IM Valerij Smirnov

Full name

Valerij Smirnov

Born

1953 (age 73)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Belarus

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation (10 games)

King's Indian Defense: Accelerated Averbakh Variation (5 games)

King's Indian Defense: Makogonov Variation (4 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined (3 games)

Slav Defense: Modern, Quiet, Schallopp Defense (3 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (8 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (8 games)

Benoni Defense (5 games)

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Bishop Attack (4 games)

Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (3 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Valerij Smirnov (2255) Aleksey Goganov (2510)	0-1	39	2023
Valerij Smirnov (2255) Matvei Savelev (1715)	½-½	14	2023
Valerij Smirnov (2261) Vitaly Teterev (2476)	1-0	67	2020
Valerij Smirnov (2261) Roman Leinov (2168)	½-½	35	2020
Vitaly Meribanov (2417) Valerij Smirnov (2261)	1-0	34	2020
Valerij Smirnov (2261) Ivan Strizhnev (1394)	1-0	17	2019
Valerij Smirnov (2261) Alexey Pakhomov (2315)	0-1	41	2019
Valerij Smirnov (2261) Sergei Tiviakov (2611)	0-1	44	2019
Valerij Smirnov (2261) Klementy Sychev (2579)	0-1	44	2019
Valerij Smirnov (2261) Vladimir Barski (2389)	½-½	16	2019