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GM Nikolai Shalnev

Nikolai Shalnev
Full name
Nikolai Shalnev
Born
1944 (age 82)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Germany
Retired
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Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation (3 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Fianchetto Variation (2 games)
Bird's Opening: Dutch Variation (2 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Dragon, Fianchetto Variation (1 games)
Ruy López Opening: Jaenisch, Dyckhoff Variation (1 games)
Black Pieces
Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (2 games)
Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (2 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, Sozin, Flank Variation (2 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, Opočenský Variation (1 games)
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical, Rubinstein Variation (1 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Nikolai Shalnev (2307)
Ivo Jelecevic (2173)
½-½ 18 2015
Matej Kersic (2152)
Nikolai Shalnev (2307)
½-½ 28 2015
Teo Balen (2073)
Nikolai Shalnev (2307)
½-½ 35 2015
Bogdan Bozinovic (2192)
Nikolai Shalnev (2307)
½-½ 8 2015
Nikolai Shalnev (2338)
Jean Lucas (1767)
½-½ 44 2013
Nikolai Shalnev (2338)
Andrey Vovk (2564)
0-1 49 2013
Nikolai Shalnev (2338)
Philippe Glod (1904)
½-½ 20 2013
Nikolai Shalnev (2367)
Vladimir Georgiev (2579)
½-½ 38 2011
Nikolai Shalnev (2354)
Norbert Kranewitter (2114)
½-½ 12 2011
Nikolai Shalnev (2354)
Matej Blazeka (2191)
½-½ 15 2011
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