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Vladimir Pafnutieff
V Pafnutieff 
Pafnutieff playing Black vs James Cross. Photo: milibrary.org  

Number of games in database: 36
Years covered: 1932 to 1975
Overall record: +13 -12 =11 (51.4%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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C07 French, Tarrasch (4 games)
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D31 Queen's Gambit Declined (2 games)
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VLADIMIR PAFNUTIEFF
(born Sep-04-1912, died May-12-1999, 86 years old) United States of America

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 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 36  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. V Pafnutieff vs F Johnson  1-0271932SimulD06 Queen's Gambit Declined
2. C Capps vs V Pafnutieff  1-0251951San Francisco Pacific 1stC07 French, Tarrasch
3. J Cross vs V Pafnutieff  ½-½221952HollywoodE67 King's Indian, Fianchetto
4. Kashdan vs V Pafnutieff 1-0301952HollywoodC18 French, Winawer
5. V Pafnutieff vs Gligoric 0-1181952HollywoodE26 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch
6. R Martin vs V Pafnutieff  0-1621952HollywoodC07 French, Tarrasch
7. V Pafnutieff vs A Pomar  0-1501952HollywoodD50 Queen's Gambit Declined
8. Graf-Stevenson vs V Pafnutieff  0-1391952HollywoodE60 King's Indian Defense
9. V Pafnutieff vs H Steiner  ½-½481952HollywoodD31 Queen's Gambit Declined
10. L Joyner vs V Pafnutieff  1-0511952HollywoodD51 Queen's Gambit Declined
11. V Pafnutieff vs A Dake  0-1351952HollywoodC11 French
12. V Pafnutieff vs R J Gross 1-0231953California State ChampionshipD69 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical, 13.de
13. V Pafnutieff vs E Zemgalis  0-121195354th US OpenE48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5
14. F R Anderson vs V Pafnutieff  ½-½35195354th US OpenC07 French, Tarrasch
15. V Pafnutieff vs J Cross  1-033195354th US OpenE24 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch
16. H Meifert vs V Pafnutieff  0-135195354th US OpenC02 French, Advance
17. V Pafnutieff vs C Sharp  1-026195354th US OpenD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
18. G Krauss vs V Pafnutieff  ½-½19195354th US OpenC01 French, Exchange
19. V Pafnutieff vs A Bisguier 1-03919542nd Pan-American Chess CongressD51 Queen's Gambit Declined
20. H Borochow vs V Pafnutieff  1-02919542nd Pan-American Chess CongressC15 French, Winawer
21. O Ulvestad vs V Pafnutieff  ½-½2819542nd Pan-American Chess CongressD51 Queen's Gambit Declined
22. V Pafnutieff vs P Lapiken  ½-½1819542nd Pan-American Chess CongressC01 French, Exchange
23. I Rivise vs V Pafnutieff  1-03419542nd Pan-American Chess CongressC02 French, Advance
24. P D Smith vs V Pafnutieff  ½-½1019542nd Pan-American Chess CongressC07 French, Tarrasch
25. W E Kaiser vs V Pafnutieff  0-16019542nd Pan-American Chess CongressC18 French, Winawer
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Sep-23-10
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  GrahamClayton: One of the strongest players in Northern California from the 1930s until the 1970s.
Feb-10-12
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  GrahamClayton: Here is a Pafnutieff victory that I have just uploaded to the database:

[Event "Californian State Championship"]
[Site "California, USA"]
[Date "1953.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Vladimir Pafnutieff"]
[Black "Ronald Joseph Cross"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 c6 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O Nxc3 12. Rxc3 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. f4 Qe4 16. Bb3 Be6 17. Bc2 Qb4 18. f5 Qxb2 19. Qe1 Bd7 20. f6 g6 21. Qh4 Kh8 22. Qh6 Rg8 23. Rc4 1-0

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IM John Donaldson described him as a sharp attacking player with a good combinative eye which has gained him the scalps of GMs.

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