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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, Ilia vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2
URS-ch55 1988 C80
Smirin, Ilia vs Shirov, Alexei
0-1
Borzhomi 1988 A85
Kamsky, Gata vs Smirin, Ilia
0-1
Borzhomi 1988 E73
Smirin, Ilia vs Smyslov, Vassily
1-0
URS-ch55 1988 B17
Smirin, Ilia vs Shirov, Alexei
1/2-1/2
URS-FL56 1988 B32
Jussupow, Artur vs Smirin, Ilia
1/2-1/2
URS-ch55 1988 E73
Gelfand, Boris vs Smirin, Ilia
1-0
Vilnius 1988 A31
Kasparov, Gary vs Smirin, Ilia
1-0
URS-ch55 1988 E97
Smirin, Ilia vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2
URS-ch55 1988 B70
Khalifman, Alexander vs Smirin, Ilia
1-0
Vilnius 1988 B78
Smirin, Ilia vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
URS-ch otbor 1987 B58
Smirin, Ilia vs Shirov, Alexei
1/2-1/2
Riga op 1987 C78
Smirin, Ilia vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0
URS-FL 1987 B23
Shirov, Alexei vs Smirin, Ilia
1-0
Riga op 1987 E90
Khalifman, Alexander vs Smirin, Ilia
1/2-1/2
URS-FL 1987 A65
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Smirin, Ilia
1/2-1/2
URS-ch otbor 1986 E94
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