Random Game #13 - Onischuk vs. Aleksandrov - Poikovsky, Russia 2004

Poikovsky, Russia

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Today's game is from the 5th Karpov Invitational held in Poikovsky, Russia in 2004. Alexander Onischuk and Alexey Aleksandrov sat across from each other in the 3rd round. Onischuk was born in what was then called the Crimea (now Ukraine), but by the time of this tournament was living in and playing for the U.S. He won the U.S. championship in 2006. Aleksandrov is from Belarus and played in the FIDE world championship knockout in the same year this game was played. They began with the Ragozin Variation of the Queen's Gambit Declined, a pet variation of Alexey's.




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