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GM Vladimir Baklan

Vladimir Baklan

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Full name

Vladimir Baklan

Born

Feb 25, 1978 (age 45)‎

Place of birth

Soviet Union

Federation

Ukraine

Rating

Bio

Vladimir Baklan is a Ukrainian Grandmaster.

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Alapin Sicilian Defense (40 games)

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (38 games)

Caro-Kann Defense: Advance, Short Variation with 4.Nf3 (36 games)

Sicilian Defense: Pin Variation (30 games)

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (21 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (63 games)

French Defense: Classical, Burn Variation (22 games)

Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet Line (21 games)

Alapin Sicilian Defense (18 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Sozin Attack (18 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Vladimir Baklan (2625) Sebastian Kraus (1904)	1-0	29	2023
Vladimir Baklan (2625) Ali Elier (2216)	1-0	37	2023
Vladimir Baklan (2625) Jules Moussard (2606)	1-0	41	2023
Vladimir Baklan (2625) Bobby Cheng (2513)	0-1	51	2023
Vladimir Baklan (2625) Baadur Jobava (2647)	0-1	54	2023
Vladimir Baklan (2625) Sergey A Fedorchuk (2523)	½-½	17	2023
Vladimir Baklan (2544) Yannick Gozzoli (2575)	½-½	52	2023
Vladimir Baklan (2550) Jingyao Tin (2573)	½-½	30	2023
Vladimir Baklan (2625) Pavel Eljanov (2641)	½-½	24	2023
Vladimir Baklan (2625) Victor Bologan (2550)	½-½	65	2023

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