M Gisler vs C Flear, 1991

<InspiredByMorphy> & I reviewed these lines here D Bordier vs E Larsson, 1988

Mar-30-05  Chris00nj: <the threat of 7 ... Ng3 disrupts White's Kingside>

In the reference game 8. Nd5 was played. What about 8. Ne2 instead?

Mar-30-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  tpstar: <Chris00nj> After 7. d4 Be7 8. Ne2 Black should play 8 ... Bg4 to meet 9. Nxf4!? with 9 ... Bxh4+, otherwise the Ph4 is hard to defend. One of my Yahoo games went 6. d3 Nh5 7. 0-0 Bg4 8. Nc3 Nc6!? since 8 ... Be7 was better and now if 9. Ne2 g5.

Here's a good example of ... Ng3 ruining White's Kingside, although Black blundered and lost Kaltschmidt vs Baroin, 1989

Mar-30-05  midknightblue: Good to see that with the hockey lay off, this guy has more time for chess tournaments.
Mar-31-05  Chris00nj: <tpstar>

I think evaluating the best line against Nh5 will be a job of Fritz the magnificient. Looking at games vs patzers on Yahoo may not be as effective.

Jan-07-06  KingG: <chessgames.com> I submitted a King's Gambit game Fedorov-Anand Wijk Aan Zee 2001 a few months ago. I was wondering if you received it, or if i should try uploading it again?
Jan-07-06  KingG: lol. I can't believe AJ had the nerve to submit that game. Did he really think he wouldn't be found out?
Jan-20-06  chesswonders: Fedorov is on a roll in the 4th Parsvnath International Open chess tournament happening in Delhi. He is 7.5 after 8 rounds in this 10 round Swiss tournament!

http://www.delhichess.com/4th_igm/P...

Mar-01-06  BIDMONFA: Alexei Fedorov

FEDOROV, Alexei
http://www.bidmonfa.com/fedorov_ale...
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Mar-01-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  cu8sfan: One of the last King's Gambiteers of our time.
Mar-01-06  SickedChess: FedorovĀ“s shortest game ever!
[Date "2006.01.22"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Alexei Fedorov"]
[Black "Pavel Kotsur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[EventDate "2006.01.22"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ 1/2-1/2

Mar-01-06  acirce: Fedorov vs G Kacheishvili, 2004 looks shorter.
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