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In 1985 a young chessplayer from Baku, not yet world champion, came to Hamburg to play a training match against Germany's top GM Robert Hübner. There he met the original founders of ChessBase, one a journalist and the other a physics student, and talked them into developing a chess database. His words were heeded and the world's premium database was created. So it is only appropriate that the program should produce these birthday wishes.
The function we used is the well-known "Player's dossier". Just a few clicks produces a complete portrait of a player, as we decribed in detail in a previous article. This time we asked the program for some pictures, which it extracts from the Players Encyclopedia, and the career highlights and opponents, which ChessBase extracted from Mega Database 2003. In the original dossier you could, of course, click each tournament to get a cross table and the game, but we will leave that to the users to perform themselves.
Russia
2253 games in 'Mega Database 2003'
White: 1330 games White scores excellently (81%)
Black: 923 games Black scores excellently (65%)
The drawing quote is higher than average. (4% quick draws, <20 Moves)
| Tournament |
cat.
|
score
|
per
|
rank
|
|
URS-ch U20 Riga 1977 |
|
9/10 |
+8
|
|
|
Sokolsky mem 1978 |
|
13/17 |
+9
|
|
|
Baku training m 1979 |
III |
2.5/5 |
+0 |
2 |
|
Banja Luka 1979 |
IX |
11.5/15 |
+8 |
1 |
|
URS-ch47 Minsk 1979 |
XII |
10/17 |
+3 |
3 |
|
Baku 1980 |
X |
11.5/15 |
+8 |
1 |
|
Wch U20 Dortmund 1980 |
X |
10.5/13 |
+8 |
1 |
|
Malta ol (Men) 1980 |
X |
9.5/12 |
+7 |
|
|
Moscow 1981 |
XV |
7.5/13 |
+2 |
3 |
|
WchT U26 Graz 1981 |
XV |
9/10 |
+8 |
|
|
Interpolis Tilburg 1981 |
XV |
5.5/11 |
+0 |
|
|
URS-ch49 Frunze 1981 |
XII |
12.5/17 |
+8 |
2 |
|
Bugojno 1982 |
XIV |
9.5/13 |
+6 |
1 |
|
Moscow Interzonal 1982 |
XII |
10/13 |
+7 |
1 |
|
Candidates qf2 1983 |
XVI |
6/9 |
+3 |
1 |
|
Spartakiade tt 8th 1983 |
XVI |
1/2 |
+0 |
|
|
Niksic 1983 |
XIV |
11/14 |
+8 |
1 |
|
Candidates sf1 1983 |
XVI |
7/11 |
+3 |
1 |
|
Candidates final 1984 |
XVII |
8.5/13 |
+4 |
1 |
|
URS-World London 1984 |
XVII |
2.5/4 |
+1 |
|
|
World Championship 31th-KK1 1984 |
XIX |
23/48 |
-2 |
2 |
|
Belgrade m 1985 |
XVI |
4/6 |
+2 |
1 |
|
Hamburg m 1985 |
XVII |
4.5/6 |
+3 |
1 |
|
World Championship 32th-KK2 1985 |
XIX |
13/24 |
+2 |
1 |
|
Hilversum KRO m 1985 |
XVII |
4/6 |
+2 |
1 |
|
Basel m 1986 |
XVII |
5.5/6 |
+5 |
1 |
|
World Championship 33th-KK3 1986 |
XIX |
12.5/24 |
+1 |
1 |
|
Dubai ol (Men) 1986 |
XIX |
6/8 |
+4 |
|
|
OHRA-A Brussels 1986 |
XVI |
7.5/10 |
+5 |
1 |
|
Moscow TV 1987 |
XVI |
2.5/4 |
+1 |
|
|
London m 25' rapid 1987 |
XVII |
4/6 |
+2 |
1 |
|
Brussels 1987 |
XIV |
8.5/11 |
+6 |
2 |
|
