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Sergei Rublevsky
Rublevsky 
Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons 

Number of games in database: 1,593
Years covered: 1987 to 2021
Last FIDE rating: 2637 (2603 rapid, 2602 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2706
Overall record: +420 -175 =618 (60.1%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 380 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (325) 
    B40 B30 B52 B31 B51
 French Defense (121) 
    C07 C05 C03 C10 C09
 Scotch Game (108) 
    C45
 French Tarrasch (101) 
    C07 C05 C03 C09 C04
 Caro-Kann (66) 
    B12 B18 B17 B16
 Pirc (27) 
    B07 B08
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (282) 
    B46 B42 B40 B43 B22
 Queen's Gambit Accepted (162) 
    D27 D20 D21 D26 D29
 Slav (116) 
    D16 D10 D11 D12 D15
 Sicilian Taimanov (111) 
    B46 B47 B45 B48 B49
 Sicilian Kan (85) 
    B42 B43 B41
 English, 1 c4 e5 (48) 
    A20 A28 A22 A29 A21
Repertoire Explorer

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Rublevsky vs C D'Amore, 2000 1-0
   Rublevsky vs Harikrishna, 2006 1-0
   Rublevsky vs Navara, 2007 1-0
   Rublevsky vs K Asrian, 2004 1-0
   Rublevsky vs Z Varga, 2001 1-0
   Rublevsky vs Kasparov, 2004 1-0
   Rublevsky vs C Gabriel, 1992 1-0
   Rublevsky vs I Hera, 2007 1-0
   Rublevsky vs G Chepukaitis, 2001 1-0
   A Blodstein vs Rublevsky, 1992 0-1

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: [what is this?]
   FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (1999)
   FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (2000)
   FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (2004)

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   RSFSR Championship (1991)
   Aeroflot Open (2004)
   Aerosvit GM Tournament (2006)
   Petrov Memorial (1996)
   Kurgan (1994)
   Jurmala (1991)
   URS Junior Championship (1991)
   Chelyabinsk-B (1991)
   Oakham Young Masters (1992)
   European Championship (2005)
   World Cup (2005)
   European Championship (2003)
   Moscow Olympiad (1994)
   European Championship (2001)
   European Championship (2011)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Really Random Rublevsky games by Mr. V
   RPaterno1's favorite games- Russian School by RPaterno1
   Chessaholics Anonymous by southpawjinx
   Karpov Poikovsky 2001 by Tabanus
   1992 WYCC (open) U-18 by gauer

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 TCh-RUS Rapid
   A Sarana vs Rublevsky (Oct-16-21) 1/2-1/2, rapid
   V Zakhartsov vs Rublevsky (Oct-15-21) 1/2-1/2, rapid
   Rublevsky vs A Pridorozhni (Oct-15-21) 1-0, rapid
   Rublevsky vs B Haldorsen (Sep-24-21) 1-0
   J Skuhala vs Rublevsky (Sep-23-21) 0-1

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SERGEI RUBLEVSKY
(born Oct-15-1974, 50 years old) Russia
PRONUNCIATION:
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Sergei Vladimirovich Rublevsky, born in Kurgan, Russia, is an International Grandmaster (1994). His international career has made him one of a handful of players to have defeated both Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov in tournament games. He won the 2004 Aeroflot Open, the 2005 Russian Championship and Aerosvit Foros 2006. He has represented Russia in five Olympiads and two World Team Championships. Though he has never been able to string enough consistent results together to raise his rating much past the 2700 mark, in form he remains a highly respected opponent even for the very best players in the world. In 2007 he narrowly missed a chance to play for the world title: having qualified for the Candidates and defeated Ruslan Ponomariov in the first round, he lost the final match, and a spot in the 2007 Mexico City tournament, to Alexander Grischuk in rapid tiebreaks.

In October 2013, he won silver for board 4 for his team Ugra in the European Club Cup (2013).

Wikipedia article: Sergei Rublevsky

Last updated: 2018-03-16 06:13:48

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 page 1 of 65; games 1-25 of 1,603  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. R Sichinava vs Rublevsky  0-1271987URS-chT U14D37 Queen's Gambit Declined
2. Rublevsky vs V Borovikov  ½-½351987URS-chT U14C45 Scotch Game
3. Milov vs Rublevsky 1-0411990Junior Qualification TournamentD20 Queen's Gambit Accepted
4. A Frolov vs Rublevsky  0-1411990Junior Qualification TournamentB43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
5. Rublevsky vs A Shchekachev  0-1401990Junior Qualification TournamentA40 Queen's Pawn Game
6. B Alterman vs Rublevsky  ½-½401990Junior Qualification TournamentD11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
7. Rublevsky vs O Danielian  ½-½211990Junior Qualification TournamentC07 French, Tarrasch
8. A Petelin vs Rublevsky  ½-½281990Junior Qualification TournamentC01 French, Exchange
9. E Maljutin vs Rublevsky  1-0521990Junior Qualification TournamentC67 Ruy Lopez
10. Rublevsky vs V Belikov  ½-½391990Junior Qualification TournamentB57 Sicilian
11. Rublevsky vs M Novik 1-0281990Junior Qualification TournamentC47 Four Knights
12. Rublevsky vs Sakaev  ½-½131990Junior Qualification TournamentD79 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O, Main line
13. Kramnik vs Rublevsky  ½-½291990Junior Qualification TournamentD10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
14. Fridman vs Rublevsky  0-1481991URS Junior ChampionshipA04 Reti Opening
15. Bologan vs Rublevsky  ½-½431991JurmalaB40 Sicilian
16. A Andrienko vs Rublevsky  0-1311991URS Junior ChampionshipB40 Sicilian
17. V Belikov vs Rublevsky 0-1391991JurmalaB47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation
18. Rublevsky vs Shulman  1-0461991URS Junior ChampionshipC03 French, Tarrasch
19. Rublevsky vs S Anapolsky  0-1391991URS Junior ChampionshipA45 Queen's Pawn Game
20. Rublevsky vs Sutovsky  1-0471991URS Junior ChampionshipA49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4
21. Rublevsky vs N Haburdzania  1-0231991URS Junior ChampionshipA70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3
22. Rublevsky vs O Romanov  1-0351991URS Junior ChampionshipA46 Queen's Pawn Game
23. O Danielian vs Rublevsky  1-0451991URS Junior ChampionshipA80 Dutch
24. A Aleksandrov vs Rublevsky 1-0351991URS Junior ChampionshipD16 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
25. V Timchenko vs Rublevsky  0-1451991URS Junior ChampionshipB42 Sicilian, Kan
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Kibitzer's Corner
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Dec-30-05  acirce: Congratulations to Rublevsky, a very convincing win.

