Alexander Alexandrowitsch Galkin (chess player)

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Alexander Galkin 2016
Association RussiaRussia Russia
Born February 1, 1979
Rostov-on-Don
title International Master (1996)
Grand Master (1997)
Current  Elo rating 2611 (July 2020)
Best Elo rating 2626 (August 2012 to September 2013)
Tab at the FIDE (English)

Alexander Alexandrowitsch Galkin ( Russian Александр Александрович Галкин ; born February 1, 1979 in Rostov-on-Don ) is a Russian grandmaster in chess .

Galkin won the Junior World Championship (U 20) in the Armenian capital Yerevan in 1999 . He won with 10.5 points from 13 games, half a point ahead of the later FIDE world champion Rustam Kasimjanov , who had entered the tournament as number one on the seeding list (the Armenians and today's world class followed on 3rd – 4th place Grand Master Levon Aronjan ).

In the same year Galkin was used in the Russian national team, at the 12th European Team Championships in Batumi , Georgia , he remained unbeaten on the fourth board and took fifth place with the team.

At the FIDE World Championships in 2000 and 2004, which were held in knock-out mode , Galkin failed early in each case: in 2000 in New Delhi he lost to the Ukrainian grandmaster Alexander Beliavsky in the second round , after the opening success against Alex Wohl . 2004 in Tripoli Galkin lost in the first round against the Bulgarian Alexandar Deltschew . Galkin took part in the 2007 World Chess Cup , but failed in the second round to Vasyl Ivanchuk .

In the Russian team championship Galkin played in 1994 with Ladja Azov , 1996 with Don-Sdjuschor Rostov-on-Don , 1998, 2001 and 2002 with University Maikop , 1999 with master Chimik Beloretschensk , 2003 and 2004 with Norilski Nikel Norilsk , 2005 and 2006 for the Chess Federation Moscow , 2007 and 2008 for economist-1 Saratov . In 2009 he played for CA Mérida Patrimonio-Ajoblanco in the Spanish team championship , and has also played in Turkey. He took part in the European Club Cup in 1999 with Chimik Beloretschensk , in 2003 with Norilski Nikel Norilsk and in 2007 and 2008 with Ekonomist-1 Saratow .

Galkin is listed as inactive at FIDE (as of May 2016) because he did not play any rated games after the 2013/14 Turkish team championship. He was last among the top 100 players in the Elo world rankings in April 2006.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Junior World Championships 1999 ( Memento from June 24, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Galkin at olimpbase.org
  3. ↑ FIDE World Cup 2000
  4. ↑ FIDE World Championships 2004
  5. ↑ Alexander Galkin's results at Russian team championships on olimpbase.org (English)
  6. ↑ Alexander Galkin's results at Spanish team championships on olimpbase.org (English)
  7. ↑ Alexander Galkin's results at European Club Cups on olimpbase.org (English)
  8. ↑ Galkin's Elo development since 1994 ( Memento from August 8, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
personal data
SURNAME Galkin, Alexander Alexandrovich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Galkin, Alexander (FIDE)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian chess player
DATE OF BIRTH 1st February 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Rostov on Don