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Igor Khenkin
Khenkin 
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Number of games in database: 1,324
Years covered: 1982 to 2022
Last FIDE rating: 2498 (2501 rapid, 2621 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2670
Overall record: +490 -175 =616 (62.3%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 43 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 King's Indian (86) 
    E81 E92 E84 E80 E60
 Slav (73) 
    D10 D11 D17 D15 D14
 Queen's Indian (73) 
    E12 E15 E17 E16 E18
 Queen's Gambit Declined (68) 
    D37 D30 D35 D38 D31
 Grunfeld (50) 
    D85 D80 D82 D94 D91
 Queen's Pawn Game (49) 
    E10 A40 D02 E00 A41
With the Black pieces:
 Caro-Kann (188) 
    B18 B12 B13 B10 B11
 Semi-Slav (64) 
    D45 D43 D44 D47 D46
 Sicilian (59) 
    B45 B52 B90 B40 B84
 Queen's Gambit Declined (41) 
    D38 D31 D39 D30 D35
 Slav (36) 
    D11 D10 D12 D13 D15
 Grunfeld (35) 
    D85 D91 D94 D87 D93
Repertoire Explorer

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Tukmakov vs Khenkin, 1992 0-1
   Khenkin vs Shirov, 1988 1/2-1/2
   Fedorchuk vs Khenkin, 2001 0-1
   Khenkin vs A Vaisser, 1999 1-0
   Khenkin vs C Rossi, 1998 1-0
   E Ghaem Maghami vs Khenkin, 2012 0-1
   Khenkin vs T Jugelt, 2011 1-0
   K Asrian vs Khenkin, 2001 1/2-1/2
   A De Santis vs Khenkin, 2001 0-1
   Khenkin vs Romanishin, 2001 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Copenhagen Open (1993)
   Tel Aviv (1992)
   Geneve Open (1996)
   MK Cafe Open-A (1997)
   Rilton Cup 1997/98 (1997)
   Padua Open (1998)
   Bundesliga 2008/09 (2008)
   Rilton Cup 1993/94 (1993)
   Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 3rd (1999)
   Cappelle Open (1992)
   Reykjavik Open (1994)
   Politiken Cup (2007)
   Baden-Baden Open (1990)
   Troll Masters (1992)
   Aeroflot Open (2004)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Capablanca Memorial (Elite) 2008 by Tabanus
   2008 Capablanca memorial by gauer

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 50th Rilton Cup
   Y Shohat vs Khenkin (Dec-27-22) 1-0
   Khenkin vs V Neverov (Dec-22-21) 0-1
   M Bartel vs Khenkin (Oct-17-21) 1-0
   Khenkin vs J Schroeder (Oct-16-21) 1/2-1/2
   Khenkin vs Areshchenko (Oct-15-21) 1/2-1/2

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IGOR KHENKIN
(born Mar-21-1968, 57 years old) Russia (federation/nationality Germany)

[what is this?]

GM Igor Borisovich Khenkin was born in Vladimir, Russia. He learned the rules of chess at the age of 3 or 4 from his father. He became an IM at the age of 15 and a GM in 1992. In 1999, Igor Khenkin obtained German citizenship. He won the International Open in Andorra in 2004 and 2006, was runner up behind Niclas Huschenbeth in the German Championship in 2010, German champion in 2011 and runner up to Daniel Fridman in the 2012 German Championship.

Photos: http://www.bidmonfa.com/khenkin_igo... and http://chessbase.de/2008/dresdenoly...

