Evgeni Vasiukov
Notable Games

Evgeni Vasiukov

19 celebrated games · 910 in the full archive
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Notable Games

  • 1954.09 Vasiukov, Evgeni vsTaimanov, Mark E 1-0 Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation 43 moves URS-chT Cup 02nd Soviet team championship, Riga 1954, against Mark Taimanov, who had tied for the Soviet title two years earlier, in the Classical Ruy Lopez. 14.d6 and 20.d7 push the d-pawn into the black camp, 21.Qa8+ Kxd7 22.Rd1+ drives the king out, and 24.Qxh8 and 25.Bxc7 take both black rooks.
  • 1956 Petrosian, Tigran V vsVasiukov, Evgeni 0-1 Zukertort Opening 37 moves Moscow-ch34 Moscow Championship 1956, with Black against Tigran Petrosian, the future World Champion. Black builds up on the kingside with 8...f5, 10...f4 and 17...g5, 31...f3 and 32...Bxd2 break through, and after 35.Bxf3 Rxf3 36.d4 Nf4 37.gxf4 Bxf4 Petrosian resigns.
  • 1960.01.16 Tolush, Alexander V vsVasiukov, Evgeni 0-1 King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation 20 moves Match/City Leningrad-Moscow Leningrad–Moscow match, 1960, with Black against Alexander Tolush, a 20-move game included in Alexander Nikitin's book on Vasiukov. 9...b5 and 10...c4 open the queenside, 13...Nxf4 takes a pawn, and after 17.Rxf4 g5 and 19.Rxf7 Nxf7 20.Nxc4 Bxb5 Tolush resigns.
  • 1961.12.05 Keres, Paul vsVasiukov, Evgeni 0-1 Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Modern Variation 46 moves URS-ch29 Final USSR Championship, Baku 1961, where Vasiukov shared fourth place, with Black against Paul Keres. 35...Rxc4 36.Qxc4 Bxf2 gives up the exchange, 37...Bxe1 takes a rook back, the e-pawn reaches e3, and 44...Rxc4 45.Qxc4 Nf2+ 46.Kg1 Qd1+ ends the game.
  • 1961.12.11 Vasiukov, Evgeni vsBronstein, David Ionovich 1-0 Caro-Kann Defense 64 moves URS-ch29 Final USSR Championship, Baku 1961, against David Bronstein, after the unusual 2.b3 against the Caro-Kann. The white rooks reach d7 and f7 with 45.Rd7 and 47.Rxf7, the h-pawn reaches h7, and 63.Rxb8+ Kxb8 64.Qd8+ ends the game.
  • 1962.07.17 Vasiukov, Evgeni vsUhlmann, Wolfgang 1-0 King's Indian Attack: Sicilian Variation 33 moves Lasker Memorial Lasker Memorial, East Berlin 1962, which Vasiukov won with 11½/15, against Wolfgang Uhlmann in the King's Indian Attack. 18.Nxd5 exd5 19.e6 gives up a knight, 20.exf7+ and 23.Qe8+ follow, and 32.Rxd6 Qxd6 33.Re6 ends the game.
  • 1963.08.08 Vasiukov, Evgeni vsChikovani, Iuri 1-0 Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian 19 moves URS-chT Republics 09th Group1 Soviet team championship, Moscow 1963, against Iuri Chikovani. 13.Nxg5 hxg5 14.Bxg5 gives up a knight for two pawns, 15.Re3 and 17.Rg3 bring the rook across, and after 18.Bg7+ Kg8 19.Bf6+ Black resigns.
  • 1965.11.29 Vasiukov, Evgeni vsTaimanov, Mark E 1-0 Sicilian Defense: French Variation 44 moves URS-ch33 Final USSR Championship, Tallinn 1965, against Mark Taimanov. 24.Ng5+ and 25.Nxe6 fxe6 trade knight for bishop, 35.Nxd5 brings the knight to the center, and 37.Nf6 Kxf6 38.Qf3+ Kg7 39.Qxe4 wins the rook. The game ends with 44.Qe4+.
  • 1966.12.29 Vasiukov, Evgeni vsSmyslov, Vasily V 1-0 Ruy Lopez: Closed 57 moves URS-ch34 Final USSR Championship, Tbilisi 1966, round one, against the former World Champion Vasily Smyslov, in the Closed Ruy Lopez. The queens come off at move 26, in the ending 45.Bf2 Rxb4 46.Bxb6 trades knight for rook, and Smyslov resigns after 57.e5 with White a bishop ahead.
