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Evgenij Agrest
E Agrest 
Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons 

Number of games in database: 885
Years covered: 1980 to 2021
Highest rating achieved in database: 2616
Overall record: +266 -123 =332 (59.9%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 164 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 English (66) 
    A15 A13 A17 A11 A10
 Queen's Pawn Game (58) 
    D02 A45 A40 D00 A41
 Semi-Slav (39) 
    D45 D44 D43 D47
 English, 1 c4 e5 (36) 
    A28 A21 A29 A27 A26
 Queen's Gambit Declined (35) 
    D37 D31 D38 D35 D39
 King's Indian (34) 
    E71 E61 E60 E67 E70
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (109) 
    B42 B43 B40 B90 B22
 Caro-Kann (48) 
    B12 B18 B13 B11 B10
 Sicilian Kan (47) 
    B42 B43 B41
 Queen's Pawn Game (42) 
    A41 D02 A46 D00 E00
 Pirc (31) 
    B07 B08 B09
 Semi-Slav (30) 
    D45 D44 D43 D47
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   E Agrest vs Bacrot, 2001 1-0
   E Agrest vs Ponomariov, 2003 1-0
   M Palac vs E Agrest, 2008 0-1
   E Agrest vs Caruana, 2007 1-0
   E Agrest vs L Dek, 2017 1-0
   E Agrest vs N Pert, 2017 1-0
   E Agrest vs E H Jensson, 2017 1-0
   E Agrest vs B Moon, 2017 1-0
   E Agrest vs Milov, 2001 1/2-1/2
   E Agrest vs K Kulaots, 2006 1-0

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: [what is this?]
   FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (2000)
   FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (2004)

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Swedish Championship (2001)
   Swedish Championship (2004)
   Oberwart Open (1992)
   Rilton Cup 1998/99 (1998)
   Bergen Chess International (2001)
   Swedish Championship (1997)
   Swedish Championship (2002)
   Turning Torso Chess (2021)
   Bundesliga 2003/04 (2003)
   Leningrad (1990)
   Politiken Cup (2007)
   Scandinavian Chess Tournament (2007)
   Rilton Cup 1999/00 (1999)
   Politiken Cup (2009)
   Pro Chess League (2018)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   musicalhair's favorite games of agrest by musicalhair

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Online Olympiad Top DivB
   K Wageih vs E Agrest (Sep-09-21) 0-1
   F Hellers vs E Agrest (Aug-22-21) 1-0, rapid
   H Schussler vs E Agrest (Aug-22-21) 1/2-1/2, rapid
   E Agrest vs S Brynell (Aug-22-21) 1-0, rapid
   E Agrest vs J Hector (Aug-22-21) 1-0, rapid

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EVGENIJ AGREST
(born Aug-15-1966, 58 years old) Belarus (federation/nationality Sweden)

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GM Evgenij Romanovich Agrest, from Belarus, has been living in Sweden since 1994. In 2003, he won a game from world champion Ruslan Ponomariov because Ponomariov's cell phone rang during their match in the European team championship. A cell phone ringing during a FIDE match is an automatic disqualification. In 2004, it was Agrest who lost a game when his cell phone rang. He has won the Nordic Chess Championship in 2001 and 2003. He won the Swedish Championship in 1998, 2001, 2002, and 2004. He has played in four Chess Olympiads. In 2004, he played Board 1 for Sweden at the Chess Olympiad in Calvia. He is also a Developmental Instructor (2018).

Agrest is married to Svetlana Agrest.

