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IM Roman Popov

Roman Popov
Full name
Roman Popov
Born
1976 (age 50)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Russia
Retired
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Most Played Openings

White Pieces
English Opening: Two Knights Variation (1 games)
Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch, Closed (1 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Franco-Sicilian Variation (1 games)
King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (1 games)
Grünfeld Defense: Petrosian System (1 games)
Black Pieces
French Defense: Exchange Variation (1 games)
Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Slav Defense, Accelerated Move-Order (1 games)
Slav Defense: Modern Line (1 games)
Closed Sicilian Defense: Grand Prix Attack (1 games)
King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Variation (1 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Marcin Krzyzanowski (2494)
Roman Popov (2158)
1-0 51 2026
Alex Villa Tornero (2241)
Roman Popov (1962)
1-0 50 2024
Wladyslaw Pycinski (2237)
Roman Popov (1962)
1-0 66 2024
Timofey Bokhnak (2241)
Roman Popov (1890)
1-0 32 2024
Roman Popov (2344)
Ramil Faizrakhmanov (2475)
½-½ 45 2022
Roman Popov (2353)
Rous, Dominik (1463)
1-0 42 2021
Roman Popov (2353)
Michal Kolbusovsky (1641)
0-1 41 2021
Roman Popov (2353)
Lubos Skopec (1873)
½-½ 22 2021
Roman Popov (2353)
Bara, Jan (1310)
½-½ 33 2021
Aleksandr E Usov (2292)
Roman Popov (1641)
1-0 33 2021
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