GM Alexander Galkin Full name Alexander Galkin Born 1979 (age 47) Place of birth Federation Russia Retired Profiles Rating Bio Bio coming soon. 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 Show All Games