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GM Aleksandr Shimanov

Aleksandr Shimanov

Full name

Aleksandr Shimanov

Born

May 8, 1992 (age 32)‎

Place of birth

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Federation

Russia

Rating

Bio

Aleksandr Shimanov is a Russian Grandmaster.

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Four Knights Game (51 games)

Trompowsky Attack (41 games)

Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation (28 games)

English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System (25 games)

Closed Sicilian Defense: Traditional Line (23 games)

Black Pieces

Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotrč Variation (56 games)

Caro-Kann Defense: Advance, Short Variation with 4.Nf3 (27 games)

King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (24 games)

Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation (18 games)

Queen's Pawn Opening: Horwitz Defense (15 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Aleksandr Shimanov (3066) Rasmus Skytte (2540)	1-0	41	2025
Aleksandr Shimanov (3087) Jeffery Xiong (3016)	1-0	44	2025
Aleksandr Shimanov (3079) Emre Can (2926)	1-0	56	2025
Aleksandr Shimanov (3070) Evgeny Shtembuliak (2883)	1-0	32	2025
Aleksandr Shimanov (3068) Alexandra Kosteniuk (2765)	1-0	56	2025
Aleksandr Shimanov (3037) Jack Mizzi (2634)	1-0	61	2025
Aleksandr Shimanov (3043) Juan Manuel Gutierrez Jimenez (2526)	1-0	44	2025
Aleksandr Shimanov (3083) Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian (2788)	1-0	59	2025
Aleksandr Shimanov (3104) Alberto Martin Fuentes (2769)	1-0	25	2025
Aleksandr Shimanov (3113) Aaditya Dhingra (2707)	1-0	71	2025

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