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IM Nikolai Efanov

Nikolai Efanov
Full name
Nikolai Efanov
Born
1990 (age 36)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Russia
Profiles
#
World Ranking
2391
Classical
2321
Rapid
2376
Blitz

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Sicilian Defense: Westerinen Attack (8 games)
French Defense: Exchange Variation (5 games)
Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation (5 games)
Sicilian Defense: French Variation (4 games)
Sicilian Defense (4 games)
Black Pieces
Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (10 games)
Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern, Knight Defense (5 games)
Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (4 games)
Queen's Gambit Declined (4 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Dragon, Classical Variation (4 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Nikolai Efanov (2399)
Viktoria Chernyak (2196)
½-½ 94 2018
Nikolai Efanov (2399)
Ruslan Kavyev (2211)
1-0 25 2018
Alexey Kukelko (2189)
Nikolai Efanov (2399)
½-½ 35 2018
Evgenij Lesovoi (2312)
Nikolai Efanov (2399)
½-½ 65 2018
Nikolai Efanov (2399)
Igor Kovalenko (2680)
½-½ 95 2015
Nikolai Efanov (2399)
Ernesto Inarkiev (2668)
½-½ 72 2015
Nikolai Efanov (2399)
Aleksey Goganov (2597)
½-½ 25 2015
Nikolai Efanov (2399)
Mikhail Demidov (2485)
0-1 35 2015
Nikolai Efanov (2399)
Yan Dzhumagaliev (2400)
0-1 57 2015
Nikolai Efanov (2399)
Evgeny Shtembuliak (2420)
0-1 32 2015
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