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GM Alexander Zaitsev

Full name

Alexander Zaitsev

Born

1/1/1985 (age 40)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Russia

Retired

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: French Variation (9 games)

Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation (8 games)

Vienna Game: Frankenstein-Dracula Variation (6 games)

Bishop's Opening: Berlin, Vienna Hybrid Variation (4 games)

French Defense: Winawer, Advance, Bogoljubov Variation (4 games)

Black Pieces

Bogo-Indian Defense: Vītoliņš Variation (6 games)

French Defense: Exchange Variation (5 games)

French Defense: Winawer, Advance Variation (4 games)

Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon Variation (3 games)

French Defense: King's Indian Attack (3 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Alexander Zaitsev (2373) Heinz Georg (2314)	1-0	58	2023
Alexander Zaitsev (2373) Cristian Sanhueza (2219)	1-0	32	2023
Alexander Zaitsev (2373) Caleb Levi Levitan (1963)	1-0	35	2023
Alexander Zaitsev (2373) Dr Thomas Wessendorf (2280)	1-0	45	2023
Alexander Zaitsev (2373) Alexey Chos (2234)	1-0	27	2023
Alexander Zaitsev (2373) Stanislaw Osiecki (2088)	1-0	30	2023
Alexander Zaitsev (2373) Marc Lonoff (2124)	1-0	40	2023
Alexander Zaitsev (2373) Blackwhite017 (2107)	1-0	23	2023
Alexander Zaitsev (2373) Mayur Patel Kriti (1306)	1-0	56	2023
Alexander Zaitsev (2373) Mikhail Golubev (2374)	1-0	34	2023

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