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GM Sergey Kalinichev

Sergey Kalinichev
Full name
Sergey Kalinitschew
Born
1956 (age 70)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Germany
Profiles
#956
World Ranking
2374
Classical
2374
Rapid
2255
Blitz

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Debrecen, Classical Main Line (14 games)
Slav Defense (13 games)
Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange, Positional Line (11 games)
Slav Defense: Modern, Triangle System (9 games)
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Yugoslav, Panno System (9 games)
Black Pieces
Sicilian Defense: Open, Löwenthal, Kalashnikov Variation (28 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Pelikán and Sveshnikov, Chelyabinsk Variation (22 games)
Alapin Sicilian Defense (20 games)
Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (16 games)
Queen's Pawn Opening: English Defense (15 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Sergey Kalinichev (2390)
Marcel Kanarek (2503)
½-½ 39 2024
Sergey Kalinichev (2389)
Igor Glek (2429)
½-½ 41 2024
Jacek Tomczak (2594)
Sergey Kalinichev (2390)
1-0 31 2024
Robert Baskin (2472)
Sergey Kalinichev (2389)
½-½ 63 2024
Sergey Kalinichev (2434)
Jaroslav Mojzis (2030)
1-0 66 2021
Sergey Kalinichev (2434)
Nicolas Giffard (2247)
1-0 48 2021
Sergey Kalinichev (2434)
Patrick Hugentobler (2168)
1-0 49 2021
Sergey Kalinichev (2408)
Eduard Meduna (2352)
1-0 31 2021
Sergey Kalinichev (2408)
Stefan Koper (1863)
1-0 49 2021
Dan Uddenfeldt (2309)
Sergey Kalinichev (2434)
1-0 60 2021
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