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GM Alexander Riazantsev

Alexander Riazantsev
Maria Emelianova
Full name
Alexander Riazantsev
Born
Sep 12, 1985 (age 40)‎
Place of birth
Moscow, Russia
Federation
Russia
Profiles
#
World Ranking
2612
Classical
2504
Rapid
2521
Blitz

Bio

Alexander Riazantsev is a Russian Grandmaster.

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Slav Defense (53 games)
Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation, Petrosian Variation (25 games)
Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense (25 games)
King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (24 games)
Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line, Stoltz Variation (23 games)
Black Pieces
Caro-Kann Defense: Advance, Short Variation with 4.Nf3 (43 games)
Caro-Kann Defense: Classical, Spassky Variation (37 games)
King's Indian Attack (31 games)
English Opening: Agincourt Defense (31 games)
Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation (23 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Alexander Riazantsev (2531)
Ivan Gagarin (1717)
1-0 24 2023
Alexander Riazantsev (2531)
Mikhail Ulibin (2349)
1-0 47 2023
Alexander Riazantsev (2531)
Denis Pershin (2319)
1-0 40 2023
Alexander Riazantsev (2626)
Vladimir Malakhov (2650)
1-0 32 2023
Alexander Riazantsev (2504)
Tom O'Gorman (2299)
1-0 55 2023
Alexander Riazantsev (2504)
Eldiar Orozbaev (2294)
1-0 63 2023
Alexander Riazantsev (2504)
Artem Uskov (2376)
1-0 71 2023
Alexander Riazantsev (2621)
Alexey Sarana (2707)
1-0 56 2023
Alexander Riazantsev (2621)
Jakub Kosakowski (2485)
1-0 40 2023
Alexander Riazantsev (2621)
Amin Tabatabaei (2573)
1-0 32 2023
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