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IM Ilia Botvinnik

Ilia Botvinnik
Full name
Ilia Botvinnik
Born
1960 (age 66)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Israel
Profiles
#
World Ranking
2326
Classical

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
Zoran Stojcevski (2325)
Ilia Botvinnik (2372)
1-0 28 2012
Gennadie Slavin (2300)
Ilia Botvinnik (2372)
1-0 43 2012
Arkady Shevelev (2317)
Ilia Botvinnik (2369)
½-½ 19 2012
Alexis M Harakis (2229)
Ilia Botvinnik (2372)
½-½ 33 2012
Ilia Botvinnik (2369)
Vitali Golod (2570)
1-0 34 2011
Ilia Botvinnik (2363)
Ilya Sidorenko (2370)
½-½ 21 2009
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