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IM Nikolai Vlassov

Full name

Nikolai Vlassov

Born

1/1/1965 (age 60)‎

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Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Alapin Sicilian Defense (186 games)

Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense (64 games)

Alapin Sicilian Defense: Barmen Defense (48 games)

Italian Game: Two Knights, Modern Bishop's Opening (42 games)

Caro-Kann Defense: Advance, Van der Wiel Attack (40 games)

Black Pieces

Indian Game: Black Knights' Tango (164 games)

Nimzowitsch Defense Declined (84 games)

Indian Game: East Indian, Anti-Nimzo-Indian Variation (37 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Dragon Variation (21 games)

Indian Game: Knights Variation (18 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Nikolai Vlassov (2624) Evgeny V. Melikhov (2445)	1-0	56	2025
Nikolai Vlassov (2615) Kevin Pan (2421)	1-0	31	2025
Nikolai Vlassov (2624) Diego Garcia Alvarez (2390)	1-0	70	2025
Nikolai Vlassov (2637) Kirill Kopjonkin (2490)	1-0	42	2025
Nikolai Vlassov (2637) Atousa Pourkashiyan (2496)	1-0	39	2025
Nikolai Vlassov (2628) David Gasparyan (2418)	1-0	28	2025
Nikolai Vlassov (2645) Israel Caspi (2723)	0-1	30	2025
Nikolai Vlassov (2643) Kacper Drozdowski (2982)	0-1	67	2025
Nikolai Vlassov (2628) Jan Gustafsson (2813)	0-1	42	2025
Nikolai Vlassov (2616) Marek Karas (2659)	½-½	49	2025

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