Alexander Alexandrowitsch Galkin (chess player)
Alexander Galkin 2016 |
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Association | 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
- Replayable chess games by Alexander Alexandrowitsch Galkin on chessgames.com (English)
- Profile on rostovchess.ru (Russian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Junior World Championships 1999 ( Memento from June 24, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Galkin at olimpbase.org
- ↑ FIDE World Cup 2000
- ↑ FIDE World Championships 2004
- ↑ Alexander Galkin's results at Russian team championships on olimpbase.org (English)
- ↑ Alexander Galkin's results at Spanish team championships on olimpbase.org (English)
- ↑ Alexander Galkin's results at European Club Cups on olimpbase.org (English)
- ↑ Galkin's Elo development since 1994 ( Memento from August 8, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
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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 |