Wikipedia article: Evgeny Agrest

Last updated: 2022-01-13 17:02:43

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 page 1 of 36; games 1-25 of 897  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Gipslis vs E Agrest 0-1271980URSB22 Sicilian, Alapin
2. E Agrest vs I Khmelnitsky 1-0351989URS Army-chD10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
3. Yagupov vs E Agrest  0-1421989Leningrad-MoscowB22 Sicilian, Alapin
4. E Agrest vs Yagupov  1-0281989Leningrad-MoscowE48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5
5. V Borovikov vs E Agrest  1-06319902nd Soviet Club Cup qual-2A90 Dutch
6. E Agrest vs A Kozyrev  ½-½4119902nd Soviet Club Cup Final-AD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
7. E Agrest vs A Ambartsoumian  ½-½6119902nd Soviet Club Cup qual-2D37 Queen's Gambit Declined
8. V Tsarev vs E Agrest  0-13719902nd Soviet Club Cup qual-2B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
9. Y Shabanov vs E Agrest  ½-½4919902nd Soviet Club Cup qual-2B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation
10. V Zhuravliov vs E Agrest  1-05919902nd Soviet Club Cup Final-AB55 Sicilian, Prins Variation, Venice Attack
11. J Zezulkin vs E Agrest  0-14719902nd Soviet Club Cup Final-AB06 Robatsch
12. A Anastasian vs E Agrest  1-0451990LeningradE00 Queen's Pawn Game
13. S Ivanov vs E Agrest  ½-½811990LeningradA41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6)
14. V Karasev vs E Agrest  ½-½221990LeningradE42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)
15. Sakaev vs E Agrest  ½-½381990LeningradA70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3
16. E Agrest vs A Cherepkov  ½-½351990LeningradA60 Benoni Defense
17. P Sobolewski vs E Agrest  ½-½81990LeningradB40 Sicilian
18. E Agrest vs A Yuneev  1-0311990LeningradA84 Dutch
19. E Agrest vs G Mukhin  0-11211990LeningradD40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
20. E Agrest vs S Schmidt  1-0241990LeningradA43 Old Benoni
21. D Poldauf vs E Agrest  ½-½401990LeningradA21 English
22. E Agrest vs Minasian  1-0571990LeningradA43 Old Benoni
23. E Agrest vs W Zdrojewski  1-0241990LeningradA35 English, Symmetrical
24. E Agrest vs J Emms  1-0251990LeningradE43 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation
25. E Agrest vs A Kozyrev  1-0251991Taby SWED45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
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Kibitzer's Corner
May-29-04  Bobsterman3000: This should go under "notable games" for Agrest. The committee at Linares would probably give Agrest a "brilliancy prize" for this win...
May-29-04  poktirity: Yes I was a nice and unexpected winning technique.
Jul-06-04  ConLaMismaMano: Is Agrest swedish-born or from an eastern europe country?
Jul-06-04  acirce: Nope, as his name indicates he is Russian, moved here about ten years ago.
Oct-31-04  aw1988: What's so scary about Agrest? :)
Oct-31-04  nikolaas: Perhaps he's AgresIVE?
Oct-31-04  siggemannen: Agrest is probably most known by his cellular phone incidents, one against Ponomariov when Agrest won, and another in the Swedish Championship (if i remember right) when after white made the first move Agrest's phone rang. Some ppl say it was Pono calling, wanted to say they are even now :)
Apr-07-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  WTHarvey: Here are some chess diagrams of mates and 'must wins' in Evgeny's games not shown here: http://www.wtharvey.com/agre.html
Apr-07-05  notyetagm: The following game by Agrest won a prestigious <Chess Informant Best Game Prize>: Agrest vs Bacrot, 2001.
Jan-11-06  Devilz: lol he won because Ponomariov's cell phone rang :P
Jun-19-06  BIDMONFA: Evgeny Agrest

AGREST, Evgenij
http://www.bidmonfa.com/agrest_evge...
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Jun-19-06  mahmoudkubba: <siggemannen>: What's a Pono calling?
Jun-19-06  Elixir of Life: Pono = Ponomariov
Jun-19-06  LPeristy: He probably got someone to call Ponomariov's cell phone for him. Actually, that'd be a great winning tactic. Find out your opponents cell phone number, and call it at the appropriate time. *Continues devious scheming*
Jun-27-06  mahmoudkubba: <LPeristy>: Wasn't there a referee to find out abt such a thing or didn't they found out such a trick if it is supposed to be a trick?? and didn't any body noticed that it is from the opponent?? or it is just the good luck that look a like a ping pong game (a Table Ten. g.) when the small ball touchs the edge of the opponent??
Aug-15-09  WhiteRook48: aggravation is not rest
Aug-15-21  waustad: Sweden also has a player Inna Agrest who is 15 years younger.

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