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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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Smirin,I vs Anand,V
0-1
World Blitz 2006 B92
Smirin,I vs Carlsen,M
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2006 C90
Gelfand,B vs Smirin,I
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2006 E94
Grischuk,A vs Smirin,I
0-1
World Team Ch 2005 E81
Gelfand,B vs Smirin,I
1/2-1/2
21st ECC 2005 E94
Smirin,I vs Portisch,L
1-0
21st ECC 2005 B48
Nakamura,H vs Smirin,I
1-0
7th Foxwoods Open 2005 B09
Smirin,I vs Gelfand,B
1-0
It 2004 B70
Smirin,I vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2
It 2003 C42
Korchnoi,V vs Smirin,I
0-1
It 2003 D76
Morozevich,A vs Smirin,I
1/2-1/2
It 2003 B33
Smirin,I vs Korchnoi,V
1-0
It 2003 C99
Khalifman,A vs Smirin,I
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS 2003 D76
Smirin,I vs Nakamura,H
1-0
Foxwoods Open 2003 B42
Kramnik,V vs Smirin,I
0-1
RUS vs. ROW 2002 E97
Svidler,P vs Smirin,I
1/2-1/2
RUS vs. ROW 2002 B30
Morozevich,A vs Smirin,I
1-0
RUS vs. ROW 2002 B30
Smirin,I vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
RUS vs. ROW 2002 C88
Smirin,I vs Khalifman,A
1/2-1/2
RUS vs. ROW 2002 B30
Karpov,An vs Smirin,I
0-1
RUS vs. ROW 2002 D77
Smirin,I vs Korchnoi,V
1/2-1/2
GM 2002 C09
Korchnoi,V vs Smirin,I
0-1
GM 2002 D85
Ivanchuk,V vs Smirin,I
1/2-1/2
FIDE GP 2002 B08
Smirin,I vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
FIDE GP 2002 B90
Smirin,I vs Beliavsky,A
1/2-1/2
FIDE GP 2002 C92
Beliavsky,A vs Smirin,I
1-0
FIDE GP 2002 D82
Karjakin,Sergey vs Smirin,I
0-1
FIDE GP 2002 C55
Smirin,I vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
FIDE GP 2002 A37
Smirin,I vs Shirov,A
1/2-1/2
Bosnia GM 2002 B31
Smirin,I vs Radjabov,T
1/2-1/2
Bosnia GM 2002 C05
Smirin,I vs Grischuk,A
0-1
ECC 2001 C89
Smirin,I vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2
Bosnia 2001 2001 B85
Radjabov,T vs Smirin,I
0-1
GMA 2001 E97
Smirin,I vs Grischuk,A
1-0
New York Open 2000 C90
Smirin, Ilia vs Kramnik, Vladimir
0-1
EUCup final 15th 1999 B70
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Smirin, Ilia
1/2-1/2
EUCup G6 1999 B42
Smirin, Ilia vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Tel Aviv super 1st 1999 A26
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Smirin, Ilia
1/2-1/2
EUCup final 14th 1999 E97
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Smirin, Ilia
0-1
Dresden zt 1998 E94
Smirin, Ilia vs Jussupow, Artur
1/2-1/2
Dresden zt 1998 C43
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Smirin, Ilia
0-1
EUCup Gr7 1998 E71
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam vs Smirin, Ilia
0-1
Elista ol (Men) 1998 E97
Smirin, Ilia vs Short, Nigel D
1/2-1/2
Elista ol (Men) 1998 C07
Smirin, Ilia vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
1/2-1/2
Elista ol (Men) 1998 C90
Smirin, Ilia vs Anand, Viswanathan
0-1
Villarrobledo op 1998 B12
Smirin, Ilia vs Kasparov, Gary
0-1
ISR-Kasparov handicap 1998 D12
Kasparov, Gary vs Smirin, Ilia
1/2-1/2
ISR-Kasparov handicap 1998 B43
Adams, Michael vs Smirin, Ilia
1/2-1/2
EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 B66
Karpov, Anatoly vs Smirin, Ilia
1-0
EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 E63
Smirin, Ilia vs Adams, Michael
1-0
EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 A28
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