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IM Alexander Karpov

Full name

Alexander Karpov

Born

Jan 1, 1959 (age 64)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Uzbekistan

Retired

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Alapin Sicilian Defense (10 games)

Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation (6 games)

French Defense: Advance, Paulsen Attack (4 games)

French Defense: Advance, Paulsen, Euwe Variation (4 games)

Italian Game: Two Knights, Modern Bishop's Opening (3 games)

Black Pieces

Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line (5 games)

Queen's Pawn Opening: Tartakower Variation (2 games)

English Opening: Neo-Catalan Defense Declined (2 games)

Dutch Defense: Fianchetto, Semi-Leningrad Variation (2 games)

Philidor Defense: Hanham, Lion Variation (2 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Alexander Karpov (2207) Andrey Shkurkin (2224)	1-0	30	2018
Alexander Karpov (2238) Ivan Trubizin (2111)	1-0	31	2018
Alexander Karpov (2207) Yury A Krasnov (2270)	1-0	52	2018
Alexander Karpov (2238) Eduard Sosulin (2373)	½-½	46	2018
Alexander Karpov (2238) Aleksey Gusev (2370)	½-½	58	2018
Alexander Karpov (2207) Andrey Moiseev (2333)	½-½	41	2018
Alexander Karpov (2238) Ganjali Ismayilov (2401)	0-1	45	2018
Alexander Karpov (2207) Murad Garayev (2397)	0-1	30	2018
Alexander Karpov (2242) Pavel Egorov (2249)	½-½	29	2016
Alexander Karpov (2242) Roman Golubev (2334)	½-½	44	2016

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