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GM Vasily Yemelin

Full name

Vasily Yemelin

Born

1/1/1976 (age 49)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Russia

Retired

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (25 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, Classical Variation (25 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Closed, Pilnik Variation (22 games)

Trompowsky Attack (20 games)

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (20 games)

Black Pieces

Catalan Opening (32 games)

Ruy López Opening: Berlin, l'Hermet, Berlin Wall Defense (29 games)

Italian Game: Two Knights, Modern Bishop's Opening (20 games)

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights, Duchamp Variation (16 games)

English Opening: Symmetrical Variation (15 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Vasily Yemelin (2546) Rafal Antoniewski (2481)	½-½	36	2020
Vasily Yemelin (2545) Anastasia Nazarova (2158)	1-0	48	2019
Vasily Yemelin (2533) Olivier Renet (2475)	1-0	25	2019
Vasily Yemelin (2533) Vadim Zvjaginsev (2626)	1-0	49	2019
Vasily Yemelin (2533) Dmitry Andreikin (2733)	0-1	44	2019
Vasily Yemelin (2546) Jiri Stocek (2569)	0-1	36	2019
Vasily Yemelin (2546) Piotr Bobras (2483)	½-½	67	2019
Vasily Yemelin (2545) Mauri Lehtosaari (2191)	½-½	60	2019
Vasily Yemelin (2536) Vojtech Straka (2393)	1-0	63	2018
Vasily Yemelin (2536) Alexander F Dokutchaev (2402)	1-0	39	2018

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