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IM Nikolai Shukh

Full name

Nikolai Shukh

Born

1/1/1991 (age 33)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Russia

Retired

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (6 games)

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (4 games)

Catalan Opening: Closed (4 games)

Modern Defense: Standard Line (4 games)

Caro-Kann Defense: Advance, Short Variation with 4.Nf3 (4 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind Formation (6 games)

Benko Gambit Fully-Accepted (4 games)

Ruy López Opening: Berlin, l'Hermet, Berlin Wall Defense (4 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Dragon, Main Line, Sosonko Variation (4 games)

Giuoco Piano Game: Main Line, Giuoco Pianissimo Variation (3 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Nikolai Shukh (2459) Ilia Iljiushenok (2533)	1-0	58	2019
Nikolai Shukh (2459) Stefan Pogosyan (2382)	1-0	49	2019
Nikolai Shukh (2459) Vsevolod Ovchinnikov (2329)	1-0	73	2019
Nikolai Shukh (2459) Rodion Radzhabov (2329)	0-1	26	2019
Nikolai Shukh (2459) Artyom Timofeev (2592)	0-1	39	2019
Nikolai Shukh (2467) Alexey Sarana (2651)	½-½	95	2019
Nikolai Shukh (2435) Boris Savchenko (2566)	1-0	41	2018
Nikolai Shukh (2435) Maksim Vavulin (2575)	1-0	54	2018
Nikolai Shukh (2435) Vsevolod Zubkov (2333)	1-0	29	2018
Nikolai Shukh (2435) Maksim Schekachikhin (2371)	1-0	69	2018

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