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Smirin, Ilia

Total Games

216

Wins

43

Draws

100

Losses

73

19.9% wins46.3% draws33.8% losses

Most Played Openings

B42 - Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Modern Variation10C90 - Ruy Lopez: Closed9E97 - King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Modern System8B30 - Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian7B90 - Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation6C42 - Petrov's Defense5E94 - King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation5C99 - Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense, Panov System5B41 - Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation5B40 - Sicilian Defense: Pin Variation5

Most Faced Opponents

Grischuk,A17 gamesKamsky,G9 gamesKhalifman, Alexander9 gamesRadjabov,T8 gamesAdams, Michael8 gamesGelfand,B8 gamesAnand, Viswanathan7 gamesIvanchuk, Vassily7 gamesNepomniachtchi,I7 gamesBeliavsky, Alexander G6 games

Featured Games

FCGFCG
0-1

Smirin,I vs Grischuk,A

FIDE WCh KO

2000

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FCGFCG
1-0

Kamsky,G vs Smirin,I

WCC

2005

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FCGFCG
1-0

Erigaisi,Arjun vs Smirin,I

PNWCC Online Blitz JP 8

2020

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FCGFCG
1-0

Grischuk,A vs Smirin,I

FIDE WCh KO

2000

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FCGFCG
0-1

Kamsky,G vs Smirin,I

WCC

2005

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FCGFCG
0-1

Smirin,I vs Kamsky,G

WCC

2005

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FCGFCG
0-1

Polgar,Ju vs Smirin,I

39th Olympiad Men

2010

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FCGFCG
0-1

Short, Nigel D vs Smirin, Ilia

Tilburg

1992

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FCGFCG
1-0

Navara,D vs Smirin,I

37th Olympiad

2006

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FCGFCG
1-0

Polgar,Ju vs Smirin,I

34th Olympiad

2000

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Games (216)

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Erigaisi,Arjun vs Smirin,I★
1-0
PNWCC Online Blitz JP 8 2020 B42
Kamsky,G vs Smirin,I★
0-1
WCC 2005 B97
Kamsky,G vs Smirin,I★
1-0
WCC 2005 E61
Smirin,I vs Kamsky,G★
1/2-1/2
WCC 2005 B42
Smirin,I vs Kamsky,G★
0-1
WCC 2005 B40
Smirin,I vs Kamsky,G★
1/2-1/2
WCC 2005 C78
Kamsky,G vs Smirin,I★
1/2-1/2
WCC 2005 B97
Grischuk,A vs Smirin,I★
1-0
FIDE WCh KO 2000 B33
Smirin,I vs Grischuk,A★
0-1
FIDE WCh KO 2000 D34
Grischuk,A vs Smirin,I★
1/2-1/2
FIDE WCh KO 2000 B43
Smirin,I vs Grischuk,A★
1/2-1/2
FIDE WCh KO 2000 C90
Smirin,I vs Praggnanandhaa,R
1/2-1/2
15th London Classic Open 2025 B31
Smirin,I vs So,W
1/2-1/2
44th Olympiad 2022 2022 C67
Polgar,Ju vs Smirin,I
0-1
39th Olympiad Men 2010 B42
Smirin,I vs Giri,A
1/2-1/2
39th Olympiad Men 2010 C42
Navara,D vs Smirin,I
1-0
37th Olympiad 2006 C99
Smirin,I vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
Olympiad 2002 C88
Polgar,Ju vs Smirin,I
1-0
34th Olympiad 2000 B09
Smirin,I vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
34th Olympiad 2000 A28
Smirin, Ilia vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Biel Interzonal 1993 A42
Smirin, Ilia vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0
Biel Interzonal 1993 C90
Smirin, Ilia vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1992 C89
Short, Nigel D vs Smirin, Ilia
0-1
Tilburg 1992 B80
Smirin, Ilia vs Short, Nigel D
1-0
Tilburg 1992 C18
Adams, Michael vs Smirin, Ilia
1-0
Tilburg 1992 B82
Adams,Mi vs Smirin,I
0-1
LCC Superblitz Final 2024 B40
Smirin,I vs Vachier Lagrave,M
0-1
LCC Superblitz Final 2024 B31
Smirin,I vs Firouzja,Alireza
0-1
LCC Superblitz Final 2024 B15
Smirin,I vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
Jerusalem Masters 2024 2024 B46
Ivanchuk,V vs Smirin,I
1-0
Jerusalem Masters 2024 2024 B42
Smirin,I vs Keymer,Vincent
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Rapid Team 2024 B92
Smirin,I vs Shirov,A
1/2-1/2
24th European Teams 2023 C80
Praggnanandhaa,R vs Smirin,I
1-0
Chess.com RCC Wk14 Swiss 2022 B40
Grischuk,A vs Smirin,I
1/2-1/2
Online Olym Top DivC 2021 2021 B41
Gukesh,D vs Smirin,I
1/2-1/2
Riga Tech Open A 2021 2021 E95
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Smirin,I
1-0
World Blitz 2019 2019 B41
Giri,A vs Smirin,I
1/2-1/2
World Rapid 2019 2019 B40
Karjakin,Sergey vs Smirin,I
0-1
World Rapid 2019 2019 B41
Smirin,I vs Nakamura,Hi
0-1
World Rapid 2019 2019 C71
Smirin,I vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2
World Rapid 2019 2019 B93
Smirin,I vs Le Quang Liem
0-1
World Rapid 2019 2019 B13
Smirin,I vs Svidler,P
1-0
Netanya Masters 2019 2019 B13
Gelfand,B vs Smirin,I
1-0
Netanya Masters 2019 2019 E97
Karjakin,Sergey vs Smirin,I
1-0
World Blitz 2018 2018 B41
Smirin,I vs Kamsky,G
0-1
World Blitz 2018 2018 C95
Smirin,I vs Anand,V
1-0
World Blitz 2018 2018 B93
Kamsky,G vs Smirin,I
1-0
2nd Bundesliga Sud 2016-17 2016 A48
Gelfand,B vs Smirin,I
1/2-1/2
32nd ECC Open 2016 2016 E97
Smirin,I vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
32nd ECC Open 2016 2016 B34
Smirin,I vs Rapport,R
0-1
ACP Masters GpB 2015 2015 C61
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