GM Pavel Smirnov

Full name

Pavel Smirnov

Born

1982 (age 44)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Russia

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Slav Defense (25 games)

Catalan Opening (20 games)

Alapin Sicilian Defense (20 games)

Catalan Opening: Closed (19 games)

Slav Defense: Exchange Variation (16 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo, Fianchetto Variation (24 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Pelikán and Sveshnikov, Chelyabinsk Variation (23 games)

Catalan Opening: Closed (22 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Pelikán and Sveshnikov Variations (21 games)

Closed Sicilian Defense: Traditional Line (21 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Pavel Smirnov (2550) Vincent Keymer (2737)	1-0	34	2025
Pavel Smirnov (2557) Anish Giri (2732)	0-1	37	2025
Pavel Smirnov (2556) Benjamin Bok (2662)	0-1	45	2025
Pavel Smirnov (2557) Oleksandr Bortnyk (2670)	0-1	47	2025
Pavel Smirnov (2565) Vidit Gujrathi (2699)	0-1	36	2025
Pavel Smirnov (2560) Levon Aronian (2790)	0-1	73	2025
Pavel Smirnov (2546) Artur Gabrielian (2389)	0-1	21	2025
Abhimanyu Sameer Puranik (2645) Pavel Smirnov (2562)	1-0	22	2025
Arman Mikaelyan (2441) Pavel Smirnov (2557)	1-0	31	2025
Pavel Eljanov (2617) Pavel Smirnov (2556)	0-1	44	2025