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IM Mikhail Belous

Full name

Mikhail Belous

Born

1998 (age 27)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Ukraine

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

King's Indian Defense: Alekhine Anti-Grünfeld Variation (7 games)

King's Indian Defense: Sämisch, Sämisch Gambit (4 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined (4 games)

Grünfeld Defense: Exchange, Classical, Spassky Variation (4 games)

Queen's Pawn Opening: English Rat Defense (3 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (6 games)

King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (5 games)

Closed Sicilian Defense (5 games)

Indian Game: Tartakower Attack (4 games)

King's Indian Defense: Bayonet Attack (4 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Mikhail Belous (2532) Oleksandr Bortnyk (3056)	0-1	23	2025
Jose Carlos Ibarra Jerez (2934) Mikhail Belous (2531)	1-0	55	2025
Mikhail Belous (2534) Bharath Subramaniyam (3022)	0-1	45	2024
Mikhail Belous (2540) Alireza Firouzja (3161)	0-1	32	2024
Mikhail Belous (2578) Ishvi Aggarwal (2295)	1-0	62	2024
Mikhail Belous (2534) Aaron Noah Koellner (2341)	1-0	87	2024
Aravindh Chithambaram (2973) Mikhail Belous (2540)	1-0	51	2024
Levy Rozman (2856) Mikhail Belous (2581)	1-0	23	2024
Benjamin Bok (3076) Mikhail Belous (2535)	1-0	30	2024
Alexey Sarana (3064) Mikhail Belous (2533)	1-0	51	2024

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