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| Aleksandr Shimanov | |
|---|---|
 Aleksandr Shimanov, Athens, 2012 | |
| Country | Russia |
| Born | May 8, 1992 |
| Title | Grandmaster (2009) |
| FIDE rating | 2578 (March 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2664 (June 2013) |
| Peak ranking | No. 79 (June 2013) |
Aleksandr Shimanov (born 8 May 1992) is a Russian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster (GM) by FIDE in 2009.
Aleksandr Shimanov became an International Master in 2007. Two years later, he received his grandmaster title when he was just 17 years old. In 2013, he tied for 1st-3rd at the Nakhchivan Open with Gadir Guseinov and Igor Kurnosov. GM Shimanov typically favors the Queen’s Pawn Game and Salv openings for white, and Caro-Kann and King’s Indian openings for black. Tag: He won the Saint Petersburg City Chess Championship in 2012 and played in the Chess World Cup 2013, where he was defeated in the second round by Gata Kamsky. He currently works for Levitov Chess, run by Ilya Levitov and does a stream almost every day, sometimes accompanied by other chess players such as Daniil Dubov and Ilya Levitov. In 2023, Shimanov beat one of the best chess players in the world, Magnus Carlsen, by using Carlsen's own opening move, resulting in Carlsen's horrific shock. He has been a chess.com diamond member since 2015.
Most Played Openings:
White Pieces Four Knights Game (47 games) Trompowsky Attack (40 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 (54 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 (16 games) Queen's Pawn Opening: Horwitz Defense (15 games)
Favourite opponent Vasiliy Korchmar (9/1/0)
Least favourite opponent Daniil Dubov (2/4/11) Strongest win Aleksandr Shimanov (2581) 1-0 Magnus Carlsen (2852) Weakest loss Aleksandr Shimanov (2641) 0-1 Kanan Farzali Oglu Garayev (1899)
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