Vladimir Malakhov
Number of games in database: 1,046
Years covered: 1992 to 2013
Last FIDE rating: 2710
Highest rating achieved in database: 2732
Overall record: +421 -124 =404 (65.6%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      97 exhibition games, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  Sicilian (163)      B30 B40 B54 B50 B42  English (60)      A15 A13 A10 A16 A14  Slav (46)      D12 D11 D15 D10 D14  French Defense (26)      C05 C07 C03 C08 C00  French Tarrasch (22)      C05 C07 C03 C08 C06  English, 1 c4 e5 (18)      A29 A25 A20 A27	With the Black pieces:  Sicilian (173)      B27 B35 B36 B22 B32  Slav (110)      D15 D12 D10 D11 D14  Sicilian Dragon (49)      B35 B36 B74 B38 B70  Queen's Gambit Declined (48)      D30 D31 D37  Ruy Lopez (35)      C67 C65  Queen's Pawn Game (25)      A50 D02 D00 E10 E00

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   V Malakhov vs Areshchenko, 2005 1-0
   Svidler vs V Malakhov, 2009 0-1
   D Bubalovic vs V Malakhov, 1996 0-1
   Eljanov vs V Malakhov, 2009 0-1
   V Malakhov vs E Shaposhnikov, 2001 1-0
   V Malakhov vs W So, 2009 1-0
   J Rowson vs V Malakhov, 2003 0-1
   W So vs V Malakhov, 2009 0-1
   V Malakhov vs P H Nielsen, 2003 1-0
   A Minasian vs V Malakhov, 2006 0-1

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: [what is this?]
   FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (2004)

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   EU-ch 4th (2003)
   FIDE World Cup (2005)
   Politiken Cup (2007)
   Russian Championship Higher League (2007)
   European Individual Championships (2007)
   Euro Club Cup (2008)
   World Cup (2009)
   Politiken Cup (2009)
   Ordix Open (2009)
   10th European Individual Championship (2009)
   Politiken Cup (2012)
   13th European Individual Championship (2012)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   D15 Slav: Chameleon [Black] by chess.master
   A43 by dionisio54
   maestro37's favorite games 2 by maestro37
   Match So! by amadeus
   World Cup 2009 by GM Wesley So by LaFreak III
   Stonewall by Mislav

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VLADIMIR MALAKHOV (born Nov-27-1980) Russia [what is this?] Grandmaster Vladimir Malakhov first made a name for himself by winning the World Under-14 Championship in 1993. Since then he has steadily improved his Elo rating, reaching the coveted 2700 mark once in April of 2004 and again since April of 2009. He is also a part-time nuclear physicist. He has had many successes in the European and World Championships. He placed second in both the EU-ch 4th (2003) and 10th European Individual Championship (2009). In the FIDE World Championships of 2000 and 2004, he reached the second round. He was more successful in the next FIDE cycle: his eleventh place at the FIDE World Cup (2005) earned him a berth in the 2006 Candidates when top rating seeds Garry Kasparov and Vladimir Kramnik declined to enter. He was eliminated from the cycle after he lost his first Candidates' match to Alexander Grischuk. In the World Cup (2009) Malakhov reached the semi-finals after eliminating Pavel Eljanov, Wesley So, and Peter Svidler before being defeated by Ruslan Ponomariov in the rapid tiebreaks. The latter result qualified him for participation in the World Cup (2011); there he lost in the first round to Argentine GM Ruben Felgaer after drawing the classical games and losing the 25 minute rapid game tiebreaker 1.5-0.5. He came =2nd (3rd on tiebreak) at the 13th European Individual Championship (2012), scoring 8/11 and qualifying for the World Cup 2013. He placed equal 1st in the GM Vladimir Petrov memorial A rapid tournament held in Latvia in February 2013. Fascinating interview in 2010 with Malakhov: http://www.chessintranslation.com/2...

page 1 of 42; games 1-25 of 1,046  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. D Mitev vs V Malakhov   0-1 27 1992 Wch U12 B01 Scandinavian 2. V Malakhov vs A Berescu   1-0 52 1992 Wch U12 A45 Queen's Pawn Game 3. V Malakhov vs B Asanov   1-0 102 1992 Wch U12 B07 Pirc 4. V Malakhov vs M Ab Rahman   1-0 29 1992 Wch U12 A49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4 5. V Malakhov vs T Soponyai   1-0 31 1992 Wch U12 B06 Robatsch 6. F Felecan vs V Malakhov 1-0 24 1992 Wch U12 A20 English 7. G Bakhtadze vs V Malakhov   0-1 42 1992 Wch U12 B32 Sicilian 8. S Halkias vs V Malakhov   0-1 40 1992 Wch U12 A61 Benoni 9. V Malakhov vs M Labollita   1-0 37 1992 Wch U12 A48 King's Indian 10. V Malakhov vs A Gershon   ½-½ 54 1992 Wch U12 B83 Sicilian 11. Van Den Doel vs V Malakhov   0-1 59 1993 Wch U14 B27 Sicilian 12. V Malakhov vs N Praznik   1-0 19 1993 Wch U14 C01 French, Exchange 13. Leitao vs V Malakhov   0-1 40 1993 Wch U14 A50 Queen's Pawn Game 14. R Svicevic vs V Malakhov   0-1 42 1993 Wch U14 B27 Sicilian 15. G Bakhtadze vs V Malakhov   0-1 56 1993 Wch U14 A04 Reti Opening 16. V Malakhov vs P Simacek   1-0 64 1993 Wch U14 B01 Scandinavian 17. V Malakhov vs R Bates   ½-½ 48 1993 Wch U14 B54 Sicilian 18. A Gershon vs V Malakhov   0-1 51 1993 Wch U14 B27 Sicilian 19. V Malakhov vs Geller   ½-½ 24 1994 St Petersburg C46 Three Knights 20. V Malakhov vs A Lukin   0-1 67 1994 St Petersburg op B40 Sicilian 21. V Malakhov vs K Landa   1-0 51 1994 Groningen op B40 Sicilian 22. R Fontaine vs V Malakhov   0-1 35 1994 Wch U14 B27 Sicilian 23. G Kuzmin vs V Malakhov   0-1 45 1994 Moscow rapid B27 Sicilian 24. A Salazar vs V Malakhov   0-1 35 1994 Groningen op B24 Sicilian, Closed 25. V Malakhov vs D Solak   1-0 32 1994 Wch U14 B40 Sicilian  page 1 of 42; games 1-25 of 1,046    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Malakhov wins | Malakhov loses

< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 5 OF 5 ·  Later Kibitzing> Apr-11-10    The Rocket: lol this guys stats are better than kramnik and anand, Does he only play "weaker" tournaments or whats up? Apr-11-10    Open Defence: perhaps, being a full time scientist might not leave him with time to do more.. Apr-11-10    blueofnoon: Russian players seldom get invitations from super tournaments. Therefore, they have to play in open tournaments, team tournaments and "2nd tier" closed tournaments to make a living. (ok, I know Malakhov is not professional) This raises their stats of course, but whether they are happy with it I am not sure. Apr-11-10    SamAtoms1980: Malakhov went 3-1, drawing four, in the Russian Team Championships (2010), including 3˝ points in the last 4 rounds. Way to go Malakhov! May-05-10    Don Cossacks: Some pictures: http://www.poloniachess.pl/amplico2... http://www.poloniachess.pl/amplico2... http://www.poloniachess.pl/amplico2... http://www.poloniachess.pl/amplico2... Jul-24-10    sleepkid: Somehow I don't think his current FIDE rating is 2107. Chessgames might want to fix that. Aug-15-10    Cercatore: Current FIDE rating: 2107 Highest rating achieved in database: 2732 Error, or he lost 600 elo points? Sep-05-10    polarmis: Apart from the slight error in the current FIDE rating :) it's also not true to say that Malakhov's main line of work is as a physicist. He's a professional chess player, though perhaps a slightly eccentric one! I just translated this very interesting recent interview: http://www.chessintranslation.com/2... Nov-27-10    Birthday Boy: Happy Birthday!! Vladimir Malakhov!!! Dec-29-10    HolyKnight: Yea my hobby is nuclear physicist to. Feb-18-11    kevins55555: OMG This is the highest decrease of FIDE Rating in the world lol! He decreased 600 points! Feb-18-11    Keith Dow: Yes, and the biggest bounce back! 4120787 Malakhov, Vladimir Federation Russia FIDE title Grand Master Rating: 2714 B-Year 1980 Individual Calculations March 2011 None January 2011 Available November 2010 Available Click to view All previous periods Feb-26-11    rapidcitychess: What's up with this guy's rating? 2700 to 2100 seems weird. Mar-15-11    hedgeh0g: <Part-time> nuclear physicist? Jun-30-11    nisarg1: No, he's a part-time chess player according to non-chess sources: he's got a Ph.D. and is said to play chess for hobby. Jun-30-11    Troller: Unless he has begun working as a phycisist again he should be considered a professional chess player, at least according to his own words at the last World Cup. Jun-30-11    polarmis: <nisarg1>, see the interview above. "Non-chess sources" can't really be more reliable than his own words. Sep-21-11    catfriend: <My my, googled your username and it looks like Malakhov is not the only scientist. Have you ever met <User: catfriend; ? :)> Catfriend? :) I'm not a physicist! I'm a mathematician! Nov-27-11    talisman: happy birthday and good luck in the next world cup! Mar-28-12    Penguincw: Malakhov is now in a three-way tie for first at the 13th European Individual Championship (2012) with 6.5/8. Tomorrow, he faces co-leader Vladimir Akopian with black. Mar-28-12    twinlark: It's good to see this very interesting player regain his form after a 2 year slump. Mar-31-12    Penguincw: Malakhov finished with a bronze after tie breaks, with 8/11. Sep-12-12    waustad: He had a nice win today against Jobava in the Black Sea Countries Final. For the moment you can find info here: http://www.chessbg.com/live Nov-27-12    brankat: Happy Birthday! Apr-09-13    paavoh: A good quote by <polarmis> on that interview, worth repeating here... and perhaps on other player forums too ;-) "What rating, in your opinion, guarantees that a player will be able to make a living from chess? <Only above 2700. I’d particularly warn young chess players with a rating of 2550-2600 from becoming professionals, because they’ll face certain problems. Firstly, because chess isn’t as rich a sport as e.g. football, and secondly, because at that level there’s a huge amount of competition. For that group of players the reply to the question of whether they should continue to devote all their time and energy to chess should be “no”. If there’s a chance of achieving success in other spheres of life, then they absolutely should take it. And even child prodigies should bear that in mind.>" Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 5) < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 5 OF 5 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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