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GM Lubomir Kavalek

Lubomir Kavalek

Kavalek in 1975. Photo: Hans Peters/Dutch National Archives, CC.

Full name

Lubomir Kavalek

Life

Aug 9, 1943 - Jan 18, 2021 (age 77)‎

Place of birth

Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)

Federation

United States

Rating

Bio

Lubomir Kavalek was a Czech-American chess grandmaster and writer.

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (15 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Keres, Breyer, Zaitsev Hybrid Variation (14 games)

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (12 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Keres, Smyslov Defense (12 games)

King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (10 games)

Black Pieces

King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Debrecen, Classical Main Line (14 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, Amsterdam Variation (14 games)

Closed Sicilian Defense: Fianchetto Variation (10 games)

King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (10 games)

English Opening: Great Snake Variation (10 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Lubomir Kavalek (2520) Zbynek Hracek (2615)	1-0	26	1998
Lubomir Kavalek (2520) Jan Smejkal (2525)	½-½	38	1998
Lubomir Kavalek (2520) Lubomir Ftacnik (2585)	1-0	43	1997
Lubomir Kavalek (2520) Viktor Korchnoi (2610)	½-½	49	1997
Lubomir Kavalek (2520) Jan Smejkal (2525)	½-½	35	1997
Lubomir Kavalek (2535) Arnold S Denker (2305)	1-0	39	1996
Lubomir Kavalek (2535) Lubomir Ftacnik (2610)	½-½	35	1996
Lubomir Kavalek (2535) Zbynek Hracek (2625)	½-½	37	1996
Lubomir Kavalek (2535) Jan Smejkal (2500)	½-½	38	1996
Lubomir Kavalek (2550) Jan Plachetka (2420)	1-0	34	1994

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