GM Igor A Zaitsev

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Full name

Igor Arkadyevich Zaitsev

Born

1937 (age 87)‎

Place of birth

Ramenskoye, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

Federation

Russia

Retired

Rating

Bio

Igor Zaitsev is a Russian grandmaster (1976), chess coach, analyst, and writer. The Zaitsev Variation in the Ruy Lopez bears his name. He won the Moscow championship in 1969 and took first place in Quito (1977), Dubna (1979), and Bucharest (1992).

He worked with GM Anatoly Karpov as a coach and analyst from 1978 to 1991, participating in seven World Chess Championships. Several of his ideas played by Karpov were awarded the "Novelty of the Year" prize by Chess Informant.

Best Game

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (20 games)

French Defense: Advance, Paulsen, Main Line (20 games)

Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo, Fianchetto Variation (16 games)

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (15 games)

Sicilian Defense: Canal, Main Line (15 games)

Black Pieces

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Keres, Flohr-Zaitsev System (18 games)

King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (16 games)

Old Indian Defense (13 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Anti-Marshall Variation (13 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Keres, Keres Defense (11 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Igor A Zaitsev (2408) Mark E Taimanov (2386)	1-0	50	2011
Igor A Zaitsev (2408) Borislav Ivkov (2416)	1-0	40	2011
Igor A Zaitsev (2408) Evgeni Vasiukov (2455)	0-1	47	2011
Igor A Zaitsev (2408) Anatoly A Bykhovsky (2354)	½-½	29	2011
Igor A Zaitsev (2408) Lajos Portisch (2523)	½-½	42	2011
Igor A Zaitsev (2415) Vladimir Dobrov (2510)	0-1	31	2010
Igor A Zaitsev (2413) Alexey Khruschiov (2514)	1-0	62	2009
Igor A Zaitsev (2413) Boris Savchenko (2569)	½-½	15	2009
Igor A Zaitsev (2413) Rostislav Gugnin (2032)	1-0	68	2008
Igor A Zaitsev (2413) Vik Ivanov (2076)	0-1	26	2008

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