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Valerij Smirnov

Number of games in database: 71
Years covered: 1971 to 2017
Last FIDE rating: 2217 (2083 rapid, 2090 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2410
Overall record: +13 -26 =29 (40.4%)*
   * 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:
 King's Indian (8) 
    E70 E97 E75 E91 E94
 English, 1 c4 e5 (4) 
    A28 A22 A29 A25
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (15) 
    B46 B67 B40 B47 B56
 Nimzo Indian (6) 
    E47 E41 E44 E28 E48
 Sicilian Taimanov (5) 
    B46 B49 B47
 English (4) 
    A15 A14 A10
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Timoshenko vs V Smirnov, 1996 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Belarusian Championship (1987)
   Belarusian Championship (1978)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 European Championship
   K Kulaots vs V Smirnov (May-30-17) 1-0
   V Smirnov vs V Teterev (Dec-09-16) 1/2-1/2
   V Dydyshko vs V Smirnov (Dec-20-15) 1/2-1/2, rapid
   V Smirnov vs V Sivuk (Dec-20-15) 0-1, rapid
   V Smirnov vs Motylev (Dec-19-15) 0-1, rapid

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VALERIJ SMIRNOV
(born Jun-02-1953, 72 years old) Belarus

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He is an IM.

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 page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 71  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. V Smirnov vs V Litvinov  ½-½531971Sokolsky MemorialE91 King's Indian
2. V Smirnov vs S Makarichev  1-042197212th Soviet Team Championship qual-2A04 Reti Opening
3. V Smirnov vs F Sideifzade  0-160197212th Soviet Team Championship Final-BA07 King's Indian Attack
4. A Kapengut vs V Smirnov  1-0221977Belarusian ChampionshipC80 Ruy Lopez, Open
5. V Dydyshko vs V Smirnov  1-0281977Belarusian ChampionshipE28 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation
6. S Yuferov vs V Smirnov  ½-½531978Belarusian ChampionshipA15 English
7. V Smirnov vs V Litvinov  0-1381978Belarusian ChampionshipE15 Queen's Indian
8. V Veremeichik vs V Smirnov  ½-½171978Belarusian ChampionshipD10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
9. Kupreichik vs V Smirnov  0-1531978Belarusian ChampionshipB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
10. V Smirnov vs B Maryasin  ½-½521978Belarusian ChampionshipB29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein
11. E Mochalov vs V Smirnov  ½-½341978Belarusian ChampionshipA14 English
12. V Smirnov vs P Korzubov  ½-½401978Belarusian ChampionshipE00 Queen's Pawn Game
13. E Zelkind vs V Smirnov  1-0221978Belarusian ChampionshipC02 French, Advance
14. L Prosvirnin vs V Smirnov  ½-½441978Belarusian ChampionshipA10 English
15. V Smirnov vs M Shereshevsky  ½-½181978Belarusian ChampionshipD69 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical, 13.de
16. A Sarbay vs V Smirnov  1-0331978Belarusian ChampionshipB43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
17. V Smirnov vs B Malisov  1-0511978Belarusian ChampionshipA56 Benoni Defense
18. A Roizman vs V Smirnov  1-0591978Belarusian ChampionshipA15 English
19. V Smirnov vs A Kapengut  ½-½121978Belarusian ChampionshipA15 English
20. V Smirnov vs V Dydyshko  ½-½211978Belarusian ChampionshipE75 King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line
21. Kupreichik vs V Smirnov  1-0411978Sokolsky MemorialB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
22. Kasparov vs V Smirnov ½-½441978Sokolsky MemorialB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
23. V Litvinov vs V Smirnov  0-1411978Sokolsky MemorialB40 Sicilian
24. V Smirnov vs I Kivlan  1-0451978BLR-LATE73 King's Indian
25. A Aleksandrov vs V Smirnov  1-0291987Belarusian ChampionshipE47 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3
 page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 71  PGN Download
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