  • 1968.09.08 Geller, Efim P vsVasiukov, Evgeni 0-1 Pirc Defense: Classical Variation 33 moves Kislovodsk International Kislovodsk 1968, with Black against Efim Geller in the Classical Pirc. The black pawns advance with 15...f4, 16...g5, 19...g4 and 20...g3, 25...Be3+ and 26...Nf4 follow, and 31...Rxh2+ 32.Kxh2 Qh4+ 33.Kg2 Bxb5 ends the game.
  • 1968.11 Vasiukov, Evgeni vsZaitsev, Alexander N 1-0 Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation 15 moves Lasker Memorial Lasker Memorial, East Berlin 1968, against Alexander Zaitsev, won in 15 moves. 10.Qxb7 Nxd4 11.Bb5+ Nxb5 12.Qc6+ Ke7 13.Nxb5 drives the black king into the open, and 15.Bg5+ ends the game.
  • 1969.01.27 Tal, Mikhail vsVasiukov, Evgeni 0-1 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense 41 moves URS-ch36 Final USSR Championship, Alma-Ata 1968/69, with Black against the former World Champion Mikhail Tal. Tal gives up a knight with 24.Nf5 gxf5 25.exf5 and puts a rook on e6, Black takes it with 30...Bxe6, and when the game ends at move 41 Black has an extra knight for a pawn.
  • 1970.06.30 Vasiukov, Evgeni vsMatanovic, Aleksandar 1-0 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Yates Variation 44 moves Skopje Solidarnost-04 Skopje 1970, which Vasiukov won jointly with Mark Taimanov, against Aleksandar Matanović. 33.Rxc4 Nxc4 gives up a rook, 34.Nh6+ gxh6 35.Ne7+ Kf7 36.Qg8+ Kxe7 37.Qxh7+ follows, and 38.Qxb7 takes the black queen.
  • 1972.12.19 Vasiukov, Evgeni vsAlburt, Lev O 1-0 King's Indian Attack 19 moves URS-ch40 Final USSR Championship, Baku 1972, against Lev Alburt, won in 19 moves. 15.Nd6 Qxd6 16.Qxf7+ Kh8 17.Qxe8+ Rxe8 18.Nf7+ Kg8 19.Nxd6 leaves White the exchange and a pawn ahead, and Alburt resigns.
  • 1974 Portisch, Lajos vsVasiukov, Evgeni 0-1 Benko Gambit Accepted: Fully Accepted Variation 47 moves Manila Manila 1974, which Vasiukov won with 10½/14 ahead of Tigran Petrosian and Bent Larsen, with Black against Lajos Portisch in the Benko Gambit. The queens come off at move 28, 33...Nxd5 wins a pawn, 43...Nxb2 and 44...Nxa4 take two more, and Portisch resigns after 47...Rxg3.
  • 1981 Vasiukov, Evgeni vsGaprindashvili, Nona 1-0 Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations 53 moves Karseladze Memorial Karseladze Memorial, Tskhaltubo 1981, against Nona Gaprindashvili, Women's World Champion from 1962 to 1978. The queens come off with 19...Qxb3 20.Nxc6+, 40.Nxe5 and 48.Nxg5+ win pawns, 49.Rhxh2 removes the black h-pawn, and 53.Ne6 ends the game.
  • 1982.06 Vasiukov, Evgeni vsSveshnikov, Evgeny 1-0 Sicilian Defense: French Variation 31 moves URS-chT Cup 12th Soviet team cup, Kislovodsk 1982, against Evgeny Sveshnikov. Black gives up the exchange with 23...Rxc5, White answers with 25.axb5, 27.Qxe7 and 29.Be6+, and 30.Rd8+ Rxd8 31.Qf6+ ends the game.
  • 1995 Vasiukov, Evgeni vsVyzmanavin, Alexey 1-0 Caro-Kann Defense 44 moves RUS-ch Russian Championship, Elista 1995, against Alexey Vyzmanavin. With the queens off from move 12, the white king walks to f3, 30.Nxb7 and 33.exf7+ win pawns, 37.axb4 Rxe6 38.Bxe6 Rxe6 leaves White the exchange ahead, and 44.g5 ends the game.
  • 2002.02.05 Vasiukov, Evgeni vsVan Wely, Loek 1-0 Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation 32 moves Moscow Aeroflot op Aeroflot Open, Moscow 2002, round one, at sixty-eight, against Loek van Wely, in the 4.Qxd4 line of the Sicilian. 15.h4 leaves the bishop on g5 to be taken, 17...hxg5 18.hxg5 opens the h-file, 22.Rh8+ and 24.Rh7 bring the rook in, and 32.g8=Q+ ends the game.
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