Igor Khenkin
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| Full name | Igor Khenkin |
| Country |  Germany |
| Title | Grandmaster (1992) |
| FIDE rating | 2655 |
| Peak rating | 2655 (July 2008) |
Igor Khenkin (born on March 21, 1968 in Vladimir, Russia) is a German chess player. He achieved the FIDE rank of Grandmaster in 1992, and is currently at his peak rating of 2655. Igor Khenkin has been one of the top 100 FIDE players for 8 out of the past 9 years.[1] He participated in the FIDE World Chess Championship 2002, but was knocked out in the second round against Rustam Kasimdzhanov. In July 2006, he won the Andorra Open chess tournament with 7.0 / 9 points.[2]
Notable Games
Igor Khenkin vs Alexey Shirov
Igor Khenkin faced Grandmaster Alexey Shirov in Borjomi 1988. The game played through the King's Indian Defense: the Petrosian Variation: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.d5 a5 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 Na6 10.Nd2 Qe8 11.O-O Nh7 12.a3 Bd7 13.b3 f5 14.exf5 Bxf5 15.g4 e4 16.Rc1 e3 17.fxe3 Qxe3+ 18.Bf2 Qg5 19.Kh1 Bd7 20.Nde4 Qe7 21.Qd3 Rae8 22.Ng3 Rf6 23.Kg2 Ng5 24.Bd4 Nc5 25.Bxf6 Nxd3 26.Bxe7 Nxc1 27.Bxg5 Nxe2 28.Ngxe2 hxg5 29.h3 c6 30.a4 cxd5 31.cxd5 Be5 32.Rf3 Kg7 33.Kf2 b5 34.axb5 Rb8 35.Ne4 Kh8 36.Rf7 Bxb5 37.Nf6 Bxf6 38.Rxf6 Bxe2 39.Kxe2 Rxb3 40.Rxd6 a4 41.Ra6 Kg7 42.Rxa4 Rxh3 43.Re4 Ra3 44.d6 Kf7 45.Rd4 Ra8 46.Rd5 Ke6 47.Rxg5 Kxd6 48.Rxg6+ Ke5 49.Kf3 Ra3+ 1/2-1/2.
Igor Khenkin vs Vladimir Kramnik
This game between Igor Khenkin and Grandmaster Vladimir Kramnik was played in Sochi, Russia in 1989. The game entered the Vienna Variation of the Queen's Gambit Declined: 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Nc3 e6 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qa5 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Qb3 a6 13. Be2 Nc6 14. O-O Qc7 15. Qa3 Rc8 16. Rfd1 Na5 17. c4 Qc5 1/2-1/2.
References
- ^ Igor Khenkin Top List Records
- ^ http://chesslodge.blogspot.com/2006/07/igor-khenkin-wins-andorra-open.html Igor Khenkin Wins Andorra Open
External links
- Igor Khenkin player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Igor Khenkin rating card at FIDE
- Igor Khenkin at 365Chess.com
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