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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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FCGFCG
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Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Vaganian, Rafael A

Reggio Emilia9596

1996

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Games (363)

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Vaganian, Rafael A vs Short, Nigel D
0-1
World Cup 1989 D35
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1989 D12
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1989 D58
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1989 C19
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1
URS-ch56 1989 E97
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1989 E18
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
World Cup 1989 E11
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Jussupow, Artur
1-0
World Cup 1989 E41
Portisch, Lajos vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1989 E18
Portisch, Lajos vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
Candidats m3 1988 D58
Portisch, Lajos vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
Candidats m3 1988 D55
Smyslov, Vassily vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
URS-ch55 1988 D03
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
World Cup+ 1988 E05
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2
Candidats m3 1988 A33
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
0-1
URS-ch55 1988 E05
Karpov, Anatoly vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
URS-ch55 1988 D35
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2
World Cup+ 1988 A30
Jussupow, Artur vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
URS-ch55 1988 E05
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2
Candidats m3 1988 A30
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2
URS-ch55 1988 A39
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2
World Cup+ 1988 E19
Portisch, Lajos vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1-0
Candidats m3 1988 D58
Larsen, Bent vs Vaganian, Rafael A
0-1
Esbjerg 1988 D59
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
URS-ch55 1988 D37
Tal, Mihail vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
World Cup+ 1988 A14
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2
Candidats m3 1988 E04
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Kasparov, Gary
1/2-1/2
URS-ch55 1988 E92
Jussupow, Artur vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
Leningrad 1987 D37
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2
Sarajevo 1987 E15
Smyslov, Vassily vs Vaganian, Rafael A
0-1
Moscow TV 1987 B02
Short, Nigel D vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
London 1986 C09
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Timman, Jan H
1-0
OHRA 1986 E16
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Sochi 1986 E15
Portisch, Lajos vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
London 1986 D10
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
OHRA 1986 D18
Geller, Efim P vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
Sochi 1986 B03
Smyslov, Vassily vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
Sochi 1986 E60
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
London 1986 D55
Timman, Jan H vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1-0
OHRA 1986 C15
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Spassky, Boris V
1/2-1/2
London 1986 E11
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
OHRA 1986 D58
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Vaganian, Rafael A
0-1
Sochi 1986 C09
Larsen, Bent vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
London 1986 A30
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1985 D58
Geller, Efim P vs Vaganian, Rafael A
0-1
Moscow 1985 B04
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Naestved 1985 D55
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Vaganian, Rafael A
0-1
Candidats Tournament 1985 E05
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1985 D19
Jussupow, Artur vs Vaganian, Rafael A
0-1
Candidats Tournament 1985 A55
Larsen, Bent vs Vaganian, Rafael A
0-1
Naestved 1985 A07
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