GM Vadim Zvjaginsev Full name Vadim Zvjaginsev Born Aug 18, 1976 (age 48) Place of birth Federation Russia Profiles #385 World Ranking 2540 Classical 2464 Rapid 2527 Blitz Rating Bio Vadim Zvjaginsev is a Russian chess grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup. Most Played Openings White Pieces King's Pawn Opening: King's Knight, Konstantinopolsky Variation (38 games) Sicilian Defense (33 games) Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line, Stoltz Variation (30 games) French Defense: Chigorin Variation (27 games) Alapin Sicilian Defense (27 games) Black Pieces Sicilian Defense: Open, Accelerated Dragon, Modern Variation (29 games) Sicilian Defense: Open, Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind Formation (25 games) French Defense: Classical, Steinitz, Boleslavsky Variation (25 games) Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation (21 games) Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (20 games) Games Players Result Moves Year Vadim Zvjaginsev (2469) Almas Rakhmatullaev (2251) 1-0 34 2023 Vadim Zvjaginsev (2469) Giovanni Vescovi (2609) 1-0 50 2023 Vadim Zvjaginsev (2570) Haik Martirosyan (2770) 1-0 64 2023 Vadim Zvjaginsev (2570) Matvey Galchenko (2424) 1-0 34 2023 Vadim Zvjaginsev (2469) Arjun Erigaisi (2654) 0-1 56 2023 Vadim Zvjaginsev (2469) Vladislav Artemiev (2721) 0-1 23 2023 Vadim Zvjaginsev (2570) Mukhammadzokhid Suyarov (2449) 0-1 56 2023 Vadim Zvjaginsev (2570) Kazybek Nogerbek (2488) 0-1 74 2023 Vadim Zvjaginsev (2570) Ramazan Zhalmakhanov (2427) 0-1 32 2023 Vadim Zvjaginsev (2598) Boris Grachev (2595) ½-½ 18 2023 Show All Games