Vitaly Kunin is a Chess Grandmaster from Germany with Elo ratings exceeding 2500 from FIDE, making him one of the best German chess players of all time.
Full Name: Vitaly Kunin
Title: Grandmaster – Earned in 2006
International Master – Earned in 2002
Candidate Master – Earned in 999
Born: October 2, 1983
Federation: Germany
Ratings
World ranking: 648
Rapid: 2516
Blitz: 2265
Classical: 2508
Peak rating: 2595 Reached in May and September, 2016
Profiles
Most Frequently Played Openings
With The White Pieces
- Queen’s Pawn Game
- Queen’s Indian
- Slav Defense
With The Black Pieces
- Sicilian Defense
- Philidor’s Defense
- Queen’s Gambit Accepted
Biography
Vitaly Kunin is a Russian chess Grandmaster born in Russia on October 2, 1983. Kunin was awarded the Grandmaster title in 2006, the International Master title in 2002, and the Candidate Master title in 1999. As of May and September 2016, his Peak rating was 2595.
The Beginning
Kunin competed in the 2017 Chess World Cup but was trounced in the initial round by Lê Quang Liêm. Between 1995 and 2021, Kunin has competed in 331 games achieving an overall record of 119 wins, 97 draws, and 75 losses, thus attaining a percentage score of 57.6.
Some of the last tournaments Kunin competed in include; the TCh-AUT 2021-22 held on April 2021 in Austria, DEM 2022 played in August in Germany, the 18th Moscow Open A 2022 held in Russian Federation, and the Norway Chess Open A 2022 held in March in Norway.
Notable Achievements
Kunin shared fourth to eleventh place at the 2017 European Championship Tournament with 8/11 points.
Notable Games
Dariusz Swiercz vs Vitaly Kunin – European Championship Round 8 – Budva MNE, March 14, 2009
Mikkel Manosri Jacobsen vs Vitaly Kunin – Politiken Cup Round 1 – Helsingor DEN, July 27, 2013
Vitaly Kunin vs Morten Andersen – Politiken Cup Round 6 – Helsingor DEN, July 29, 2015
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