The chess games of Martyn Kravtsiv

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Martyn Kravtsiv

M Kravtsiv

Number of games in database: 548
Years covered: 2000 to 2021
Last FIDE rating: 2625 (2696 rapid, 2699 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2682

Overall record: +133 -57 =183 (60.2%)*
* Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 175 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS

With the White pieces:

Sicilian (108)
    B33 B32 B47 B90 B92
French Defense (26)
    C11 C19 C10 C01 C02
Sicilian Najdorf (22)
    B90 B92 B97
Caro-Kann (21)
    B12 B18 B10
Ruy Lopez (21)
    C96 C99 C92 C67 C65
Sicilian Taimanov (18)
    B47 B48 B46

With the Black pieces:

Ruy Lopez (66)
    C78 C84 C77 C92 C89
Queen's Gambit Declined (39)
    D31 D37 D38 D35 D30
Ruy Lopez, Closed (31)
    C84 C92 C96 C89 C91
English (25)
    A14 A13 A17 A19 A15
Nimzo Indian (24)
    E32 E20 E53 E46 E56
Catalan (15)
    E06 E01 E07

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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   M Kravtsiv vs Y Vovk, 2004 1-0
   M Kravtsiv vs J Radulski, 2012 1-0
   M Kravtsiv vs V Kazakouski, 2016 1-0
   M Kravtsiv vs A Brkic, 2008 1-0
   Movsesian vs M Kravtsiv, 2017 1/2-1/2
   Ganguly vs M Kravtsiv, 2015 0-1
   M Kravtsiv vs Shabalov, 2008 1-0
   Yifan Hou vs M Kravtsiv, 2014 0-1
   M Kravtsiv vs E Blomqvist, 2006 1-0
   M Kravtsiv vs I Sokolov, 2010 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Czech Open A (2009)
   European Championship (2017)
   Rilton Cup 2016/17 (2016)
   European Championship (2013)
   World Junior Championship (2008)
   28th Cappelle-la-Grande (2012)
   Universiade (2013)
   World Cities Team Championship (2012)
   23rd Czech Open A (2012)
   29th Cappelle-la-Grande (2013)
   Sharjah Masters (2018)
   Cappelle-la-Grande Open (2014)
   European Championship (2015)
   European Championship (2016)
   European Championship (2018)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 World Blitz Championship
   M Kravtsiv vs Nepomniachtchi (Dec-30-21) 1/2-1/2, blitz
   V Artemiev vs M Kravtsiv (Dec-30-21) 1/2-1/2, blitz
   Duda vs M Kravtsiv (Dec-30-21) 1-0, blitz
   Mamedyarov vs M Kravtsiv (Dec-30-21) 0-1, blitz
   M Kravtsiv vs Vachier-Lagrave (Dec-30-21) 1/2-1/2, blitz

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MARTYN KRAVTSIV (born Nov-26-1990, 31 years old) Ukraine	PRONUNCIATION:		[what is this?]
IM in 2007, GM in 2009. Placed 1st in Ostravsky Konik FIDE Open A (Ostrava CZE) 2008, 1st in World Mind Sports Games Blitz Oct. 2008, 1st in Tumska Tower (Plock Poland) April 2009, 2nd in Pardubice Open A (CZE) August 2009. =1st (5th on tiebreak) at the 28th Cappelle-la-Grande International Open in March 2012. Qualifying through his strong result at the European Individual Championships (2013) to play in the World Cup (2013), Kravtsiv lost to Georgian #1 GM Baadur Jobava in the first round, exiting the contest. Wikipedia article: Martyn Kravtsiv

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Game		Result	Moves	Year	Event/Locale	Opening
1. Vachier-Lagrave vs M Kravtsiv		1-0	23	2000	Wch U10	C25 Vienna
2. M Kravtsiv vs J Tomczak		1-0	41	2000	Wch U10	B01 Scandinavian
3. M Kravtsiv vs E Can		1-0	22	2000	Wch U10	B32 Sicilian
4. M Kravtsiv vs A Vovk		1-0	48	2001	UKR-ch sf U16	B42 Sicilian, Kan
5. M Kravtsiv vs A Vovk		0-1	48	2002	UKR-ch U12	A04 Reti Opening
6. Lagno vs M Kravtsiv		1-0	42	2002	UKR-chT	C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
7. M Kravtsiv vs E Vorobiov		1-0	54	2003	Sinitsin mem op 2nd	B32 Sicilian
8. M Kravtsiv vs Y Vovk		1-0	25	2004	Lvov	B06 Robatsch
9. M Kravtsiv vs A Vovk		1-0	41	2004	UKR-ch U18	A09 Reti Opening
10. M Kravtsiv vs E Danielian		½-½	42	2005	Minsk automarket op	B12 Caro-Kann Defense
11. M Kravtsiv vs A Vovk		½-½	39	2005	UKR-ch U20 qual	B56 Sicilian
12. M Kravtsiv vs A Vovk		1-0	57	2006	UKR-ch U20	B33 Sicilian
13. M Kravtsiv vs Nyzhnyk		½-½	55	2006	Evpatoria tt U20	B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
14. Y Zinchenko vs M Kravtsiv		½-½	19	2006	ch-UKR sf	C96 Ruy Lopez, Closed
15. G Margvelashvili vs M Kravtsiv		½-½	55	2006	Olympiad U16 11th	E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
16. M Kravtsiv vs D Bojovic		1-0	48	2006	European Youth Championship	B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
17. I Balog vs M Kravtsiv		0-1	33	2006	European Youth Championship	E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
18. M Kravtsiv vs A Leniart		½-½	39	2006	European Youth Championship	C19 French, Winawer, Advance
19. N Yaremko vs M Kravtsiv		½-½	26	2006	European Youth Championship	C45 Scotch Game
20. M Kravtsiv vs E A Levin		0-1	37	2006	European Youth Championship	B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
21. I Martemianov vs M Kravtsiv		0-1	45	2006	European Youth Championship	B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4
22. M Kravtsiv vs E Blomqvist		1-0	41	2006	European Youth Championship	B20 Sicilian
23. V Rasulov vs M Kravtsiv		0-1	57	2006	European Youth Championship	C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
24. M Kravtsiv vs V Zakhartsov		½-½	17	2006	Lvov Vasylyshyn mem	B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
25. D Kononenko vs M Kravtsiv		½-½	48	2007	Ukranian U20 Championship	C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed


