Vladimir Malakhov
Notable Games

Vladimir Malakhov

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  • 1993 Malakhov, Vladimir vsPraznik, Niko 1-0 French Defense: Exchange Variation 19 moves Wch U14 World Under-14 Championship, Bratislava 1993, round one, against Niko Praznik in the Exchange Variation of the French Defense. 8.Bxh7+ Kxh7 9.Ng5+ gives up a bishop to reach the king, 15.Re6 fxe6 gives up a rook, and 19.Qxg6+ ends the game in 19 moves. Malakhov won the championship.
  • 1996 Bubalovic, Davorin vsMalakhov, Vladimir 0-1 Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Modern Bc4 Variation 42 moves CRO-chT2 Croatian Team Championship, Tucepi 1996, against Davorin Bubalovic in the Accelerated Dragon of the Sicilian. 15...Qxe1+ 16.Qxe1 Bxd4+ 17.Kh1 Bxb2 gives up the queen for a rook, a bishop and a pawn, 32...Rxd5 wins another pawn, and 41...Rxh3+ 42.Ke4 e6 ends the game in 42 moves.
  • 1997.05.20 Malakhov, Vladimir vsSvidler, Peter 1-0 Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation 28 moves RUS-ch m1-2 Russian Championship, Elista 1997, against Peter Svidler in the Classical Sicilian. The 16-year-old Malakhov plays 22.Nxb4 to win a pawn, 25.Nb5 Qb6 26.Qa3 attacks the queen, and 28.Bd3 ends the game in 28 moves. Svidler won the championship.
  • 2002.09.28 Malakhov, Vladimir vsBacrot, Etienne 1-0 English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line 37 moves EU-Cup 18th European Club Cup, Kallithea 2002, round seven, against Etienne Bacrot in the Four Knights Variation of the English. 17.e5 opens the d-file, 20.Qe8+ Bf8 forces the queens off, 25.Ne6 Kf7 26.Rxf8+ Kxe6 27.Re8+ drives Black's king out, and 37.Re7+ ends the game in 37 moves.
  • 2002.10.14 Malakhov, Vladimir vsIvanchuk, Vassily 1-0 Slav Defense: Exchange Variation, Symmetrical Line 41 moves FIDE World Cup-A FIDE World Cup, Hyderabad 2002, group A, round five, against Vassily Ivanchuk in the Exchange Variation of the Slav. 10...Bxc3 11.Bxc6 Bxb2 12.Bxb7 Bxa1 starts a run of captures, 22.Bxa7 wins a pawn, 23.Qxa4 Bxa4 leaves bishops of opposite colors, and 41.Kb6 wins that ending in 41 moves. Malakhov won the group.
  • 2005.12.03 Sokolov, Ivan vsMalakhov, Vladimir 0-1 Slav Defense: Three Knights Variation 57 moves FIDE World Cup FIDE World Cup, Khanty-Mansiysk 2005, round three, game one, against Ivan Sokolov in the Three Knights Variation of the Slav. 30...Rxe4 and 32...Rxf4+ win two pawns, 42...f5 and 43...f4 push the f-pawn, and 57...f3+ ends the game in 57 moves. Malakhov won the match 1½–½.
  • 2005.12.15 Malakhov, Vladimir vsVallejo Pons, Francisco 1-0 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Zagreb Variation 50 moves FIDE World Cup 11-12 FIDE World Cup, Khanty-Mansiysk 2005, match for 11th place, game one, against Francisco Vallejo Pons in the Zagreb Variation of the Najdorf Sicilian. 26.Nxd6 wins a pawn, the c-pawn runs from 27.c4 to 48.c8=Q, and 50.Qd8 ends the game in 50 moves. Malakhov won the match 1½–½, and 11th place put him into the 2007 Candidates.
  • 2007.11.25 Xu, Yuhua vsMalakhov, Vladimir 0-1 Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack 33 moves FIDE World Cup FIDE World Cup, Khanty-Mansiysk 2007, round one, game two, against the reigning Women's World Champion Xu Yuhua in the Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack of the Sicilian. 13...Rxh5 and 14...Nxh4 take two kingside pawns, 31...Rcxc2 doubles the rooks on White's second rank, and 33...a2+ ends the game in 33 moves. Malakhov won the match 2–0.
  • 2009.08.19 Ding, Liren vsMalakhov, Vladimir 0-1 Slav Defense: Chebanenko Variation 37 moves CHN-RUS Summit Men 6th China–Russia Summit, Sochi 2009, round five, against the 16-year-old Ding Liren, World Champion in 2023, in the Chebanenko Variation of the Slav. 28...Rxb4 and 32...Rxb2 win the queenside pawns, 35...Bxd4 36.Nxd4 Rxd4 takes the d-pawn, and 37...Qd8 ends the game in 37 moves.
