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GM Valentin Dragnev

Valentin Dragnev

Full name

Valentin Dragnev

Born

1/1/1999 (age 26)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Austria

Rating

Bio

GM Valentin Dragnev is an Austrian grandmaster who qualified for the 2023 FIDE World Cup.

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Queen's Gambit Declined: Catalan Opening (11 games)

Ruy López Opening: Berlin Defense (9 games)

Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (8 games)

Closed Sicilian Defense (7 games)

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (7 games)

Black Pieces

Queen's Gambit Declined: Catalan Opening (14 games)

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (10 games)

Giuoco Piano Game: Main Line, Giuoco Pianissimo Variation (10 games)

English Opening: Agincourt Defense (10 games)

Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation (9 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Valentin Dragnev (2744) Artem Galaktionov (2890)	1-0	57	2025
Valentin Dragnev (2739) Dino Ballecer (2522)	1-0	27	2025
Valentin Dragnev (2751) Bulat Murtazin (2508)	1-0	39	2025
Valentin Dragnev (2747) Stepan Hrbek (2577)	0-1	56	2025
Valentin Dragnev (2754) Aravindh Chithambaram (3011)	0-1	41	2025
Valentin Dragnev (2563) Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (2592)	0-1	38	2025
Valentin Dragnev (2764) Sergio Joshafatt Morales Garcia (2438)	1-0	18	2024
Valentin Dragnev (2772) Dila Baloglu (2571)	1-0	42	2024
Valentin Dragnev (2779) Amir Hosein Kashefi (2565)	1-0	20	2024
Valentin Dragnev (2773) Dmytro Biletskyy (2544)	1-0	28	2024

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