World Championship 34th-KK4 1987 |
XIX |
12/24 |
+0 |
1 |
|
Optiebeurs Amsterdam 1988 |
XVII |
9/12 |
+6 |
1 |
|
World Cup Belfort 1988 |
XV |
11.5/15 |
+8 |
1 |
|
URS-ch55 Moscow 1988 |
XIV |
11.5/17 |
+6 |
1 |
|
World Cup Reykjavik 1988 |
XV |
11/17 |
+5 |
1 |
|
Thessaloniki ol (Men) 1988 |
XV |
8.5/10 |
+7 |
|
|
Madrid rapid 1988 |
XV |
5.5/8 |
+3 |
|
|
World Cup Barcelona 1989 |
XV |
11/16 |
+6 |
1 |
|
World Cup Skelleftea 1989 |
XVI |
9.5/15 |
+4 |
2 |
|
Tilburg 1989 |
XV |
12/14 |
+10 |
1 |
|
Belgrade Investbank 1989 |
XV |
9.5/11 |
+8 |
1 |
|
Murcia m 1990 |
XVIII |
5/6 |
+4 |
1 |
|
Linares 1990 |
XVI |
8/11 |
+5 |
1 |
|
World Championship 35th-KK5 1990 |
XXI |
12.5/24 |
+1 |
1 |
|
Paris Immopar rapid 1990 |
XXI |
6.5/10 |
+3 |
3 |
|
Linares 1991 |
XVII |
9/13 |
+5 |
2 |
|
Euwe mem Amsterdam 1991 |
XVI |
5.5/9 |
+2 |
3 |
|
Tilburg 1991 |
XVII |
10/14 |
+6 |
1 |
|
Paris Immopar rapid 1991 |
XVII |
6/8 |
+4 |
|
|
Reggio Emilia 9192 1991 |
XVIII |
5.5/9 |
+2 |
3 |
|
Cologne m 5' 1992 |
X |
6.5/11 |
+2 |
1 |
|
Linares 1992 |
XVII |
10/13 |
+7 |
1 |
|
Dortmund 1992 |
XVII |
6/9 |
+3 |
1 |
|
Manila ol (Men) 1992 |
XVII |
8.5/10 |
+7 |
|
|
EU-chT (Men) 1992 |
XVII |
6/8 |
+4 |
|
|
Paris Immopar rapid 1992 |
XVII |
8.5/10 |
+7 |
|
|
FRA 1993 |
XVII |
3/4 |
+2 |
|
|
Linares 1993 |
XVIII |
10/13 |
+7 |
1 |
|
PCA-World Championship 1993 |
XX |
12.5/20 |
+5 |
1 |
|
London rapid m 1993 |
XX |
4/4 |
+4 |
1 |
|
Linares 1994 |
XVIII |
8.5/13 |
+4 |
2 |
|
PCA/Intel-GP rapid 1994 |
XVIII |
2/4 |
+0 |
|
|
Amsterdam VSB Euwe mem 1994 |
XVIII |
4/6 |
+2 |
1 |
|
Munich Intel Express blitz '5 1994 |
XVIII |
8/11 |
+5 |
|
|
Novgorod 1994 |
XIX |
7/10 |
+4 |
1 |
|
PCA/Intel-GP rapid 1994 |
XIX |
0.5/2 |
-1 |
|
|
Horgen CS 1994 |
XVI |
8.5/11 |
+6 |
1 |
|
EUCup final Lyon 1994 |
XVI |
1.5/3 |
+0 |
|
|
Moscow ol (Men) 1994 |
XVI |
6.5/10 |
+3 |
|
|
PCA/Intel-GP rapid 1994 |
XVI |
8/9 |
+7 |
|
|
Reykjavik TV rapid 1995 |
XV |
2.5/3 |
+2 |
1 |
|
PCA/Intel-GP rapid 1995 |
XV |
3.5/6 |
+1 |
|
|
Tal mem Riga 1995 |
XVII |
7.5/10 |
+5 |
1 |
|
Euwe mem Amsterdam 1995 |
XVIII |
3.5/6 |
+1 |
2 |
|
Novgorod 1995 |
XVII |
6.5/9 |
+4 |
1 |
|
PCA/Intel-GP rapid 1995 |
XVII |
7/9 |
+5 |
2 |
|
PCA-World Championship 1995 |
XXI |
10.5/18 |
+3 |
1 |
|
Horgen 1995 |
XVII |
5/10 |
+0 |
|
|
EUCup final Ljubljana 1995 |
XVII |
1.5/2 |
+1 |
|
|
PCA/Intel-GP rapid 1995 |
XVII |
8.5/10 |
+7 |
|
|
Philadelphia m 1996 |
X |
4/6 |
+2 |
1 |
|
Amsterdam VSB Euwe mem 1996 |
XVIII |
6.5/9 |
+4 |
2 |
|
Moscow PCA-GP Kremlin Stars rapid 1996 |
XVIII |
7/11 |
+3 |
|
|
Dos Hermanas 1996 |
XIX |
5.5/9 |
+2 |
4 |
|
Geneve PCA-GP Credit Suisse rapid 1996 |
XIX |
6.5/10 |
+3 |
|
|
Yerevan ol (Men) 1996 |
XIX |
7/9 |
+5 |
|
|
Las Palmas 1996 |
XXI |
6.5/10 |
