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Yuri D Nikitin

Full name

Yuri D. Nikitin

Born

1/1/1989 (age 35)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Russia

Retired

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Closed Sicilian Defense: Fianchetto Variation (6 games)

Ruy López Opening: Jaenisch Gambit (2 games)

Closed Sicilian Defense (1 games)

French Defense: King's Indian Attack (1 games)

Ruy López Opening: Cozio Defense (1 games)

Black Pieces

French Defense: Classical, MacCutcheon, Advance, Tartakower Variation (3 games)

French Defense: Classical, Steinitz, Boleslavsky Variation (1 games)

Modern Defense with 1.e4 (1 games)

Owen's Defense (1 games)

Caro-Kann Defense: Gurgenidze System (1 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Yuri D Nikitin (2286) Dmitry Alenin (2061)	1-0	16	2011
Yuri D Nikitin (2286) Semen Virovlansky (2449)	½-½	13	2011
Yuri D Nikitin (2286) Anatoly Dragov (2017)	1-0	15	2011
Yuri D Nikitin (2278) Mikhail Krylov (2516)	0-1	57	2010
Yuri D Nikitin (2262) Dmitry Shestakov (2283)	½-½	42	2010
Yuri D Nikitin (2278) Mikhail Lushenkov (2459)	½-½	6	2010
Yuri D Nikitin (2262) Ivan Gerasimov (2376)	0-1	37	2010
Yuri D Nikitin (2262) Vasily Beliaev (2070)	1-0	29	2010
Yuri D Nikitin (2278) Pavel Potapov (2478)	0-1	65	2010
Yuri D Nikitin (2262) Iljas Gazizov (2227)	1-0	28	2010

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