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Ilia Smirin
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Ilia Smirin

IsraelBorn 1968 (age 58)FIDE ID 2801990

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2567
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2566
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Ilia Smirin's classical titles

0 classical titles, 6 medals, newest first

  • Chess Olympiad 2018Silver, 1st reserve board · Israel
  • World Team Championship 2015Bronze, board 3 · Israel
  • Chess Olympiad 2010Bronze, team · Israel
  • European Team Championship 2005Silver, team · Israel
  • World Team Championship 2005Gold, board 2 · Israel
  • European Team Championship 2003Silver, team · Israel

Luft classical rating

Not ranked yet: the Luft classical rating needs at least 10 classical games in top events over the last year.

Openings

Their most-played, from 19 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense383%
Queen's Gambit Declined250%
Philidor Defense1100%
English Opening1100%
Ruy Lopez150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 3 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 0 · 83%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation275%
Moscow Variation1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 2 games, won 1, drew 0, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Janowski Variation1100%
Exchange Variation10%

Philidor Defense

With White: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Lion Variation1100%

English Opening

With White: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense1100%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Open150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 6 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 3 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Kan Variation20%
Taimanov Variation1100%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack150%
Closed150%
Richter-Rauzer Variation10%

King's Indian Defense

With Black: 4 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Orthodox Variation275%
Exchange Variation150%
Fianchetto Variation10%

Benoni Defense

With Black: 1 game, won 0, drew 0, lost 1 · 0%

VariationGamesScore
Taimanov Variation10%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20264½/6+6+5
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202626 Sep 20264½/9−21−20
European Chess Club Cup 202525 Oct 20252½/4−2−3
45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 202422 Sep 20244½/8−11−10
European Team Championship20 Nov 20233½/6+4+4

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMT. Hillarp Persson20 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship2502
P. Avila31 Jul 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232499
GMO. Almeida Quintana19 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242492
GME. Blomqvist23 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262481
IMF. Haring17 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship2446

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
P. AvilaLast 31 Jul 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232101
K. ShevchenkoLast 3 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232002
GMV. BologanLast 20 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242002
GMA. ShirovLast 12 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship1010
GMS. Ter-SahakyanLast 14 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship1010

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