Evgeny Sveshnikov
Notable Games

Evgeny Sveshnikov

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Notable Games

  • 1976 Sveshnikov, Evgeny vsIvanov, Igor Vasilievich 1-0 Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack 37 moves URS-ch44 First League USSR Championship (First League) 1976. Sveshnikov's famous mating attack in a Caro-Kann Panov — a queen sacrifice finishes it, 36.Qf8+ Rxf8 37.Ne7#.
  • 1976 Sveshnikov, Evgeny vsTseshkovsky, Vitaly 1-0 Modern Defense: Standard Defense 39 moves Chigorin Memorial-11 Chigorin Memorial 1976. A win over grandmaster Vitaly Tseshkovsky, the knight fork 36.Nf7+ winning the exchange and the game.
  • 1976 Kuzmin, Gennadi P vsSveshnikov, Evgeny 0-1 Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation 45 moves URS-ch44 First League USSR 1976. Sveshnikov wins with the variation that bears his name — the Sicilian Sveshnikov (then still the Lasker–Pelikan) — over grandmaster Gennadi Kuzmin, the once-dubious line he single-handedly rehabilitated into main-line theory.
  • 1978.12 Sveshnikov, Evgeny vsRomanishin, Oleg M 1-0 Modern Defense: Standard Defense 38 moves URS-ch46 Final USSR Championship 1978. A kingside attack beats grandmaster Oleg Romanishin, 34.h5 opening the h-file to 38.Qh7+.
  • 1984.05.16 Sveshnikov, Evgeny vsKupreichik, Viktor D 1-0 Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation 46 moves URS-chT Cup 13th 1984. A win over the sharp attacker Viktor Kupreichik in Sveshnikov's own c3-Sicilian (the Alapin), a passed f-pawn deciding (46.f7).
  • 1985.01.16 Sveshnikov, Evgeny vsBalashov, Yuri S 1-0 Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Modern Line 41 moves URS-chT Republics 17th final USSR Team Championship 1985. An Italian Game win over grandmaster Yuri Balashov, a passed b-pawn queening (41.b8=Q).
  • 1985.04 Sveshnikov, Evgeny vsVaganian, Rafael A 1-0 French Defense: Advance Variation 38 moves Moscow International-A Moscow 1985. A French Advance win over grandmaster Rafael Vaganian — a world top-tenner — the kingside collapsing (34.Nxg6, 38.Qxd5).
  • 1987 Sveshnikov, Evgeny vsPsakhis, Lev 1-0 French Defense: Advance Variation, Paulsen Attack 25 moves Sochi Chigorin Memorial Sochi 1987. A crisp 25-move French Advance win over two-time Soviet champion Lev Psakhis.
  • 1992.05.28 Sveshnikov, Evgeny vsShort, Nigel D 1-0 Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Anderssen Variation, Cordel Line 49 moves EU-Cup 08th semifinal European Club Cup 1992. Sveshnikov beats Nigel Short — a World Championship challenger the very next year — with the romantic Evans Gambit (4.b4).
  • 1992.10.15 Sveshnikov, Evgeny vsTimman, Jan H 1-0 French Defense: Advance Variation, Main Line 28 moves Interpolis Tilburg 1992. A 28-move French Advance crush of Jan Timman, then among the world's very best (25.a4, 28.e6+).
  • 1993 Sveshnikov, Evgeny vsPolgar, Judit 1-0 Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense 66 moves Interzonal-16 Biel Interzonal 1993. A win over Judit Polgár — the strongest female player in history — in Sveshnikov's c3-Sicilian (the Alapin).
  • 1994 Sveshnikov, Evgeny vsSax, Gyula 1-0 Sicilian Defense: McDonnell Attack 28 moves Ljubljana op 5th Ljubljana 1994. A 28-move Sicilian win over the Hungarian grandmaster Gyula Sax.
  • 2007.03.13 Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich vsSveshnikov, Evgeny 0-1 Queen's Gambit Declined 56 moves Cheliabinsk Arhipov Memorial Chelyabinsk 2007. A Black win over the legendary Viktor Korchnoi — four-time World Championship Candidate finalist — in a Queen's Gambit Declined.
  • 2018.07.14 Sveshnikov, Evgeny vsHort, Vlastimil 1-0 Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense, Modern Line 27 moves WchT Seniors 65 World Senior Team Championship 2018. A 27-move Alapin-Sicilian win over veteran grandmaster Vlastimil Hort.
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