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GM Alexei Barsov

Full name

Alexei Barsov

Born

1966 (age 59)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Uzbekistan

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (48 games)

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights, Duchamp Variation (28 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange, Positional Line (25 games)

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation (24 games)

Grünfeld Defense: Petrosian System (24 games)

Black Pieces

French Defense: Exchange Variation (54 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense (39 games)

French Defense: King's Indian Attack (33 games)

English Opening: Agincourt Defense (28 games)

French Defense: Advance, Paulsen, Euwe Variation (28 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Alexei Barsov (2324) Alserkal Rouda Essa (2129)	1-0	30	2025
Alexei Barsov (2337) Nihal Saheer (1540)	1-0	28	2025
Alexei Barsov (2337) Sharvaanica A S (1801)	1-0	66	2025
Alexei Barsov (2337) Omran Al Hosani (2198)	1-0	31	2025
Alexei Barsov (2337) Kushagra Jain (2012)	1-0	34	2025
Alexei Barsov (2324) Eldiar Orozbaev (2419)	1-0	96	2025
Alexei Barsov (2324) Alisher Abdsattar (2115)	1-0	39	2025
Alexei Barsov (2324) Asman Bayantas (2134)	1-0	42	2025
Alexei Barsov (2324) Vitaliy Bernadskiy (2545)	0-1	34	2025
Alexei Barsov (2337) Shahin Lorparizangeneh (2400)	½-½	20	2025

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