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IM Ilia Botvinnik

Full name

Ilia Botvinnik

Born

Jan 1, 1960 (age 63)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Israel

Retired

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

English Opening: Symmetrical Variation (3 games)

Queen's Gambit Accepted: Old Variation (3 games)

Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation, Petrosian Variation (3 games)

Grünfeld Defense: Lutikov Variation (3 games)

King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Variation (3 games)

Black Pieces

Slav Defense: Modern Line (4 games)

Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation, Petrosian Variation, Hedgehog Variation (4 games)

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation (3 games)

Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation (3 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense (3 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Ilia Botvinnik (2355) Ofer Bruk (2430)	½-½	21	2015
Ilia Botvinnik (2372) Tamir Nabaty (2586)	1-0	59	2012
Ilia Botvinnik (2369) Boris Alterman (2570)	0-1	49	2012
Ilia Botvinnik (2369) Maya Porat (2299)	½-½	24	2012
Ilia Botvinnik (2369) Vitali Golod (2570)	1-0	34	2011
Ilia Botvinnik (2363) Ilya Sidorenko (2370)	½-½	21	2009
Ilia Botvinnik (2363) Ofer Bruk (2456)	½-½	14	2009
Ilia Botvinnik (2368) Alexander Huzman (2602)	0-1	33	2008
Ilia Botvinnik (2368) Alexander Finkel (2463)	½-½	55	2008
Ilia Botvinnik (2368) Aleksander Kundin (2376)	½-½	9	2008

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