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Vitalijus Novikovas

Vitalijus Novikovas
Full name
Vitalij Novikov
Born
1958 (age 68)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Lithuania
Profiles
#2460
World Ranking
2251
Classical
2092
Rapid

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Alapin Sicilian Defense (7 games)
Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (3 games)
Alapin Sicilian Defense: Barmen Defense (2 games)
Caro-Kann Defense: Advance, Botvinnik-Carls Defense (2 games)
Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Exchange, Normal Variation (2 games)
Black Pieces
French Defense: Rubinstein, Blackburne Defense (4 games)
French Defense: Winawer, Advance, Petrosian Variation (3 games)
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation (2 games)
French Defense: Tarrasch, Open, Chistyakov, Modern Line (2 games)
English Opening: MikÄ—nas-Carls, Flohr Variation (2 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Vitalijus Novikovas (2318)
Vaidas Setkauskas (2271)
0-1 35 2015
Vitalijus Novikovas (2318)
Tautvydas Vedrickas (2330)
½-½ 22 2015
Vitalijus Novikovas (2318)
Laimonas Kudzma (2224)
½-½ 80 2015
Vitalijus Novikovas (2318)
Evgeny Gleizerov (2509)
½-½ 80 2015
Vitalijus Novikovas (2320)
Ruslan Kashtanov (2322)
½-½ 7 2015
Vitalijus Novikovas (2325)
Algimantas Butnorius (2377)
½-½ 40 2015
Vitalijus Novikovas (2320)
Vladimir Paleologu (2080)
0-1 34 2015
Vitalijus Novikovas (2320)
Zivile Urbonaviciute (1870)
1-0 51 2015
Vitalijus Novikovas (2320)
Markus Lipinsky (2100)
1-0 25 2015
Vitalijus Novikovas (2325)
Kestutis Vasylius (2117)
1-0 29 2015
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