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GM Nikita Maiorov

Full name

Nikita Maiorov

Born

1/1/1985 (age 39)‎

Place of birth

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Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Slav Defense (65 games)

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical, Noa Variation (38 games)

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation (35 games)

King's Indian Defense (32 games)

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical, Keres Defense (31 games)

Black Pieces

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Keres, Breyer, Zaitsev Hybrid Variation (45 games)

Giuoco Piano Game: Main Line, Giuoco Pianissimo Variation (24 games)

English Opening: Anglo-Indian, Queen's Indian Formation (24 games)

Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted (21 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Closed, Martinez Variation (19 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Nikita Maiorov Vahur Samberk (1529)	1-0	27	2023
Nikita Maiorov Mikelis Vingris (2006)	1-0	34	2023
Nikita Maiorov Igor Shvyrjov (2249)	1-0	27	2023
Nikita Maiorov Meelis Kanep (2373)	1-0	59	2023
Nikita Maiorov Ottomar Ladva (2413)	1-0	67	2023
Nikita Maiorov Daniil Shnurov (1941)	1-0	37	2023
Nikita Maiorov Tommi Luukkonen (2279)	1-0	63	2023
Nikita Maiorov Nikita Rychagov	1-0	34	2023
Nikita Maiorov Meelis Kanep (2405)	½-½	9	2023
Nikita Maiorov (2417) Sergey Slugin (2358)	1-0	34	2022

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