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10 Best Chess Games of Grigoriy Oparin (American Grandmaster)

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In the last list of top games we published, we went over a few of Igor Kurnosov’s best chess games. In this post, we go through the best games of Grigoriy Oparin.

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  • 10. Grigoriy Oparin vs Alexander Morozevich – Nutcracker Match of the Generations (Rapid A), Round 3 – Moscow, Russia – December 24, 2015
  • 9. Grigoriy Oparin vs Mikhail Kobalia – Russian Championship Higher League, Round 7 – Yaroslavl, Russia – July 03, 2018
  • 8. Grigoriy Oparin vs Franziska Beltz – Gibraltar Masters, Round 1 – La Caleta, Gilbraltar – January 27, 2015
  • 7. Grigoriy Oparin vs Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage – World Cup, Round 1 – Krasnaya Polyana (Sochi), Russia – July 12, 2021
  • 6. Richard Rapport vs Grigoriy Oparin – FIDE Grand Prix Berlin, Round 5 – Berlin, Germany – February 09, 2022
  • 5. Hans Niemann vs Grigoriy Oparin – World Blitz Championship, Round 6 – Warsaw, Poland – December 29, 2021
  • 4. Nikita Vitiugov vs Grigoriy Oparin – FIDE Grand Swiss, Round 1 – Riga, Latvia – November 06, 2021
  • 3. Grigoriy Oparin vs Volodymyr Onyshchuk – World Blitz Championship, Round 11 – Warsaw, Poland – December 29, 2021
  • 2. Grigoriy Oparin vs Petr Palachev – Russian Team Championship, Round 1 – Sochi, Russia – May 01, 2017
  • 1. Grigoriy Oparin vs Samuel Sevian – St Louis Summer B, Round 7 – St Louis, USA – June 25, 2019

10. Grigoriy Oparin vs Alexander Morozevich – Nutcracker Match of the Generations (Rapid A), Round 3 – Moscow, Russia – December 24, 2015

Grigoriy Oparin played against Alexander Morozevich at the Nutcracker Match of the Generations (Rapid A) tournament on December 24, 2015. Oparin played the French Defense with the Smyslov-Breyer-Zaitsev Hybrid with the white pieces.

9. Grigoriy Oparin vs Mikhail Kobalia – Russian Championship Higher League, Round 7 – Yaroslavl, Russia – July 03, 2018

Grigoriy Oparin played against Mikhail Kobalia at the Russian Championship Higher League tournament on July 03, 2018. Oparin played the King’s Indian Attack with the white pieces.

8. Grigoriy Oparin vs Franziska Beltz – Gibraltar Masters, Round 1 – La Caleta, Gilbraltar – January 27, 2015

Grigoriy Oparin played against Franziska Beltz at the Gibraltar Masters tournament on January 27, 2015. Oparin played the Gruenfeld Defense with the white pieces.

7. Grigoriy Oparin vs Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage – World Cup, Round 1 – Krasnaya Polyana (Sochi), Russia – July 12, 2021

Grigoriy Oparin played against Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage at the World Cup tournament on July 12, 2021. Oparin played the Nimzo-Larsen Attack with the white pieces.

6. Richard Rapport vs Grigoriy Oparin – FIDE Grand Prix Berlin, Round 5 – Berlin, Germany – February 09, 2022

Grigoriy Oparin played against Richard Rapport at the FIDE Grand Prix Berlin tournament on February 09, 2022. Oparin played the Tarrasch Defense with the white pieces.

5. Hans Niemann vs Grigoriy Oparin – World Blitz Championship, Round 6 – Warsaw, Poland – December 29, 2021

Grigoriy Oparin played against Hans Niemann at the World Blitz Championship tournament on December 29, 2021. Oparin played the Indian Game with the black pieces.

4. Nikita Vitiugov vs Grigoriy Oparin – FIDE Grand Swiss, Round 1 – Riga, Latvia – November 06, 2021

Grigoriy Oparin played against Nikita Vitiugov at the FIDE Grand Swiss tournament on November 06, 2021. Oparin played the Nimzo-Indian Defense with the black pieces.

3. Grigoriy Oparin vs Volodymyr Onyshchuk – World Blitz Championship, Round 11 – Warsaw, Poland – December 29, 2021

Grigoriy Oparin played against Volodymyr Onyshchuk at the World Blitz Championship tournament on December 29, 2021. Oparin played the Zukertort Opening with the white pieces.

2. Grigoriy Oparin vs Petr Palachev – Russian Team Championship, Round 1 – Sochi, Russia – May 01, 2017

Grigoriy Oparin played against Petr Palachev at the Russian Team Championship tournament on May 01, 2017. Oparin played the King’s Indian Attack with the white pieces.

1. Grigoriy Oparin vs Samuel Sevian – St Louis Summer B, Round 7 – St Louis, USA – June 25, 2019

Grigoriy Oparin played against Samuel Sevian at the St. Louis Summer B tournament on November 08, 2006. Oparin played the Tarrasch Defense with the black pieces.

Did you like this list of Grigoriy Oparin’s best games? If you did, you might also be interested in Paul Morphy’s best games.

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