GM Nikolai Shalnev Full name Nikolai Shalnev Born 1944 (age 82) Place of birth Federation Germany Retired Profiles Rating Bio 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 Show All Games