GM Vladimir Baklan Photo: Maria Emelianova/Chess.com Full name Vladimir Baklan Born Feb 25, 1978 (age 46) Place of birth Soviet Union Federation Ukraine Profiles #340 World Ranking 2550 Classical 2621 Rapid 2610 Blitz 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 (2535) Yu Zhe Ashton Chia (2224) 1-0 43 2024 Show All Games