Alexander Ilyin-Genevsky

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Full name

Alexander Fyodorovich Ilyin

Life

Nov 28, 1894 - Sep 3, 1941 (age 46)‎

Place of birth

Saint Petersburg, Russia, USSR

Federation

Russia

Bio

Alexander Ilyin-Genevsky was a Soviet chess master and one of the forefathers of the Soviet school of chess. As a player, he won the Geneva Championship in 1914 and the Leningrad Championship in 1925, 1926, and 1929. He also defeated former world champion Jose Raul Capablanca in a game and was one of the few players to have an even score against the Cuban legend.

Ilyin-Genevsky helped to organize the first Soviet Championship in 1920 as well as the 1933 match between GM Mikhail Botvinnik and GM Salo Flohr. In addition, he also has a line of the Fianchetto variation of the Dutch Defense named after him.

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Most Played Openings

White Pieces

French Defense: Exchange Variation, 3...exd5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bd3 Nc6 (3 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Closed, Pilnik Variation, 9...Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.Nbd2 Nc6 (3 games)

Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, 3...Nf6 (3 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.Bxc6+ bxc6 6.d4 f6 (2 games)

Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov, Kasparov Attack, 6...e6 (2 games)

Black Pieces

Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation (3 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Slav Defense, Accelerated Move-Order, 4.e3 f5 (2 games)

Dutch Defense: Fianchetto, Classical, Ilyin-Zhenevsky, Alatortsev-Lisitsyn Line (2 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights, Barmen Variation (2 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs, Yugoslav Variation, 8.Qd2 (2 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Rokhlin Yakov Alexander Ilyin-Genevsky (2460)	0-1	28	1977
Vasily N Panov (2470) Alexander Ilyin-Genevsky (2460)	1-0	49	1941
Alexander Ilyin-Genevsky (2460) Mikhail Botvinnik (2630)	½-½	66	1938
Vladimir Makogonov (2530) Alexander Ilyin-Genevsky (2460)	½-½	50	1938
Georgy M Lisitsyn (2520) Alexander Ilyin-Genevsky (2460)	1-0	34	1938
Gotthilf S Alexander Ilyin-Genevsky (2460)	½-½	41	1938
David Alexander Ilyin-Genevsky (2460)	0-1	72	1938
Vitaly A Chekhover (2520) Alexander Ilyin-Genevsky (2460)	½-½	60	1938
Igor Z Bondarevsky (2570) Alexander Ilyin-Genevsky (2460)	1-0	28	1938
Alexander K Tolush (2560) Alexander Ilyin-Genevsky (2460)	1-0	29	1938

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