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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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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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Vaganian, Rafael A vs Tal, Mihail
0-1
URS-ch39 1971 A75
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2
URS-ch39 1971 A34
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Bronstein, David I
0-1
URS-ch39 1971 A92
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Tal, Mihail
0-1
Sochi schev 1970 A89
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
0-1
URS-ch38 Riga 1970 D25
Karpov, Anatoly vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1-0
URS-ch38 Riga 1970 D90
Karpov, Anatoly vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
URS-ch U18 playoff 1969 B04
Karpov, Anatoly vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
URS-ch U18 playoff 1969 B04
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
URS-ch U18 playoff 1969 E51
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
URS-ch U18 playoff 1969 E14
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
URS-ch U18 playoff 1969 E20
Karpov, Anatoly vs Vaganian, Rafael A
0-1
URS-ch U18 playoff 1969 B04
Karpov, Anatoly vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2
URS-chT 1968 B04
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