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Sylvain Zinser

Number of games in database: 120
Years covered: 1964 to 1973
Last FIDE rating: 2295
Highest rating achieved in database: 2300
Overall record: +20 -66 =34 (30.8%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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E75 King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line (4 games)
C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed (4 games)
C94 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer Defense (3 games)
B06 Robatsch (3 games)
B42 Sicilian, Kan (3 games)
A56 Benoni Defense (2 games)
A34 English, Symmetrical (2 games)
B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack (2 games)
C82 Ruy Lopez, Open (2 games)
D35 Queen's Gambit Declined (2 games)

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SYLVAIN ZINSER
(born Nov-24-1936, died Feb-10-2013, 76 years old) France

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Zinser was a well-known chess writer for the French chess magazine, Europe Echecs.

http://www.europe-echecs.com/art/sy...

Last updated: 2022-02-14 13:52:54

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 page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 120  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. J Flesch vs S Zinser  1-0451964Tel Aviv Olympiad qual-3A49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4
2. Francis Thill vs S Zinser 0-1211964Tel Aviv Olympiad qual-3A56 Benoni Defense
3. S Zinser vs Y Stepak  ½-½541964Tel Aviv Olympiad qual-3B06 Robatsch
4. R Baxter vs S Zinser  ½-½451964Tel Aviv Olympiad qual-3C86 Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack
5. M Solmundarson vs S Zinser  0-1511964Tel Aviv Olympiad Final-CA07 King's Indian Attack
6. S Zinser vs F Flores  1-0461964Tel Aviv Olympiad Final-CB92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
7. R Castagna vs S Zinser  1-0401964Tel Aviv Olympiad Final-CE62 King's Indian, Fianchetto
8. S Zinser vs R Cintron  ½-½411964Tel Aviv Olympiad Final-CC07 French, Tarrasch
9. Kamla Kant Shukla vs S Zinser  1-0491964Tel Aviv Olympiad Final-CA10 English
10. M Rantanen vs S Zinser  ½-½421964Tel Aviv Olympiad Final-CE63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation
11. S Zinser vs H Zafaranian  1-0391964Tel Aviv Olympiad Final-CB07 Pirc
12. A Kostjoerin vs S Zinser  0-1641964Tel Aviv Olympiad Final-CB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
13. S Zinser vs H Tejada  0-1401964Tel Aviv Olympiad Final-CB77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
14. S Bilyap vs S Zinser  1-0561964Tel Aviv Olympiad Final-CA31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation
15. S Zinser vs N Ornithopoulos  0-1561964Tel Aviv Olympiad Final-CD68 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical
16. R Cassidy vs S Zinser  0-1121964Tel Aviv Olympiad Final-CA45 Queen's Pawn Game
17. S Zinser vs R Toran  ½-½3219666th Costa del SolC61 Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense
18. S Zinser vs M Ahmed Bakali  1-02119666th Costa del SolB01 Scandinavian
19. O'Kelly vs S Zinser  1-04519666th Costa del SolE75 King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line
20. R Saborido vs S Zinser  1-02519666th Costa del SolE56 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6
21. R G Wade vs S Zinser  1-06319666th Costa del SolD91 Grunfeld, 5.Bg5
22. S Zinser vs E Jimenez Zerquera  ½-½1819666th Costa del SolC63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense
23. A Medina Garcia vs S Zinser  1-03019666th Costa del SolC90 Ruy Lopez, Closed
24. S Zinser vs E Gonzalez Haro  1-03119666th Costa del SolB96 Sicilian, Najdorf
25. S Zinser vs J Durao  1-03619666th Costa del SolC18 French, Winawer
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Kibitzer's Corner
Sep-13-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: Sylvain Zinser, France, born 24 November 1936. Current rating 2295 (inactive)

http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?...

Editor of Europe Echecs 1964-2001
Short biography: http://articles.echecs.com/auteur.p...

Jul-10-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  OhioChessFan: We cannot pretend that reality is different from what it is.
Feb-12-13  nelech: RIP Mr Zinser
Feb-12-13
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: http://www.echecs.asso.fr/Actu.aspx...
Feb-12-19  Nina Myers: Nécrologie http://echecs64.20minutes-blogs.fr/...

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