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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
1-0

Tal, Mihail vs Vaganian, Rafael A

Wch-blitz

1988

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FCGFCG
1-0

Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Vaganian, Rafael A

Wch Team

1993

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FCGFCG
1-0

Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Vaganian, Rafael A

Reggio Emilia8788

1987

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FCGFCG
0-1

Vaganian,R vs Hou Yifan

50th Biel GM 2017

2017

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FCGFCG
1-0

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
1-0

Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Vaganian, Rafael A

Reggio Emilia9596

1996

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Games (363)

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Portisch, Lajos vs Vaganian, Rafael A
0-1
Candidats Tournament 1985 A54
Timman, Jan H vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1-0
Candidats Tournament 1985 C17
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Spassky, Boris V
0-1
Candidats Tournament 1985 E15
Short, Nigel D vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1985 C02
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1985 D52
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
Moscow 1985 D59
Short, Nigel D vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1-0
Naestved 1985 C04
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
London 1984 A34
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
London 1984 E11
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Timman, Jan H
0-1
London 1984 E13
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Lvov 1984 E19
Short, Nigel D vs Vaganian, Rafael A
0-1
Lvov 1984 B04
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
1-0
URS-ch50 1983 A07
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2
Keres mem 1983 E19
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
URS-ch50 1983 E18
Jussupow, Artur vs Vaganian, Rafael A
0-1
URS-ch50 1983 D03
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2
URS-ch50 1983 A30
Tal, Mihail vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
URS-ch50 1983 D85
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
URS-ch50 1983 A34
Geller, Efim P vs Vaganian, Rafael A
0-1
URS-ch50 1983 C05
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Keres mem 1983 E12
Geller, Efim P vs Vaganian, Rafael A
0-1
Yerevan zt 1982 C05
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Jussupow, Artur
1/2-1/2
Yerevan zt 1982 D52
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Vaganian, Rafael A
0-1
URS-ch sf 1982 A57
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
Moscow 1982 D55
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Moscow 1982 D20
Short, Nigel D vs Vaganian, Rafael A
0-1
Hastings8283 1982 C09
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Kasparov, Gary
1/2-1/2
Moscow1 1981 E60
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2
Moscow-ch 1981 E60
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
Moscow-4teams 1981 D06
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2
Moscow-4teams 1981 E19
Jussupow, Artur vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
Moscow-ch 1981 A46
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
1/2-1/2
Baden 1980 D37
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Tal, Mihail
0-1
Yerevan 1980 A14
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Jussupow, Artur
1/2-1/2
Rostov 1980 A29
Spassky, Boris V vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
Baden 1980 C16
Geller, Efim P vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
URS-ch48 1980 C04
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
1/2-1/2
URS-ch48 1980 D37
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Jussupow, Artur
0-1
URS-ch48 1980 D48
Tal, Mihail vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
Tallinn 1979 D58
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Kasparov, Gary
0-1
URS-ch47 1979 C41
Jussupow, Artur vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1-0
URS-ch47 1979 A43
Tal, Mihail vs Vaganian, Rafael A
0-1
URS-ch47 1979 A34
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2
Tallinn 1979 A11
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2
Tallinn 1979 E61
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
URS-ch47 1979 C09
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
URS-ch47 1979 D59
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
1-0
Lvov zt 1978 D73
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
1/2-1/2
URS-FL 1978 D30
Najdorf, Miguel vs Vaganian, Rafael A
0-1
Clarin 1978 A43
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