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Alexander I Zakharov

Number of games in database: 358
Years covered: 1961 to 2014
Last FIDE rating: 2233 (2186 rapid, 2136 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2475
Overall record: +114 -109 =135 (50.7%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (51) 
    B22 B52 B30 B51 B96
 Ruy Lopez (28) 
    C96 C91 C65 C81 C95
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (16) 
    C96 C91 C95 C93 C92
 Pirc (10) 
    B07 B08
 Modern Benoni (9) 
    A65 A57 A60 A69 A64
 Sicilian Najdorf (8) 
    B96 B97 B93 B90
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (41) 
    B83 B96 B60 B89 B25
 Ruy Lopez (25) 
    C84 C92 C91 C69 C90
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (17) 
    C84 C92 C91 C90 C86
 Grunfeld (10) 
    D85 D92 D76 D78 D91
 Sicilian Najdorf (10) 
    B96 B95 B91 B90 B93
 King's Indian (9) 
    E84 E91 E81 E61 E70
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Polugaevsky vs A I Zakharov, 1963 1/2-1/2
   A I Zakharov vs Bronstein, 1961 1/2-1/2
   A I Zakharov vs A Bannik, 1963 1-0
   A I Zakharov vs Bronstein, 1963 1/2-1/2
   A I Zakharov vs A Kapengut, 1962 1-0
   Tal vs A I Zakharov, 1991 1/2-1/2
   Bagirov vs A I Zakharov, 1963 1/2-1/2
   Kupreichik vs A I Zakharov, 1976 0-1
   A I Zakharov vs Korchnoi, 1963 1-0
   A I Zakharov vs Geller, 1976 1/2-1/2

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Moscow (1961)
   Hungary - Russia (1963)
   Decin (1977)
   URS-ch sf Moscow (1963)
   Russian Championship (1979)
   Yugoslavia - Soviet Union (1963)
   USSR Army Championship (1973)
   Chigorin Memorial (1976)
   Moscow Championship (1961)
   URS-ch sf Volgodonsk (1983)
   World Senior Championship (2006)
   USSR Championship (1963)
   Belavenets Memorial Open (1991)
   Moscow op2 (1995)
   Chigorin Memorial (1995)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 World Senior Championship
   A I Zakharov vs Kupreichik (Nov-03-14) 1/2-1/2
   A I Zakharov vs Balashov (Nov-02-14) 1/2-1/2
   A Vaisser vs A I Zakharov (Nov-01-14) 0-1
   L Lederman vs A I Zakharov (Oct-31-14) 0-1
   A I Zakharov vs V Agzamov (Oct-29-14) 1-0

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ALEXANDER I ZAKHAROV
(born Oct-07-1943, 81 years old) Russia

[what is this?]

Alexander Ivanovich (often erroneously called Alexander Vladimirovich) Zakharov is an International Master. He was born in Khasavyurt, Dagestan and later moved to Rostov-on-Don.

Last updated: 2025-05-11 08:03:07

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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. A I Zakharov vs Y Vasilchuk ½-½231961Moscow ChampionshipC77 Ruy Lopez
2. Savon vs A I Zakharov  1-0601961Junior International TournamentC79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred
3. A I Zakharov vs Simagin  ½-½141961Moscow ChampionshipA45 Queen's Pawn Game
4. A Volovich vs A I Zakharov  1-0621961Moscow ChampionshipB27 Sicilian
5. A I Zakharov vs A Kuindzhy  0-1361961Junior International TournamentB61 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2
6. A Khasin vs A I Zakharov  ½-½671961Moscow ChampionshipC80 Ruy Lopez, Open
7. A I Zakharov vs V F Titenko  1-0411961Moscow ChampionshipB51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
8. F N Ignatiev vs A I Zakharov ½-½791961Moscow ChampionshipA07 King's Indian Attack
9. A Vitolinsh vs A I Zakharov  0-1231961USSR Junior Team ChampionshipB96 Sicilian, Najdorf
10. A I Zakharov vs K Muchnik  ½-½541961Moscow ChampionshipA45 Queen's Pawn Game
11. Jansa vs A I Zakharov  ½-½251961Junior International TournamentB96 Sicilian, Najdorf
12. H Messing vs A I Zakharov  1-0311961Junior International TournamentC87 Ruy Lopez
13. G Goldberg vs A I Zakharov  1-0271961Moscow ChampionshipB27 Sicilian
14. B Shatskes vs A I Zakharov  0-1371961Moscow ChampionshipB06 Robatsch
15. A Shmit vs A I Zakharov  0-1371961Junior International TournamentB61 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2
16. Shamkovich vs A I Zakharov  1-0301961Moscow ChampionshipB01 Scandinavian
17. A I Zakharov vs Aronin  ½-½191961Moscow ChampionshipB52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
18. A I Zakharov vs A Tomson  ½-½271961Junior International TournamentE82 King's Indian, Samisch, double Fianchetto Variation
19. A I Zakharov vs V N Kuznetsov  ½-½211961Moscow ChampionshipD92 Grunfeld, 5.Bf4
20. A I Zakharov vs O Pavlenko  1-0271961Junior International TournamentB01 Scandinavian
21. A I Zakharov vs A A Bikhovsky  0-1241961Moscow ChampionshipC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
22. Y Estrin vs A I Zakharov  0-1541961Moscow ChampionshipB01 Scandinavian
23. A I Zakharov vs Bronstein  ½-½461961Moscow ChampionshipC73 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense
24. Vasiukov vs A I Zakharov 1-0491961Moscow ChampionshipB06 Robatsch
25. V Korzin vs A I Zakharov  1-0361961Moscow ChampionshipB06 Robatsch
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Kibitzer's Corner
Nov-11-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  chessgames.com: Is this Alexander Zakharov or a different Zakharov? And if it is a different player, what does the "A I" stand for? The rating of 2395 should help us narrow down the possibilities.