+3 |
1 |
|
Linares 14th 1997 |
XVIII |
8.5/11 |
+6 |
1 |
|
Novgorod 1997 |
XIX |
6.5/10 |
+3 |
1 |
|
Tilburg Fontys 1997 |
XVII |
8/11 |
+5 |
2 |
|
Linares 1998 |
XXI |
6.5/12 |
+1 |
3 |
|
Sofia m 25' rapid 1998 |
XXII |
4/4 |
+4 |
1 |
|
Leon Man+Comp m rapid 1998 |
XXII |
3/6 |
+0 |
1 |
|
Chess Classics Giants rapid 1998 |
XXII |
2.5/6 |
-1 |
3 |
|
Chess Classics Giants 3rd pl rapid 1998 |
XXII |
2.5/4 |
+1 |
1 |
|
EuroTel Trophy 1998 |
XX |
4/6 |
+2 |
1 |
|
Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee 1999 |
XVII |
10/13 |
+7 |
1 |
|
Linares 16th 1999 |
XX |
10.5/14 |
+7 |
1 |
|
Sarajevo 1999 |
XIX |
7/9 |
+5 |
1 |
|
Siemens Giants rapid 1999 |
XXI |
7.5/12 |
+3 |
1 |
|
Corus Wijk aan Zee 2000 |
XVIII |
9.5/13 |
+6 |
1 |
|
Linares SuperGM 2000 |
XXI |
6/10 |
+2 |
2 |
|
KasparovChess GP g/60 2000 |
XXI |
5.5/8 |
+3 |
|
|
Chess@iceland-A rapid 2000 |
XV |
4.5/5 |
+4 |
1 |
|
Bosna SuperGM 2000 |
XIX |
8.5/11 |
+6 |
1 |
|
Fujitsu Siemens Giants 2000 |
XXI |
6/10 |
+2 |
2 |
|
BGN World Chess Championship 2000 |
XXIII |
6.5/15 |
-2 |
2 |
|
Corus Wijk aan Zee 2001 |
XIX |
9/13 |
+5 |
1 |
|
Linares SuperGM 2001 |
XIX |
7.5/10 |
+5 |
1 |
|
World Cup of Rapid Chess-A rapid 2001 |
XVIII |
5.5/7 |
+4 |
1 |
|
World Cup of Rapid Chess KO rapid 2001 |
XVIII |
6/8 |
+4 |
|
|
London Charity Odds m 2001 |
XI |
2.5/4 |
+1 |
1 |
|
Zuerich Kortschnoj-A 2001 |
XIV |
4.5/5 |
+4 |
1 |
|
Zuerich Kortschnoj KO rapid 2001 |
XIV |
3.5/6 |
+1 |
1 |
|
Astana 2001 |
XX |
7/10 |
+4 |
1 |
|
EUR-ASIA m 30' rapid 2001 |
XVIII |
11/12 |
+10 |
|
|
Botvinnik mem m 2001 |
XXIII |
2/4 |
+0 |
1 |
|
Botvinnik mem m 30' rapid 2001 |
XXIII |
3/6 |
+0 |
1 |
|
Linares SuperGM 2002 |
XX |
8/12 |
+4 |
1 |
|
Eurotel Trophy rapid 2002 |
XX |
6/9 |
+3 |
|
|
FIDE GP Moscow rapid 2002 |
XX |
9.5/12 |
+7 |
|
|
RUS-The World rapid 2002 |
XX |
4/10 |
-2 |
|
|
Bled ol (Men) 2002 |
XX |
7.5/9 |
+6 |
|
| Opponent |
score
|
per
|
games
|
|
Anatoly Karpov |
91.5/174 |
+9 |
174 |
|
Vladimir Kramnik |
60/119 |
+1 |
119 |
|
Viswanathan Anand |
45.5/73 |
+18 |
73 |
|
Nigel D Short |
49.5/72 |
+27 |
72 |
|
Jan H Timman |
38.5/56 |
+21 |
56 |
|
Vassily Ivanchuk |
28/47 |
+9 |
47 |
|
Viktor Kortschnoj |
26/38 |
+14 |
38 |
|
Veselin Topalov |
26/38 |
+14 |
38 |
|
Alexander G Beliavsky |
19.5/29 |
+10 |
29 |
|
Alexei Shirov |
22/28 |
+16 |
28 |
|
Boris Gelfand |
16.5/21 |
+12 |
21 |
|
Robert Huebner |
14/21 |
+7 |
21 |
|
Michael Adams |
14.5/20 |
+9 |
20 |
|
Artur Jussupow |
14.5/20 |
+9 |
20 |
|
Ljubomir Ljubojevic |
14/19 |
+9 |
19 |
|
Vassily Smyslov |
11.5/18 |
+5 |
18 |
|
Evgeny Bareev |
14/17 |
+11 |
17 |
|
Ulf Andersson |
11/17 |
+5 |
17 |
|
Predrag Nikolic |
13.5/16 |
+11 |
16 |
|
Peter Leko |
10/16 |
+4 |
16 |
|
Judit Polgar |
12/15 |
+9 |
15 |
