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GM Ilja Zaragatski

Ilja Zaragatski
Full name
Ilja Zaragatski
Born
1985 (age 41)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Germany
Retired
Profiles

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Most Played Openings

White Pieces
English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System (35 games)
Réti Opening: King's Indian Attack, Symmetrical Defense (18 games)
King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Variation (18 games)
Réti Opening: Sicilian Invitation (15 games)
Réti Opening: King's Indian Attack, Spassky Variation (12 games)
Black Pieces
French Defense: Normal Variation (34 games)
French Defense: Tarrasch, Guimard, Main Line (23 games)
Indian Game: Spielmann-Indian Variation (14 games)
Pirc Defense (14 games)
Queen's Pawn Opening: Zukertort, Chigorin Variation (13 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Ilja Zaragatski (2450)
Lennert Lenaerts (2339)
1-0 45 2024
Ilja Zaragatski (2454)
Stefan Wickenfeld (2198)
0-1 36 2024
Arthur van de Oudeweetering (2259)
Ilja Zaragatski (2447)
0-1 56 2024
Rustem Dautov (2575)
Ilja Zaragatski (2454)
½-½ 26 2024
Ilja Zaragatski (2460)
Hrvoje Fajdetic (2185)
1-0 55 2023
Ilja Zaragatski (2460)
petr577 (2209)
1-0 30 2023
Ilja Zaragatski (2460)
Lennis Martinez Ramirez (2410)
1-0 45 2023
Ilja Zaragatski (2460)
Amilal Munkhdalai (2293)
1-0 25 2023
Ilja Zaragatski (2460)
Maksim Zhukov (1925)
1-0 90 2023
Ilja Zaragatski (2596)
djokovic74 (2763)
1-0 57 2023
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