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Dec-17-09		Tabanus: GM Martyn Kravtsiv, Ukraine, born 26 November 1990. Now rated 2543, http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?... IM in 2007. GM in 2009. Rated 2555 in July 2008. ICC: Kravtsiv Played in the World U16 olympiad 2006 (board 1). Placed 2nd in European U16 Ch 2006, 5th in European U18 Ch 2007, 1st in Ostravsky Konik FIDE Open A (Ostrava CZE) 2008 (4th in 2009), 1st in World Mind Sports Games Blitz Oct. 2008: http://chess-results.com/tnr16483.a..., 1st in Tumska Tower (Plock Poland) April 2009: http://www.tumskawieza.pl/wyniki/fi..., 2nd in Pardubice Open A (CZE) August 2009: http://chess-results.com/tnr24001.a... Biography: http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin... (in Polish) Pictures: http://www.chessbase.com/news/2009/... http://www.novoborsky-sk.cz/foto_ga... (Black vs GM Daniil Lintchevski in Pardubice Open 2009) Game from Chessbase: Why did Volokitin lose? [Event "POL-chT"] [Site "Lublin"] [Date "2009.09.18"] [Round "7"] [White "Volokitin, Andrei"] [Black "Kravtsiv, Martyn"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2678"] [BlackElo "2527"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4 Bb7 12. Na3 exd4 13. cxd4 Re8 14. axb5 axb5 15. Bf4 Na5 16. Bc2 b4 17. Nb5 Bc6 18. Qd3 b3 19. Bb1 Qb8 20. e5 g6 21. Nxd6 cxd6 22. exf6 Rxe1+ 23. Nxe1 Nxf6 24. Bh6 Be4 25. Qd2 Bxb1 26. Rxa5 Rxa5 27. Qxa5 Be4 28. Qa6 Ba8 29. Qd3 Qe8 30. Nf3 Bd5 31. Kh2 Kh8 32. Qc3 Qc6 33. Qe3 Ng8 34. Bf8 Bxf3 35. gxf3 Qc2 36. Bxd6 Qxb2 37. d5 f6 0-1

Feb-08-10		chessfootball: please visit Martyn homepage www.grandcoach.com/kravtsiv

May-30-10		Tabanus: Winner today of the 2nd SCS GM tournament (India) 22-30 May 2010: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr343..., congratulations!

Aug-14-10		Tabanus: 4th place and 2648 perf. in Pardubice Open (Czech Republic) 23-31 July 2010: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr361...

Sep-17-11		arifattar: Just met him earlier this morning at the Mayor's Chess Tournament in Bombay. Spoke with him. Was shy. But easily agreed for a picture. Can Chessgames upload the picture I have taken here?

Sep-18-11		arifattar: I also asked for the scoresheets of his games. I was told by the person in-charge there that I could have them at the end of all rounds. Which is apparently this evening. But I won't be there today. So how do I send his photograph to you <chessgames>?

Nov-26-11		wordfunph: <arifattar> send his pic to chess@chessgames.com

Nov-26-11		moronovich: the loanshark has spoken.. better do it at once <arifattar>, otherwise ): ...

Nov-26-11		wordfunph: <moronovich> your $5,000 credit now available at zero interest :-)

Mar-10-12		BIDMONFA: Martyn Kravtsiv KRAVTSIV, Martyn http://www.bidmonfa.com/kravtsiv_ma... _

Sep-01-14		ketchuplover: 16/17 in blitz at the Dresden open!

Jun-09-15		Penguincw: Congrats to Martyn Kravtsiv for winning the Mumbai Open! Entering as the 7th seed at 2589, he started 3/3, conceded a draw, then 2 more wins, drew the next 3, and then won his last game to finish with 8/10 (+6,-0,=4). He also edged out Luka Paichadze on tiebreaks (61-56). Overall, he gained 12.4 rating points for his 2673 TPR.

Nov-07-15		PhilFeeley: Why is this game not here: click for larger view Gupta, Abhijeet 2619–Kravtsiv, Martyn 2599 (0–1) D5622nd Abu Dhabi Int. Chess Festival Mas8.4 30.08.2015 (Sagar Shah) White is clearly better, he is two pawns up. True that the c3 pawn is quite dangerous, but there is a very clear way of dealing with it. White can make the pragmatic decision of exchanging the bishops with Bf5 after which he can never lose. Instead Gupta played very ambitiously. 37.h5?! (37.Bf5+! Bxf5 38.Qxf5+ Kg8 White has a draw in hand and can now try with 39.h5! with the threat of g6. Black should play Qc4 when after 40.Qc2± White has excellent chances of converting this position.) 37...Qb1+ 38.Kh2 Be4 At this point White should have gone for Bg2 and accepted a draw, but instead he completely forgot about the mate to his own king and picked up the c3 pawn. 39.Qxc3 Qh1+ 40.Kg3 Qf3+ As Gupta said after the game that he had completely forgotten about this move. All he was looking at was Qg1 when he could have gone Kf4. It's mate in two now and hence he resigned. 0–1 (analysis by Sagar Shah at Chessbase)

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