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Valentin Kirilov

Number of games in database: 102
Years covered: 1956 to 1993
Last FIDE rating: 2339
Overall record: +26 -46 =30 (40.2%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 King's Indian (6) 
    E77 E61 E92 E66
 Ruy Lopez (5) 
    C85 C75 C84 C67
 Sicilian (5) 
    B22 B48 B29
 English (5) 
    A18 A19 A15 A17
 English, 1 c4 c5 (4) 
    A37 A30
 English, 1 c4 e5 (4) 
    A21 A25 A28
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (16) 
    B80 B32 B28 B92 B51
 King's Indian (8) 
    E80 E62 E64 E99 E61
 Robatsch (5) 
    B06
 Alekhine's Defense (4) 
    B03 B04 B02
 Sicilian Scheveningen (4) 
    B80 B81
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NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Latvian Championship (1968)
   Latvian Championship (1970)
   URS-ch qf Tallinn (1956)
   Latvian Championship (1961)
   Katowice Fibak Open (1993)

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VALENTIN KIRILOV
(born Mar-22-1938, died Jun-11-2017, 79 years old) Latvia

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Valentin Fedorovich Kirillov (Latvian: Valentins Kirilovs) was born in Rostov-on-Don*.

*Wikipedia article: Rostov-on-Don

Last updated: 2020-11-23 14:00:18

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 page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 102  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. A Lein vs V Kirilov  0-1331956URS-ch qf TallinnA16 English
2. V Kirilov vs Suetin  0-1401956URS-ch qf TallinnA17 English
3. A Ljuboschiz vs V Kirilov  1-0421956URS-ch qf TallinnB51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
4. V Kirilov vs I Nei  0-1251956URS-ch qf TallinnC46 Three Knights
5. P Kampenuss vs V Kirilov  0-1431956URS-ch qf TallinnA56 Benoni Defense
6. V Kirilov vs A Sokolsky  0-1291956URS-ch qf TallinnE21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights
7. Tal vs V Kirilov  1-0601956RigaB81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack
8. V Kirilov vs Koblents  0-1301956URS-ch qf TallinnA15 English
9. V Kirilov vs S Khalilbeili  1-0191959Baku Candidates-MastersC47 Four Knights
10. Bagirov vs V Kirilov 1-0311959Baku Candidates-MastersD10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
11. V Kirilov vs P Kampenuss  1-0131961Latvian ChampionshipB29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein
12. D Rovner vs V Kirilov  0-1521961Latvian ChampionshipE64 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System
13. V Kirilov vs Gipslis  0-1561961Latvian ChampionshipB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
14. V Kirilov vs V Ivanovs  1-0411961Latvian ChampionshipC85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD)
15. J Mileika vs V Kirilov  1-0421961Latvian ChampionshipA54 Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3
16. V Kirilov vs M Pasman  0-1331961Latvian ChampionshipC75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense
17. J Klavins vs V Kirilov  ½-½561961Latvian ChampionshipB80 Sicilian, Scheveningen
18. V Kirilov vs V Saigin  1-0211961Latvian ChampionshipA21 English
19. Klovans vs V Kirilov  1-0521961Latvian ChampionshipB80 Sicilian, Scheveningen
20. V Kirilov vs I Zilber  ½-½541961Latvian ChampionshipC85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD)
21. I Zdanovs vs V Kirilov  ½-½411961Latvian ChampionshipB98 Sicilian, Najdorf
22. V Kirilov vs V Heuer  ½-½501961Latvian ChampionshipA21 English
23. V Barsauskas vs V Kirilov  ½-½431961Latvian ChampionshipA36 English
24. G Uusi vs V Kirilov  1-0411961Latvian ChampionshipA04 Reti Opening
25. P Voitkevich vs V Kirilov  1-0131961Latvian ChampionshipC33 King's Gambit Accepted
 page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 102  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Feb-12-15  zanzibar: He made his USSR Sports Master norm in the <Latvian ch, Riga (1965)>.

http://www.apstulbis.info/t/2o6zrg1...

Bit of a shame we don't have any of his games from that tournament.

Feb-04-18
Premium Chessgames Member
  sachistu: Here are 3 games Kirilov from the LAT-ch 1965 <zanzibar>. Two are from Shakhmatny Bulletin and one from the H. Thomas book of Tal's game (1960-1966).

[Event "LAT-ch 22nd"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "1965.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kirilov, Valentins"]
[Black "Skuja, H."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1965.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Nc3 Qa5 8. d5 Ne5 9. Nxe5 Bxd1 10. Bb5+ Kd8 11. Nxf7+ Kc8 12. Kxd1 Nh6 13. Nxh8 e5 14. dxe6 Bb4 15. Bd7+ Kc7 16. Nb5+ Kb6 17. Be3+ Ka6 18. a3 Be7 19. Ke2 Rxh8 20. b4 Qd8 21. Rhc1 b6 22. Rc7 Qb8 23. Rac1 Bd8 24. Nd6 1-0
Sh.Bulletin,1965,#6,p182.

[Event "LAT-ch 22nd"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "1965.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kirilov, Valentins"]
[Black "Petkevich, JI."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E62"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1965.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. Nf3 c6 7. O-O a6 8. e4 b5 9. cxb5 axb5 10. e5 Ne8 11. Bf4 b4 12. Ne4 Be6 13. Re1 Na6 14. Qd2 dxe5 15. Nxe5 Bd5 16. Rac1 Rc8 17. Bf1 Nb8 18. Bh3 f6 19. Bxc8 Qxc8 20. Nd3 Na6 21. Bh6 g5 22. Bxg7 Nxg7 23. f3 Qf5 24. Qf2 h5 25. Qe3 Rb8 26. a3 bxa3 27. bxa3 g4 28. fxg4 hxg4 29. Qf4 Rb3 30. Rc3 Rb7 31. Nef2 Bf3 32. h3 gxh3 33. g4 Qa5 34. Nb4 Bg2 35. Nxh3 Bxh3 36. Rxh3 Nxb4 37. axb4 Qxb4 38. Qe3 Rd7 39. Rd1 c5 40. Qd2 Qxd4+ 41. Qxd4 cxd4 42. Kf2 Kf7 43. Rh7 1/2-1/2
Sh.Bulletin,1965,#6,p183.

[Event "LAT-ch 22nd"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "1965.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kirilov, Valentins"]
[Black "Tal, MN."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1965.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d4 exd4 7. e5 Ne4 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Nc5 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Bg5 Bxg5 12. Qxc5 Be7 13. Qe3 d5 14. exd6 Bxd6 15. Ne4 Bf5 16. Nxd6 Qxd6 17. Rad1 Qb4 18. Bb3 Rfe8 19. Qg3 Qe7 20. h3 Rad8 21. c3 h6 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Qf3 Qe4 24. Qxe4 Bxe4 25. Rd1 Rxd1+ 26. Bxd1 1/2-1/2
Tal(Thomas)/p119-120.

Oct-22-18
Premium Chessgames Member
  mifralu: Valentin Kirilov (22.03.1938-11.06.2017), an active chess player, trainer, publicist, organizer, died on June 11 at the age of 79.

https://www.sahafederacija.lv/rakst...

Nov-07-18  Caissanist: Has anyone read Kirilov/Kirillov's collection of Tal anecdotes "Team Tal: An Inside Story"? Of course Tal had quite a colorful reputation.

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