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GM Vladimir Baklan

Vladimir Baklan

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Full name

Vladimir Baklan

Born

Feb 25, 1978 (age 46)‎

Place of birth

Soviet Union

Federation

Ukraine

Rating

Bio

Vladimir Baklan is a Ukrainian Grandmaster.

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Alapin Sicilian Defense (40 games)

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (38 games)

Caro-Kann Defense: Advance, Short Variation with 4.Nf3 (36 games)

Sicilian Defense: Pin Variation (30 games)

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (21 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (63 games)

French Defense: Classical, Burn Variation (22 games)

Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet Line (21 games)

Alapin Sicilian Defense (18 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Sozin Attack (18 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Vladimir Baklan (2532) Akaki Sharashenidze (2314)	1-0	44	2024
Vladimir Baklan (2531) Evgeniya Doluhanova (2273)	1-0	33	2024
Vladimir Baklan (2531) Collin Colbow (2376)	1-0	62	2024
Vladimir Baklan (2531) Mohamed Anees M (2253)	1-0	78	2024
Vladimir Baklan (2616) Bachmann, Hans (1730)	1-0	31	2024
Vladimir Baklan (2616) Dr Michael Cichy (2033)	1-0	31	2024
Vladimir Baklan (2616) Kai-Christian Bruns (2020)	1-0	48	2024
Vladimir Baklan (2616) Ilja Schneider (2436)	1-0	29	2024
Vladimir Baklan (2616) Jannik Kieselbach (1990)	1-0	25	2024
Vladimir Baklan (2531) Jules Moussard (2610)	0-1	36	2024

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