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Alexander Raetsky

Number of games in database: 384
Years covered: 1987 to 2023
Last FIDE rating: 2307 (2248 rapid, 2175 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2465
Overall record: +120 -121 =140 (49.9%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 3 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Queen's Pawn Game (38) 
    E00 E10 A40 A45 A50
 King's Indian (31) 
    E73 E75 E60 E90
 Grunfeld (16) 
    D91 D85 D90
 Slav (16) 
    D11 D14
 Catalan (16) 
    E04 E06 E09 E05
 English, 1 c4 c5 (10) 
    A31 A34
With the Black pieces:
 Queen's Gambit Accepted (43) 
    D20 D27 D22 D26 D25
 Petrov (26) 
    C42 C43
 Sicilian (20) 
    B45 B30 B62 B51 B92
 English, 1 c4 e5 (20) 
    A20 A29 A21 A28 A23
 Reti System (15) 
    A06
 Sicilian Taimanov (8) 
    B45
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   A Raetsky vs W Schmid, 2012 1-0
   A Raetsky vs G Salem, 2001 1-0
   M Brodsky vs A Raetsky, 2004 0-1
   A Raetsky vs K Mona, 2016 1/2-1/2
   D Jaeggi vs A Raetsky, 2005 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Gudmundur Arason 5th (1999)
   Bad Ragaz Open (1994)
   Swiss Championship (2001)
   Northumbria Masters (2018)
   Swiss Championship (International) (2005)
   RSFSR Championship (1988)
   Reykjavik Open (1996)
   Biel Master Open (2013)
   Abu Dhabi Masters Open (2001)
   Czech Open (1992)
   Berliner Sommer (1994)
   ADCF Masters (2003)
   Biel MTO Open (2007)
   Abu Dhabi Masters (2016)
   Abu Dhabi Masters (2017)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Abu Dhabi Masters
   A Raetsky vs S Ammar (Aug-24-23) 1/2-1/2
   S Prathamesh vs A Raetsky (Aug-23-23) 1/2-1/2
   A Raetsky vs G B Harshavardhan (Aug-22-23) 1/2-1/2
   A Raetsky vs S T de Silva (Aug-21-23) 0-1
   S Ionov vs A Raetsky (Sep-27-22) 1/2-1/2

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ALEXANDER RAETSKY
(born Oct-17-1961, 63 years old) Russia

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Alexander Viktorovich Raetsky was awarded the Grandmaster title in 2005. He wrote "Starting Out: Benoni Systems". He is also an International Arbiter, a FIDE Trainer and an International Organizer.

http://ratings.ruchess.ru/people/276

Last updated: 2025-01-19 15:34:14

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 page 1 of 17; games 1-25 of 407  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Glek vs A Raetsky  ½-½261987corrC42 Petrov Defense
2. V Zilberstein vs A Raetsky  1-0401988RSFSR ChampionshipE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
3. A Budnikov vs A Raetsky 0-1601988RSFSR ChampionshipE39 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation
4. A Raetsky vs R Gabdrakhmanov  1-0411988RSFSR ChampionshipA86 Dutch
5. V Ruban vs A Raetsky  1-0391988RSFSR ChampionshipE15 Queen's Indian
6. A Raetsky vs Antoshin  ½-½401988RSFSR ChampionshipD11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
7. A Raetsky vs J Meister  1-0581988RSFSR ChampionshipA15 English
8. Yakovich vs A Raetsky  0-1401988RSFSR ChampionshipE20 Nimzo-Indian
9. A Baburin vs A Raetsky  ½-½431988RSFSR ChampionshipA46 Queen's Pawn Game
10. Kholmov vs A Raetsky 1-0411988RSFSR ChampionshipC42 Petrov Defense
11. A Raetsky vs M Sorokin  ½-½171988RSFSR ChampionshipD11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
12. A Raetsky vs A Fominyh  ½-½551988RSFSR ChampionshipD24 Queen's Gambit Accepted
13. V Doroshkievich vs A Raetsky  1-0291988RSFSR ChampionshipE39 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation
14. Pigusov vs A Raetsky  ½-½291988RSFSR ChampionshipA14 English
15. A Raetsky vs Dvoirys  ½-½491988RSFSR ChampionshipE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
16. A Raetsky vs Gleizerov  0-1261988RSFSR ChampionshipD30 Queen's Gambit Declined
17. A Raetsky vs Pigusov  0-1291988USSR Team ChampionshipA61 Benoni
18. A Vitolinsh vs A Raetsky 1-0291988USSR Team ChampionshipC42 Petrov Defense
19. A Raetsky vs S Simonenko  1-0561988USSR Team ChampionshipD91 Grunfeld, 5.Bg5
20. Svidler vs A Raetsky 1-0501989VoroshilovgradC47 Four Knights
21. A Raetsky vs S Guliev  1-0461989Voroshilovgrad opD11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
22. Gleizerov vs A Raetsky  0-1411990Katowice OpenE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
23. A Raetsky vs K Zolnierowicz  ½-½371990Katowice OpenD34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
24. A Raetsky vs A Rosiak  ½-½211990Katowice OpenE75 King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line
25. V Kirilov vs A Raetsky  ½-½331990Katowice OpenA07 King's Indian Attack
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Kibitzer's Corner
Nov-17-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: GM Alexander Raetsky, Russia, born 17 October 1961. Now rated 2435, http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?...

IM in 1992. Rating peak 2510 in 1995. GM in 2005. Chess trainer

Frequent contributor to 64 and New in Chess. Author (with Maxim Chetverik) of several books (Everyman Chess):

The Classical Sicilian (2007)
Boris Spassky: master of initiative (2006)
Queen's Gambit Accepted (2006)
Petroff Defence (2005)
Mikhail Tal, Tactical chess genius (2004)
The Catalan (2004)
Alexander Alekhine: Master of Attack (2004)
English...e5: The Reversed Sicilian Lines (2003)
Meeting 1.e4 (2001)

Pictures:
http://www.newinchess.com/Common/Im... http://www.chessbase.com/news/2009/... (2nd from left, with pupils from UAE)

Winner of Abu Dhabi Open three days ago:
http://www.chess-results.com/tnr272...

Oct-17-10  wordfunph: GM Raetsky is also the co-author of the book Starting Out: Benoni Systems

my friend <spawn2> gifted me a book Boris Spassky Master of Initiative by Raetsky & Chetverik, a good read at 9/10 rating.

Nov-25-11  wordfunph: from Jacob Aagaard & John Shaw's Experts vs. the Sicilian..

<42-year-old Alexander Raetsky made his first GM norm after 9, 10 and 11 rounds of the Biel Open 2004, but was unfortunately given one and not three norms for the effort.>

finally pocketed his GM title in 2005 :)

May-17-17  BIDMONFA: Alexander Raetsky

RAETSKY, Alexander
http://www.bidmonfa.com/raetsky_ale...
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