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GM Evgeny Romanov

Evgeny Romanov

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Full name

Evgeny Romanov

Born

Nov 2, 1988 (age 36)‎

Place of birth

Kaliningrad, Russia

Federation

North Macedonia

Rating

Bio

Evgeny Romanov is a Russian-Norwegian Grandmaster.

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

English Opening: King's English Variation (32 games)

English Opening: Agincourt Defense (26 games)

English Opening: Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto Line (24 games)

Sicilian Defense: Snyder Variation (22 games)

Trompowsky Attack (19 games)

Black Pieces

Ruy López Opening: Fianchetto Defense (27 games)

Queen's Gambit Accepted (18 games)

King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Variation (16 games)

English Opening: Anglo-Indian, Queen's Indian Formation (15 games)

Catalan Opening (13 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Evgeny Romanov Ewen Pichon (2238)	1-0	60	2024
Evgeny Romanov Mahel Boyer (2418)	1-0	25	2024
Evgeny Romanov Dorian Dalaud (2332)	1-0	25	2024
Evgeny Romanov (2583) Mads Andersen (2597)	1-0	107	2024
Evgeny Romanov (2577) Mustafa Yilmaz (2601)	1-0	50	2024
Evgeny Romanov (2563) Leon Fanninger (2186)	1-0	39	2024
Evgeny Romanov (2563) Pere Garriga Cazorla (2471)	1-0	55	2024
Evgeny Romanov (2567) Markus Boehme (2138)	1-0	46	2024
Evgeny Romanov (2567) Philipp Leon Klaska (2184)	1-0	32	2024
Evgeny Romanov (2567) Yakini Tchouka (1932)	1-0	48	2024

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