GM Valery Popov

Full name

Valerij Popov

Born

1974 (age 52)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Russia

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

King's Indian Defense: Gligorić System (29 games)

English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System (27 games)

King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation (20 games)

English Opening: King's English Variation (17 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined (16 games)

Black Pieces

Slav Defense: Modern, Triangle System (21 games)

Slav Defense (20 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (20 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Slav Defense, Accelerated Move-Order (19 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined (18 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Valery Popov (2534) Artem Avanesian (2258)	1-0	34	2026
Valery Popov (2534) Isaak Parpiev (2421)	½-½	69	2026
Valery Popov (2534) Anton Isajevsky (2379)	½-½	67	2026
Valery Popov (2534) Danila Lipovoy (1962)	½-½	17	2026
Elisei Bespalov (2250) Valery Popov (2534)	1-0	38	2026
Polina Pak (2025) Valery Popov (2534)	0-1	41	2026
Valery Popov (2543) Arthur Muromtsev (2007)	1-0	23	2021
Valery Popov (2543) Anna Kochukova (1929)	1-0	36	2021
Valery Popov (2488) Denis Pershin (2391)	1-0	36	2021
Valery Popov (2488) Alexey Sarana (2662)	1-0	44	2021