GM Zahar Efimenko

Zahar Efimenko

Maria Emelianova

Full name

Zahar Efimenko

Born

Jul 3, 1985 (age 40)‎

Place of birth

Makiivka, Ukraine

Federation

Ukraine

Bio

Zahar Efimenko is an Ukranian Grandmaster.

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, Opočenský, Traditional Line (28 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (27 games)

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (26 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, Classical Variation (25 games)

Ruy López Opening: Berlin Defense (21 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, English Attack (27 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Closed, Martinez Variation (15 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Accelerated Dragon, Modern Variation (13 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense (12 games)

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation (11 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Zahar Efimenko (2563) Lukas Winterberg (2425)	½-½	44	2026
Zahar Efimenko (2562) Alvar Alonso Rosell (2552)	½-½	41	2026
Etienne Bacrot (2631) Zahar Efimenko (2563)	½-½	31	2026
Boban Bogosavljevic (2465) Zahar Efimenko (2562)	½-½	23	2026
Zahar Efimenko (2563) Abhijeet Gupta (2577)	1-0	32	2025
Zahar Efimenko (2570) Sankalp Gupta (2548)	1-0	80	2025
Zahar Efimenko (2563) Jorden van Foreest (2680)	0-1	49	2025
Zahar Efimenko (2570) Bartosz Socko (2570)	0-1	51	2025
Zahar Efimenko (2783) Jann-Christian Tiarks (2462)	½-½	45	2025
Zahar Efimenko (2563) Robert Kempinski (2552)	½-½	23	2025