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GM Mikhail Kazakov

Full name

Mikhail Kazakov

Born

1/1/1972 (age 53)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Ukraine

Retired

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (13 games)

Slav Defense (10 games)

Alapin Sicilian Defense (9 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, Opočenský, Traditional Line (8 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Pelikán and Sveshnikov, Chelyabinsk Variation (6 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (12 games)

Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation (10 games)

King's Indian Defense: Orthodox, Glek Defense (10 games)

Pirc Defense: Main Line, Austrian, Weiss Variation (9 games)

Pirc Defense: Main Line (6 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Mikhail Kazakov (2516) Rafael Muniz (2271)	1-0	32	2025
Mikhail Kazakov (2519) Vasif Durarbayli (2935)	0-1	37	2025
Mikhail Kazakov (2431) Tiago Batista Oliveira (2083)	1-0	24	2024
Mikhail Kazakov (2513) Dimitrios Papaioannou (2612)	1-0	28	2024
Mikhail Kazakov (2492) Kamal Aghasiyev (2647)	1-0	42	2024
Mikhail Kazakov (2499) Vince Gergo Turcsanyi (2355)	1-0	25	2024
Mikhail Kazakov (2513) Nayak Rajesh (2407)	1-0	34	2024
Mikhail Kazakov (2510) Michael Schulz (2339)	1-0	48	2024
Mikhail Kazakov (2511) Giovanni B Tavares Da Silva (2326)	1-0	28	2024
Mikhail Kazakov (2515) Osiel Alberto Alonso Orta (2254)	1-0	52	2024

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