Interesting how he beat Kasparov in Cesme last year, then Kasparov won the Russian Ch convincingly and now Rublevsky does the same.

Dec-30-05  sapfy: An interview with Rublevsky from 2004: http://chesscafe.com/text/misha08.pdf

Gives a bit of a glimpse of his personality.

Dec-30-05  LancelotduLac: Rublevsky has a narrow opening repertoire, but he prepares each line so thoroughly that he's rightly regarded as one of the most dangerous opponents in the opening, even if his opponents can predict what he's going to play.
Dec-30-05  euripides: <Interesting how he beat Kasparov in Cesme last year, then Kasparov won the Russian Ch convincingly and now Rublevsky does the same.>

Yes. He also beat Topalov rather convincingly in 2004: Rublevsky vs Topalov, 2004. I think Topalov went on to win some sort of tournament in 2005.

Dec-30-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  WTHarvey: Here's a little collection of Sergei's OTB combinations: http://www.wtharvey.com/rubl.html
Dec-31-05  PizzatheHut: Congratulations on a great win.
Dec-31-05  weepingwarrior: Congratulations Mr. Rublevsky! I've been studying your games for quite some time, and told my stepdad that you are a great chess player, and that you are one of my favorites to study. I wish you the best and a great new year!
Jan-05-06  daromott: Finally, Rublevsky gives my scotch game credibility. I love his repertoire!
Mar-19-06  marn0: I do too! I have been thinking of adopting the Scotch as my main opening, and here is a Hero of it! And because of his consistency (tactlessly called "predictability" by some), there are clear lines for the Sicilian, French, Caro-Kann. I don't see why I cannot adopt his repertoire for my own, I will not be facing any GMs IMs or likely any other kind of Ms. I play IECG, IECC and chessmaniac.com. Sergei is my new mentor!
Mar-20-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  tamar: Rublevsky-Shirov White to move


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Is this a draw?

Mar-21-06  DCP23: Is Rublevsky the strongest chessplayer not having a photo at chessgames.com?
Mar-21-06  Raskolnikov: <DCP23> Maybe. Who is the weakest player having a photo at cg.com (A J Goldsby,...)? :))
Apr-10-06  Petrosian63: <DCP23> There are a lot of strong GMs with no photo - Vladimir Akopian, Victor Bologan, Alexey Dreev and Ivan Sokolov.
May-27-06  ClubplayerGOLD: He has no bio either:(

CHESSGAMES.COM YOU NEED MORE ON RUBLEVSKY!!!!!!!!!!

Jun-20-06  Stevens: wow, i didn't realise that Rublevsky has never played the Ruy Lopez as white! As a fan of the Scotch and the (Scotch) Four Knights i have just found a new player to watch!
Jun-20-06  Caissanist: <ClubplayerGOLD> - the biographies are submitted by users. If you know anything about Rublevsky and would like to write his bio, make a posting on User: chessgames.com and ask that they add the capability to write biographies to your profile.
Jun-24-06  blingice: I think Liviu Dieter Nisipeanu deserves a photo more than Rublevsky...
Jun-24-06  PinkPanther: <marn0>
Because of Rublevsky's consistency? Apparently you weren't watching the Olympiad last month where he bombed.
Jun-28-06  micahtuhy: I thinnk Sergei's five straight wins in this years Aerosvit GM Tournament is impressive. Any chance his performance in this tournament might raise his Elo enough (13 points) to put him in the 2700 club?
Jun-29-06  BIDMONFA: Sergei Rublevsky

Aerosvit 2006, champion - Sergei Rublevsky, sub-champion - Vassily Ivanchuk http://www.bidmonfa.com/rublevsky_s...
http://www.bidmonfa.com/ivanchuk_va...
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Jun-29-06  sapfy: He's still a bit short of 2700. He gained 21 points at Foros, lost 15 at the olympiad, lost a little in the Poikovsky tournament and broke roughly even in the Russian club champhionship.
Jul-01-06  ahmadov: I remember some kibitzers harshly criticized Rublevsky when he lost his first game against Mamedyarov with white. Some people even did not refrain from calling him "overrated", although he is one of the players who has plus score against Kasparov. Then this guy turned to win the tournament. Strange lot we kibitzers are...
Jul-01-06  ahmadov: <blingice> <I think Liviu Dieter Nisipeanu deserves a photo more than Rublevsky...> I think every player registered on this web site deserves having their photo on their pages.
Jul-04-06  PinkPanther: <ahmadov>
That's because he only played against Kasparov one damn time, you idiot. That is a meaningless statistic.
Jul-05-06  marn0: Does the PinkPanther have personal issues with Rublevsky or something!? Sheesh!
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