Wikipedia article: Igor Khenkin

Last updated: 2018-03-12 19:19:15

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 page 1 of 54; games 1-25 of 1,334  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Khenkin vs S Savchenko  0-1361982Sochi U16 selectionD18 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch
2. Khenkin vs Bareev  0-1411982Sochi U16 selectionD14 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation
3. Bareev vs Khenkin  1-0361982Sochi U16 selectionE60 King's Indian Defense
4. S Savchenko vs Khenkin  0-1401982Sochi U16 selectionB53 Sicilian
5. Minasian vs Khenkin  1-0271982Sochi U16 selectionB12 Caro-Kann Defense
6. V Akopian vs Khenkin  0-1281986USSR Junior ChampionshipB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
7. Khenkin vs V Ilinsky  1-0621986URS-ch qual SevastopolA91 Dutch Defense
8. Khenkin vs I Novikov  0-1381986URS-ch qual SevastopolE12 Queen's Indian
9. Dreev vs Khenkin  ½-½321986URS-ch qual SevastopolD85 Grunfeld
10. Khenkin vs A Huzman  0-1561986URS-ch qual SevastopolD16 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
11. Khenkin vs V Shtyrenkov  ½-½401986URS-ch qual SevastopolE95 King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1
12. Bagirov vs Khenkin  ½-½561986URS-ch qual SevastopolD30 Queen's Gambit Declined
13. G Zaichik vs Khenkin  0-1391986URS-ch qual SevastopolA00 Uncommon Opening
14. Khenkin vs Dvoirys  ½-½581986URS-ch qual SevastopolD91 Grunfeld, 5.Bg5
15. Rozentalis vs Khenkin  1-0501986URS-ch qual SevastopolB13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
16. Epishin vs Khenkin  ½-½171986URS-ch qual SevastopolD91 Grunfeld, 5.Bg5
17. Khenkin vs E Solozhenkin  1-0241986URS-ch qual SevastopolD17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
18. S Gorelov vs Khenkin  1-0361987Central Chess Club CupD85 Grunfeld
19. Khenkin vs B Shpilker  ½-½521987Central Chess Club ChampionshipE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
20. Korneev vs Khenkin  1-0661987Central Chess Club ChampionshipB12 Caro-Kann Defense
21. Khenkin vs V Baikov  1-0731987Central Chess Club ChampionshipA15 English
22. Khenkin vs Krasenkow  ½-½251987Central Chess Club ChampionshipD91 Grunfeld, 5.Bg5
23. Khenkin vs S Shestakov  1-0601987Central Chess Club ChampionshipD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
24. Khenkin vs A Kariukhin  1-0641987Moscow Region ChampionshipD50 Queen's Gambit Declined
25. Khenkin vs O Nikolenko  0-1301987Central Chess Club ChampionshipE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
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Kibitzer's Corner
May-23-05  lopium: May be an interesting player.
Mar-21-06  BIDMONFA: Igor Khenkin

KHENKIN, Igor
http://www.bidmonfa.com/khenkin_igo...
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Jul-16-06  rustamrocks: Igor Khenkin wins the Andorra Open tournament by scoring 7/9 points and beating Oscar De La Riva Aguado in the last round. Congratulations to him!
Feb-02-08  jtd200: Is there any other active player with more specialization in the Caro?
May-22-08  Rubion: A delightful picture of Igor Khenkin:

http://www.chessbase.com/news/2008/...

May-22-08  MichAdams: If a girdle's good enough for Capablanca...
Nov-16-08  whiteshark: Igor Khenkin @ Dresden 2008: http://chessbase.de/2008/dresdenoly...
Mar-21-09  whiteshark: Happy Birthday, GM Khenkin!
Jun-14-09  Crocomule: Victor's son?
Aug-01-09  BoardLord: GM Igor Khenkin will participate in Arctic Chess Challenge 2009 in Tromsø, Norway. It starts today and in connection with this I have written a profile of him that you can read at my blog Sjakkfantomet. It's in English:

http://sjakkfantomet.blogg.no/12489...

Mar-13-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: He ended 2nd today in the German championship, behind surprise winner IM Niklas Huschenbeth:

http://www.schachwochebadliebenzell...

Jul-12-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  alexmagnus: The starter of the current controversy around the composition of the German national team.
Jun-04-11  Eastfrisian: Igor is German Champion 2011. Congratulations.
Aug-16-11  Elrathia Kingi: Top rated player at the Vienna Chess Open this year. Had a nice win last night: http://pakchess.org/tournament-news...
Mar-21-12  wordfunph: Happy Birthday, GM Khenkin!
Nov-06-12  vinidivici: We know Khenkin from his deep analysis in the Queen vs Rook endgames. His contribution to that particular endgame is irrefutable.
Jul-23-13  waustad: He's playing in Dortmund this year. It looks like the only German born player there will be Georg Meier though there are 4 German nationals.

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