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GM Lev Psakhis

Full name

Lev Psakhis

Born

1/1/1958 (age 67)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Israel

Retired

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: French Variation (30 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (19 games)

Italian Game: Two Knights, Modern Bishop's Opening (18 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, Classical Variation (15 games)

King's Indian Defense: Makogonov Variation (13 games)

Black Pieces

Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet, Check Variation, Intermezzo Line (37 games)

French Defense: Tarrasch, Open, Delayed Exchange Variation (30 games)

French Defense: Winawer, Advance Variation (28 games)

English Opening: Symmetrical, Double Fianchetto Defense (23 games)

Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation, Petrosian Variation (22 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Lev Psakhis (2442) Mark Ljubarov (2296)	1-0	27	2023
Lev Psakhis (2448) Yeshaayahu Tzidkiya (2415)	0-1	38	2023
Lev Psakhis (2456) Michael Klenburg (2357)	½-½	27	2020
Lev Psakhis (2461) Kent Angskog (2149)	1-0	62	2019
Lev Psakhis (2461) Sergey Smolin (2103)	1-0	47	2019
Lev Psakhis (2455) Ilya Sidorenko (2395)	1-0	32	2019
Lev Psakhis (2455) Ronen Lev (2355)	1-0	42	2019
Lev Psakhis (2461) Al Toma (2154)	1-0	47	2019
Lev Psakhis (2461) Victor Plotkin (2252)	0-1	38	2019
Lev Psakhis (2455) Eduardas Rozentalis (2526)	½-½	41	2019

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