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IM Evgenij Kalegin

Evgenij Kalegin
Full name
Evgenij Kalegin
Born
1954 (age 72)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Russia
Profiles
#
World Ranking
2282
Classical
2176
Rapid
2223
Blitz

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Sicilian Defense: Pin Variation (26 games)
French Defense: Classical, Steinitz, Boleslavsky Variation (24 games)
Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation (24 games)
Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo, Fianchetto Variation (21 games)
Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (19 games)
Black Pieces
Alapin Sicilian Defense (41 games)
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Debrecen, Classical Main Line (32 games)
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox, Positional Defense (25 games)
Sicilian Defense: Kan, Knight Variation, Wing Attack (17 games)
Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (16 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Evgenij Kalegin (2270)
Shkelqim Cela (2179)
1-0 46 2026
Evgenij Kalegin (2270)
Aldo Haik (2370)
½-½ 40 2026
Evgenij Kalegin (2270)
Juergen Kyas (2137)
½-½ 21 2026
Evgenij Kalegin (2270)
Rainer Knaak (2401)
½-½ 51 2026
Margrit Malachowski (1953)
Evgenij Kalegin (2270)
0-1 32 2026
Terry P D Chapman (2243)
Evgenij Kalegin (2270)
0-1 52 2026
Lexy Ortega (2323)
Evgenij Kalegin (2270)
½-½ 24 2026
Evgenij Kalegin (2285)
Boris Sauper (1916)
1-0 17 2025
Evgenij Kalegin (2285)
Rolf Bergstrom (2113)
1-0 59 2025
Evgenij Kalegin (2285)
Markku I O Henttinen (2197)
1-0 48 2025
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