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GM Evgeny Postny

Full name

Evgeny Postny

Born

Jan 1, 1981 (age 42)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Israel

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Queen's Gambit Declined: Catalan Opening (53 games)

Catalan Opening (30 games)

Bogo-Indian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation (22 games)

King's Indian Defense: Alekhine Anti-Grünfeld, Neo-Grünfeld Defense, Goglidze Attack (18 games)

King's Indian Defense: Alekhine Anti-Grünfeld Variation (15 games)

Black Pieces

Slav Defense: 3.Nc3 (45 games)

Italian Game: Two Knights, Modern Bishop's Opening (26 games)

Slav Defense: Modern, Alapin Variation, Soultanbéieff Variation (24 games)

Queen's Gambit Accepted: 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 a6 6.O-O b5 (19 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Breyer, Zaitsev Hybrid Variation, 11.Nbd2 Bb7 12.Bc2 c5 (16 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Evgeny Postny (2556) Lucas Foerster-Yialamas (2131)	1-0	55	2023
Evgeny Postny (2556) Abilmansur Abdilkhair (2287)	1-0	35	2023
Evgeny Postny (2556) Valerij M Kazancev (2313)	1-0	23	2023
Evgeny Postny Shaked Tifferet	1-0	47	2023
Evgeny Postny (2556) Mikhail Kuznetsov (2050)	1-0	29	2023
Evgeny Postny (2556) Pavel Salman (2287)	1-0	35	2023
Evgeny Postny (2556) Jan Boder (2319)	1-0	37	2023
Evgeny Postny Alexander Zlatin	1-0	51	2023
Evgeny Postny (2556) Artin Ashraf (2359)	0-1	61	2023
Evgeny Postny (2556) Nils Grandelius (2660)	0-1	28	2023

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