  • 2009.12.03 Svidler, Peter vsMalakhov, Vladimir 0-1 Slav Defense: Chebanenko Variation 31 moves FIDE World Cup FIDE World Cup, Khanty-Mansiysk 2009, quarterfinal, game one, against Peter Svidler in the Chebanenko Variation of the Slav. 21...exd4 22.f5 Nxc5 wins a pawn, the d-pawn runs from 23...d3 to 28...d2, and 31...dxe1=N+ promotes it to a knight with check to end the game in 31 moves. Malakhov won the match 1½–½ and reached the semifinal.
  • 2010.01.08 Malakhov, Vladimir vsMamedov, Rauf 1-0 Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with d6 32 moves WchT 7th World Team Championship, Bursa 2010, round four, against Rauf Mamedov in the Delayed Alapin Variation of the Sicilian. 26.Rxc6 Rxc6 27.Qxc6 wins a pawn, 29.Rc8+ Bf8 30.Rxf8+ Rxf8 31.Bh6 gives up the exchange to attack the king, and the game ends in 32 moves. Russia won the gold medals.
  • 2010.12.22 Malakhov, Vladimir vsKarjakin, Sergey 1-0 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation 67 moves RUS-ch 63rd Russian Championship Superfinal, Moscow 2010, round 11, against Sergey Karjakin in the Classical Variation of the Nimzo-Indian. 26...Nxa3+ 27.bxa3 Rxa3 gives Black pawns for a knight, 65...Rxf4 66.Rxg7+ takes the g-pawn, and 67.Rg6 ends the game in 67 moves. It was Karjakin's only loss of the championship, and Ian Nepomniachtchi caught him and won the playoff.
  • 2012.04.11 Malakhov, Vladimir vsMovsesian, Sergei 1-0 Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System 47 moves RUS-chT 19th Russian Team Championship, Sochi 2012, round three, against Sergei Movsesian in the Gurevich System of the Reti Opening. 19...Nxc5 takes a rook, 20.Bxh7+ and 21.Bb4 open Black's king, 33.Qxf8 wins a rook back, and after 46...b1=Q, 47.Qe3+ ends the game in 47 moves.
  • 2012.09.14 Malakhov, Vladimir vsNisipeanu, Liviu Dieter 1-0 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights Variation 22 moves Burgas Black Sea Black Sea tournament, Burgas 2012, round four, against Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu in the Symmetrical English. 15.b5 and 16.bxa6 open the queenside, 19.Na4 Qc6 20.e5 Qxa4 21.exf6 gives up a knight, and 22.Bh6 ends the game in 22 moves. The Boston Globe printed the game in its weekly chess column.
  • 2012.09.16 Malakhov, Vladimir vsJobava, Baadur 1-0 King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation 22 moves Burgas Black Sea Black Sea tournament, Burgas 2012, round six, against the top seed Baadur Jobava in the King's Indian. 15.f4, 16.f5 and 17.f6 Bh8 drive the f-pawn into Black's kingside, 20.Nxa4 Qxa2 21.Nb6 brings the knight in, and the game ends in 22 moves.
  • 2013.11.12 Malakhov, Vladimir vsDing, Liren 1-0 King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation 66 moves CHN-chT Chinese Team Championship 2013, round 16, against Ding Liren, World Champion in 2023, in the King's Indian. 20.Nxf5 gxf5 21.Bxc5 trades pieces, 26.Qxc6 wins a pawn, 32.Nxc5 and 33.Rxd4 reach a rook ending, and the g-pawn reaches g7 on move 62 before 66.Kf3 ends the game in 66 moves.
  • 2014.12.09 Lu, Shanglei vsMalakhov, Vladimir 0-1 Vienna Game: Mieses Variation 24 moves CHN-chT Chinese Team Championship 2014, round 22, against Lu Shanglei, the reigning World Junior Champion, in the Mieses Variation of the Vienna Game. 18...Bxc3 wins a pawn, 20...Rxe4 21.Qxe4 gives back the exchange, 23...Bxd4 takes another pawn, and 24...c5 ends the game in 24 moves.
  • 2017.12.12 Dubov, Daniil vsMalakhov, Vladimir 0-1 Slav Defense: Chebanenko Variation 27 moves RUS-ch 70th Russian Championship Superfinal, St Petersburg 2017, round nine, against Daniil Dubov in the Chebanenko Variation of the Slav. 11...Qxd4 wins a pawn, 18.Nxe6 fxe6 19.Bxe6 gives up a knight for two pawns, 24...Qxb3 wins another, and 27...Nd7 ends the game in 27 moves. ChessBase wrote that the loss took Dubov out of the title race.
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