GM Vladimir Baklan Photo: Maria Emelianova/Chess.com Full name Vladimir Baklan Born Feb 25, 1978 (age 47) Place of birth Soviet Union Federation Ukraine Profiles #316 World Ranking 2553 Classical 2621 Rapid 2610 Blitz Rating Bio Vladimir Baklan is a Ukrainian Grandmaster. Most Played Openings White Pieces Alapin Sicilian Defense (40 games) Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (38 games) Caro-Kann Defense: Advance, Short Variation with 4.Nf3 (36 games) Sicilian Defense: Pin Variation (30 games) Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (21 games) Black Pieces Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (63 games) French Defense: Classical, Burn Variation (22 games) Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet Line (21 games) Alapin Sicilian Defense (18 games) Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Sozin Attack (18 games) Games Players Result Moves Year Vladimir Baklan (2553) Stanislav Cifka (2407) 1-0 57 2025 Vladimir Baklan (2553) Arkadi Rotstein (2423) 1-0 34 2025 Vladimir Baklan (2553) Jose Antonio Sande Edreira (2214) 1-0 35 2025 Vladimir Baklan (2553) A Ra Harikhrishnan (2465) 1-0 38 2025 Vladimir Baklan (2554) Jakub Kusa (2405) ½-½ 53 2025 Vladimir Baklan (2553) Tongsen Wang (2387) ½-½ 48 2025 Richard Mladek (2384) Vladimir Baklan (2554) 0-1 38 2025 Vit Vilimek (2102) Vladimir Baklan (2553) 0-1 33 2025 Dr Daniel Schlecht (2364) Vladimir Baklan (2553) 0-1 23 2025 Aakash G (2126) Vladimir Baklan (2553) 0-1 18 2025 Show All Games