IM Nikolai Vlassov Full name Nikolai Vlassov Born 1965 (age 61) Place of birth Federation Russia Profiles #1503 World Ranking 2322 Classical 2259 Rapid 2309 Blitz Rating Bio Most Played Openings White Pieces Alapin Sicilian Defense (186 games) Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense (64 games) Alapin Sicilian Defense: Barmen Defense (48 games) Italian Game: Two Knights, Modern Bishop's Opening (42 games) Caro-Kann Defense: Advance, Van der Wiel Attack (40 games) Black Pieces Indian Game: Black Knights' Tango (164 games) Nimzowitsch Defense Declined (84 games) Indian Game: East Indian, Anti-Nimzo-Indian Variation (37 games) Sicilian Defense: Open, Dragon Variation (21 games) Indian Game: Knights Variation (18 games) Games Players Result Moves Year Nikolai Vlassov (2695) Zechen Yu (2414) 1-0 22 2026 Nikolai Vlassov (2702) Rustem Gorbenko (2495) 1-0 54 2026 Nikolai Vlassov (2718) Mohammad Hossein Darvishi (2758) 1-0 53 2026 Nikolai Vlassov (2714) Paul Rohwer (2505) 1-0 32 2026 Nikolai Vlassov (2698) Paul Rohwer (2511) 1-0 38 2026 Nikolai Vlassov (2698) Ken Arnold (2545) 1-0 39 2026 Nikolai Vlassov (2725) Anthony Atanasov (2975) 1-0 25 2026 Nikolai Vlassov (2712) Mitul K H (2563) 1-0 60 2026 Nikolai Vlassov (2694) Sebastian Almagro Mazariegos (2457) 1-0 46 2026 Nikolai Vlassov (2723) Efe Aynaoglu (2567) 1-0 57 2026 Show All Games