On a related subject there is also one A S Zakharov rated 2430.

Nov-11-08  Benzol: Jeremy Gaige lists 3 Zakharovs in Chess Personalia.

Alexander Vladimirovich Zakharov
born 7th October 1943.

Anatoly Zakharov who was awarded the IA title in 1983

and

Igor Nikolaevich Zakharov
born 24th October 1938 who was awarded the IMC title in 1971.

Don't really know if this is of much help, however.

Nov-11-08  Karpova: The games from the Senior WCC in 2008 are from Alexander Zakharov born 1943 - Nr. 13 on the following list: http://www.seniorenschach.de/Listen...

In the 2006 Senior WCC was also Alexander Zakharov: http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail...

Your Alexander Zakharov played in Voronezh 2005: M Brodsky vs A Zakharov, 2005 - that's the Alexander who was born in 1943 and he also played in the Senior WCC 2006: http://ratings.fide.com/tourarc.pht...

But I think that the whole Alexander Zakharov page is a mix up of different players. E. g. this game A Zakharov vs K Mokhova, 2001 is from <RUS-ch U16W 2001>

All the Alexander Zakharovs: http://ratings.fide.com/seek.phtml?...

Nov-11-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  SwitchingQuylthulg: The player with those U-14 games and such in Alexander Zakharov is very probably http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?... (IM Alexander S. Zakharov with a rating of 2437)
Nov-11-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  SwitchingQuylthulg: The game linked to by <Karpova> was played by WFM Alexandra Zakharova ... so that's (at least) 3 players with games under Alexander (Vladimirovich) Zakharov's name.
Nov-11-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  SwitchingQuylthulg: <And if it is a different player, what does the "A I" stand for?>

Apparently it stands for Alexander Ivanovich... only, Alexander Ivanovich and Alexander Vladimirovich appear to be the same preson, and I don't know which is real.

Nov-11-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  SwitchingQuylthulg: My guess would be that "Alexander V. (or Vladimirovich)" is wrong; googling for the original Cyrillic name only produces hits for Alexander Ivanovich. Russians ought to know, shouldn't they? :)
Apr-12-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: Alexander Sakharov, this must be the Alexander Zakharov born 1943.

Probably also Sacharov and Zacharov is this player.

Apr-13-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  chessgames.com: Thanks everybody; the many Zakharov pages are still pell-mell, but now we have some information to help us sort it out.
Mar-05-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: Wikipedia also refers to an Alexander Shakarov who was Kasparov's coach: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexan...

I give up on this one :)

Jul-26-17  Eagle41257: Alexander Ivanovich Zakharov (born October 7, 1943, Khasavyurt) is a Soviet and Russian chess player, international master (1977), coach.
Oct-07-23  N0B0DY: Happy <80th> Birthday, Alexander Ivanovich!

October 7, 2023 marks the 80th anniversary of the international master, master of sports of the USSR, the famous coach from Rostov-on-Don, <Alexander Zakharov>. Don chess players and all acquaintances of Alexander Ivanovich congratulate him on his anniversary, wish him good health, and one of his favorite students GM Dmitry Kryakvin prepared a small tour of the biography of the thunderstorm of the champions of the Soviet period: https://ruchess.ru/news/report/morf...

USSR champion among youths, winner of team championships of the RSFSR, semi-finalist of the USSR Cup, triumphant of the All-Union Qualifier, repeated participant of USSR champions, chess player, whom Mikhail Tal had never been able to beat, and who still defeated players with a rating of 2700 in 70 years, coach of a galaxy of Don grandmasters, Russian champion among veterans - all this is Alexander Zakharov. David Bronstein called him <<Morphy> of the Soviet era>.

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