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GM Alexander Galkin

Alexander Galkin
Full name
Alexander Galkin
Born
1979 (age 47)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Russia
Retired
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Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, Classical Variation (19 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, Opočenský, Traditional Line (16 games)
Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (14 games)
French Defense: Winawer, Positional Variation (14 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, Classical, Modern Variation (12 games)
Black Pieces
Slav Defense: Modern, Triangle System (64 games)
Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation (22 games)
Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov, Main Line (22 games)
Caro-Kann Defense: Advance, Short Variation with 4.Nf3 (21 games)
Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line, Stoltz Variation (21 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Alexander Galkin (2611)
Zaven Andriasian (2611)
1-0 40 2019
Alexander Galkin (2611)
Gukesh D (2547)
1-0 24 2019
Alexander Galkin (2611)
Noel Studer (2546)
1-0 31 2019
Alexander Galkin (2611)
Aleksandr E Usov (2012)
1-0 21 2019
Alexander Galkin (2611)
Vitaly Gurvich (2230)
1-0 63 2019
Alexander Galkin (2611)
Nikita Afanasiev (2517)
1-0 48 2019
Alexander Galkin (2611)
Pavel Ponkratov (2632)
0-1 72 2019
Alexander Galkin (2611)
Rudik Makarian (2397)
0-1 79 2019
Alexander Galkin (2611)
Konstantin Mesropov (2422)
0-1 19 2019
Alexander Galkin (2611)
Marin Bosiocic (2623)
0-1 37 2019
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