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Vaganian, Rafael A

Total Games

363

Wins

64

Draws

193

Losses

106

17.6% wins53.2% draws29.2% losses

Most Played Openings

D37 - Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack17D58 - Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense17C09 - French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Main Line16C17 - French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation14A07 - King's Indian Attack11A30 - English Opening: Wing Gambit10B04 - Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation9A34 - English Opening: Symmetrical Variation9E15 - Queen's Indian Defense: Buerger Variation8C02 - French Defense: Advance Variation8

Most Faced Opponents

Beliavsky, Alexander G28 gamesTal, Mihail26 gamesPortisch, Lajos22 gamesKarpov, Anatoly20 gamesJussupow, Artur16 gamesGeller, Efim P15 gamesPolugaevsky, Lev15 gamesShort, Nigel D15 gamesTimman, Jan H14 gamesLjubojevic, Ljubomir13 games

Featured Games

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Vaganian, Rafael A vs Tal, Mihail

Wch-blitz

1988

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Vaganian, Rafael A vs Tal, Mihail

Wch-blitz

1988

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Tal, Mihail vs Vaganian, Rafael A

Wch-blitz

1988

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FCGFCG
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Tal, Mihail vs Vaganian, Rafael A

Wch-blitz

1988

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FCGFCG
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Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Vaganian, Rafael A

Wch Team

1993

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FCGFCG
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Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Vaganian, Rafael A

Reggio Emilia8788

1987

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FCGFCG
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Vaganian,R vs Hou Yifan

50th Biel GM 2017

2017

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FCGFCG
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Adams, Michael vs Vaganian, Rafael A

Manila Interzonal

1990

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FCGFCG
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Vaganian, Rafael A vs Beliavsky, Alexander G

Tilburg rapid20

1993

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Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Vaganian, Rafael A

Reggio Emilia9596

1996

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Games (363)

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Kramnik, Vladimir vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1-0
Horgen 1995 E12
Timman, Jan H vs Vaganian, Rafael A
0-1
Horgen 1995 C17
Topalov, Veselin vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1-0
Novgorod 1995 C10
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1-0
Moscow ol (Men) 1994 C09
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2
Eupen op act 1994 A07
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2
Moscow ol (Men) 1994 A29
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1-0
Moscow ol (Men) 1994 D35
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Moscow blitz 1993 A07
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2
Groningen PCA 1993 D17
Smyslov, Vassily vs Vaganian, Rafael A
0-1
Rostov 1993 C01
Khalifman, Alexander vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
Moscow blitz 1993 A55
Topalov, Veselin vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
Groningen PCA 1993 C16
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Moscow blitz 1993 E94
Khalifman, Alexander vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1-0
Bundesliga 9293 1993 D51
Smyslov, Vassily vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
Moscow blitz 1993 C00
Polgar, Judit vs Vaganian, Rafael A
0-1
Groningen PCA 1993 C17
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2
Ter Apel 1993 D56
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Kamsky, Gata
1/2-1/2
Manila ol (Men) 1992 A35
Adams, Michael vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1-0
Oviedo Fischer Blitz 1992 D00
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Jussupow, Artur
0-1
GER CupT 1992 A08
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Shirov, Alexei
0-1
Manila ol (Men) 1992 D23
Adams, Michael vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1-0
Oviedo Fischer Blitz 1992 C02
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Short, Nigel D
0-1
EU-chT (Men) 1992 D54
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
Manila ol (Men) 1992 B04
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Adams, Michael
1-0
Oviedo Fischer Blitz 1992 A30
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Kasparov, Gary
1/2-1/2
Manila ol (Men) 1992 E97
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Adams, Michael
1-0
Ter Apel 1992 A07
Kasparov, Gary vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1-0
EU-chT (Men) 1992 D37
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2
Bled/Rogaska Slatina 1991 D12
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Kramnik, Vladimir
1/2-1/2
Moscow4 1991 D47
Kamsky, Gata vs Vaganian, Rafael A
0-1
Reykjavik op 1990 D03
Khalifman, Alexander vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1-0
GMA-qual f 1990 C11
Tal, Mihail vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
Moscow op 1990 D58
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Kamsky, Gata
1/2-1/2
New York op 1990 A35
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Bronstein, David I
1-0
Reykjavik op 1990 E38
Geller, Efim P vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
Reykjavik op 1990 C09
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Geller, Efim P
1-0
New York op 1990 D58
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
Reykjavik op 1990 E18
Tal, Mihail vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1989 C09
Jussupow, Artur vs Vaganian, Rafael A
0-1
World Cup 1989 D55
Kasparov, Gary vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1-0
World Cup 1989 A33
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1989 D59
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Kasparov, Gary
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1989 D76
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1-0
World Cup 1989 C01
Short, Nigel D vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1989 C17
Short, Nigel D vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1-0
World Cup 1989 C17
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1989 E18
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1-0
URS-ch56 1989 E32
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Spassky, Boris V
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1989 D58
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1989 A17
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