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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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Adams, Michael vs Smirin, Ilia
1/2-1/2
EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 B22
Smirin, Ilia vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2
Ischia 1996 B57
Smirin, Ilia vs Kasparov, Gary
0-1
Yerevan ol (Men) 1996 B90
Smirin, Ilia vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 B12
Jussupow, Artur vs Smirin, Ilia
1/2-1/2
Yerevan ol (Men) 1996 E73
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Smirin, Ilia
1/2-1/2
PCA/Intel-GP 1995 E90
Smirin, Ilia vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2
Novosibirsk 1995 C80
Svidler, Peter vs Smirin, Ilia
1-0
Haifa 1995 B07
Smirin, Ilia vs Kramnik, Vladimir
0-1
PCA/Intel-GP 1995 B31
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Smirin, Ilia
1/2-1/2
Novosibirsk 1995 D79
Svidler, Peter vs Smirin, Ilia
1/2-1/2
Novosibirsk 1995 B85
Topalov, Veselin vs Smirin, Ilia
1-0
Rubinstein mem 1995 B48
Adams, Michael vs Smirin, Ilia
1-0
PCA-op 1994 A45
Smirin, Ilia vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2
PCA/Intel-GP 1994 B78
Leko, Peter vs Smirin, Ilia
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1994 B07
Smirin, Ilia vs Kamsky, Gata
1/2-1/2
PCA-op playoff 1994 E70
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Smirin, Ilia
1/2-1/2
PCA/Intel-GP 1994 B60
Smirin, Ilia vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1-0
PCA/Intel-GP 1994 B27
Bronstein, David I vs Smirin, Ilia
0-1
Oslo op 1994 E81
Smirin, Ilia vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2
PCA-op playoff 1994 C42
Topalov, Veselin vs Smirin, Ilia
0-1
Elenite 1994 B33
Anand, Viswanathan vs Smirin, Ilia
1-0
PCA/Intel-GP 1994 B07
Smirin, Ilia vs Anand, Viswanathan
0-1
PCA/Intel-GP 1994 C42
Smirin, Ilia vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2
PCA/Intel-GP 1994 B51
Smirin, Ilia vs Anand, Viswanathan
1-0
PCA/Intel-GP 1994 B72
Adams, Michael vs Smirin, Ilia
0-1
PCA-op playoff 1994 A45
Smirin, Ilia vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2
PCA/Intel-GP 1994 B31
Smirin, Ilia vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2
Elenite 1994 B13
Anand, Viswanathan vs Smirin, Ilia
1/2-1/2
PCA/Intel-GP 1994 B45
Smirin, Ilia vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2
Elenite 1993 C90
Smyslov, Vassily vs Smirin, Ilia
1/2-1/2
Rostov 1993 B24
Smirin, Ilia vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Groningen PCA 1993 B90
Polgar, Judit vs Smirin, Ilia
1-0
Groningen PCA 1993 B07
Leko, Peter vs Smirin, Ilia
1-0
Wijk op 1993 B82
Smirin, Ilia vs Shirov, Alexei
1/2-1/2
Wijk op 1993 B76
Timman, Jan H vs Smirin, Ilia
1/2-1/2
Oviedo rapid 1993 E81
Smirin, Ilia vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2
Manila ol (Men) 1992 B85
Short, Nigel D vs Smirin, Ilia
1/2-1/2
EU-chT (Men) 1992 B82
Smirin, Ilia vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2
EU-chT (Men) 1992 C42
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Smirin, Ilia
1/2-1/2
Alekhine op 1992 E90
Tal, Mihail vs Smirin, Ilia
1-0
URS-chT 1990 E92
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Smirin, Ilia
1-0
URS-ch57 1990 E84
Smirin, Ilia vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2
URS-ch57 1990 C45
Smirin, Ilia vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
0-1
URS-ch56 1989 C95
Smirin, Ilia vs Shirov, Alexei
1/2-1/2
URS-sf 1989 C92
Smirin, Ilia vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2
GMA-Open 1989 B17
Smirin, Ilia vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
URS-ch56 1989 B90
Karpov, Anatoly vs Smirin, Ilia
1-0
URS-ch55 1988 A30
Smirin, Ilia vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
URS-FL56 1988 B23
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Smirin, Ilia
1-0
URS-ch55 1988 E90
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