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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

FCGFCG
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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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FCGFCG
1-0

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
0-1

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
1/2-1/2
Niksic 1978 D58
Geller, Efim P vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
Lvov zt 1978 C09
Smyslov, Vassily vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
Clarin 1978 D34
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Timman, Jan H
0-1
Niksic 1978 A30
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
Niksic 1978 A08
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Smyslov, Vassily
1-0
Lvov zt 1978 D94
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Bronstein, David I
1-0
Kirovakan 1978 D64
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1-0
URS-FL 1977 A58
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
October Revolution 60 1977 E11
Tal, Mihail vs Vaganian, Rafael A
0-1
October Revolution 60 1977 A34
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
1/2-1/2
October Revolution 60 1977 D37
Smyslov, Vassily vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
October Revolution 60 1977 C06
Geller, Efim P vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1-0
URS-ch44 1976 C07
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Vaganian, Rafael A
0-1
URS-ch44 1976 A34
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Smyslov, Vassily
1-0
URS-ch44 1976 A50
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Vaganian, Rafael A
0-1
Skopje 1976 C05
Karpov, Anatoly vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1-0
Skopje 1976 C08
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2
URS-ch44 1976 E14
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
URS-ch44 1976 B70
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Timman, Jan H
0-1
Skopje 1976 A17
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
URS-ch44 1976 E19
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1-0
URS-ch43 1975 A05
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Moscow 1975 D40
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
1-0
URS-ch43 1975 D03
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1-0
URS-chT 1975 D46
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
Vilnius zt 1975 C09
Tal, Mihail vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
URS-chT 1975 D36
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Bronstein, David I
1-0
URS-ch43 1975 C09
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
Moscow 1975 A14
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2
Moscow 1975 A41
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Vaganian, Rafael A
0-1
Moscow 1975 C08
Geller, Efim P vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1-0
URS-ch43 1975 C04
Tal, Mihail vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
URS-ch43 1975 C09
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Bronstein, David I
1-0
Vilnius zt 1975 E68
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1-0
Moscow 1975 A17
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1-0
URS-ch43 1975 A29
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Spassky, Boris V
0-1
Moscow 1975 D58
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1-0
URS-ch42 1974 D86
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
1/2-1/2
Hastings 7475 1974 E12
Tal, Mihail vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
URS-ch42 1974 E13
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Vaganian, Rafael A
0-1
Belgrade-Moscow 1974 C00
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
URS-ch42 1974 D06
Karpov, Anatoly vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1-0
Tungsram Budapest 1973 C09
Tal, Mihail vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1-0
Dubna 1973 C04
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Bronstein, David I
1-0
URS-ch sf 1973 D27
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Smyslov, Vassily
1-0
Moscow-3teams 1973 E48
Geller, Efim P vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
Tungsram Budapest 1973 C04
Geller, Efim P vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
URS-ch39 1971 B05
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
URS-ch39 1971 A30
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0
URS-ch39 1971 A14
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