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Andrey Zontakh

Number of games in database: 323
Years covered: 1991 to 2019
Highest rating achieved in database: 2582
Overall record: +99 -53 =151 (57.6%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 20 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (49) 
    B90 B33 B32 B48 B80
 Semi-Slav (11) 
    D43 D44 D46
 Catalan (10) 
    E04 E05 E06
 King's Indian (10) 
    E92 E97 E94 E91 E95
 Sicilian Taimanov (10) 
    B48 B45 B46 B47
 Slav (9) 
    D16 D10 D18 D15 D17
With the Black pieces:
 Caro-Kann (30) 
    B12 B18 B10 B13 B14
 Sicilian (27) 
    B22 B58 B56 B57 B23
 French Defense (17) 
    C11 C01 C07 C00 C10
 English (14) 
    A13 A16 A18 A19 A17
 Nimzo Indian (13) 
    E46 E21 E56 E20 E54
 French (10) 
    C11 C00 C10
Repertoire Explorer

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Velimirovic vs A Zontakh, 1998 0-1
   A Zontakh vs S Martinovic, 2000 1-0
   J Pinski vs A Zontakh, 2001 0-1
   A Zontakh vs B Ivanovic, 2000 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Budapest First Saturday GM04 (1999)
   Kazimierz Dolny Open (2001)
   Cappelle-la-Grande Open (2003)
   Polugaevsky Memorial (2014)
   Bank Pocztowy Open-A (2001)
   Voronezh Master Open (2017)
   Chigorin Memorial Open (2009)
   Berliner Sommer (1994)
   Berliner Sommer (1995)
   St. Petersburg Open (2003)
   Russian Team Championship (2012)
   European Championship (2013)
   European Championship (2012)
   Chigorin Memorial (2018)
   Chigorin Memorial (2019)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Chigorin Memorial
   A Zontakh vs G Perov (Oct-10-19) 0-1
   H Yeritsyan vs A Zontakh (Oct-09-19) 1-0
   A Zontakh vs Kovalenko (Oct-08-19) 0-1
   V Ponfilenok vs A Zontakh (Oct-07-19) 0-1
   A Zontakh vs S Kazmin (Oct-06-19) 1-0

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ANDREY ZONTAKH
(born Nov-04-1970, 54 years old) Ukraine

[what is this?]
Andrey Rudolfovich Zontakh is a Grandmaster (1997).

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 page 1 of 14; games 1-25 of 332  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. M Gluzman vs A Zontakh  0-1211991Bled OpenC05 French, Tarrasch
2. N Illijin vs A Zontakh  ½-½461991Bled OpenB56 Sicilian
3. G Cabrilo vs A Zontakh  1-0471991Bled OpenB07 Pirc
4. A Zontakh vs I Jelen  ½-½511991Bled OpenD32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
5. A Zontakh vs F Bistric  0-1331991Bled OpenB84 Sicilian, Scheveningen
6. A Zontakh vs M Kodric  1-0391991Bled OpenB78 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long
7. S Cvetkovic vs A Zontakh  ½-½501993ArandjelovacE90 King's Indian
8. A Zontakh vs Velimirovic  ½-½381993Belgrade BeoprometB32 Sicilian
9. A Zontakh vs I Miladinovic  ½-½141993ArandjelovacD56 Queen's Gambit Declined
10. Matulovic vs A Zontakh  ½-½201993ArandjelovacB62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer
11. G Cabrilo vs A Zontakh  1-0511993ArandjelovacB58 Sicilian
12. I Drozdov vs A Zontakh  1-0421993ArandjelovacB23 Sicilian, Closed
13. M Makarov vs A Zontakh  1-0261993ArandjelovacE67 King's Indian, Fianchetto
14. J Ivanov vs A Zontakh  ½-½111993ArandjelovacE69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line
15. A Zontakh vs Velimirovic  ½-½281993ArandjelovacB78 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long
16. A Zontakh vs S D Jovanovic  1-0381993ArandjelovacB64 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack
17. M Lazic vs A Zontakh  ½-½61993PodgoricaC11 French
18. G Tringov vs A Zontakh ½-½151993ArandjelovacB58 Sicilian
19. A Zontakh vs A Kovacevic  ½-½131993ArandjelovacA15 English
20. A Zontakh vs Z Ilincic  ½-½141993ArandjelovacB87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5
21. A Zontakh vs B Ivanovic  0-1361993PodgoricaB32 Sicilian
22. A Zontakh vs D Kosic  ½-½111993ArandjelovacB83 Sicilian
23. A Zontakh vs V Malaniuk  ½-½151994St Petersburg op2C76 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation
24. V Golod vs A Zontakh  ½-½121994Sala opD49 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran
25. I Lempert vs A Zontakh  ½-½301994Werfen op-AD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
 page 1 of 14; games 1-25 of 332  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Oct-10-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  WTHarvey: Here are some puzzles from Andrey's games not given here: http://www.wtharvey.com/zont.html
Oct-10-05  AlexanderMorphy: Why does this databse choose these type of players as player of the day..i mena the guy might be good but why don't they put up more players like Fisher, Capa, Tal, Kasparov etc?
Oct-10-05  ughaibu: How long could Chessgames.com keep selecting a 'player of the day' if they stuck to the players everybody's familiar with? And what's the point of having someone famous as player of the day? If you want to look at the games of Tal or Fischer use the search button.
Oct-10-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  Benzol: I wonder how many kibitzers actually look at the Player Of The Day's games if it isn't somebody well known?
Oct-10-05  AlexanderMorphy: <Benzol> exactly...i don;t mean a famous player everyday...but at least once a week a chess great to be named the player of the day. People who are new to chess and the site can learn about this player and look for his games!
Oct-10-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  IMlday: <Benzol> Often the less well-known the better (psychostrategically;) imo. <ughaibu> If you don't take membership at CG you miss some excellent features, like the full 'openings explorer', which would show you why Zontak is interesting. Club players who hold their own against GM's will always be interesting.
Oct-10-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  Benzol: Do kibitzers look at the Birthday list?

There is a good selection today.

<WTHarvey> is great at finding puzzles that aren't in the database. e.g. Ortvin Sarapu was the Player Of The Day on the 4th of October and there were two games postions that are not in the database yet. One was against FM Bruce Watson ( who was playing in the North Shore Open this last weekend BTW ) and the other I can't remember seeing before. But apart from Mr Harvey only <Granite> actually commented on one of Ortvin's games ( one of his wins against Cecil John Seddon Purdy from their 1952 Match ).

Oct-10-05  lopium: Anyway, when does Zontakh was born?
Oct-10-05  atripodi: <Anyway, when does Zontakh was born?> 1970 according to FIDE. Also, could you give a brief explanation of Zontakh's style IMlday?
Oct-11-05  lopium: Thanksxz atripodi.
Nov-04-06  BIDMONFA: Andrey Zontakh

ZONTAKH, Andrey
http://www.bidmonfa.com/zontakh_and...
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Jul-17-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: Placed 2nd in the 8th Nabokov Memorial (Ukraine) 5-15 June 2010:

http://www.chess-results.com/tnr348...

Jun-06-12  whiteshark: De Zon schijnt... :D

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