Dmitry Barash

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Dmitry Barash ( Russian Дмитрий Феликсович Бараш / Dmitri Felixowitsch Barasch; born April 21, 1959 in Leningrad ) is an American chess player .

Life

At thirteen, Barash entered the chess section in the Leningrad Pioneers Palace. His teachers include Vladimir Sak , Sergei Chawski and Vladimir Lyawdansky. After school, he graduated from Zhdanov State University and was hired at the Leningrad Physical-Technical Institute. During his studies he obtained the title of candidate for a master craftsman.

In the years 1981-1983 Barash played in the semi-finals of the XVI. Championship of the USSR in correspondence chess with. In the final table he was first with 14 points from 16 games, the second-placed Juris Markauss got 11½ points. In the final, which took place between 1983 and 1986, he won the tournament with 13½ points out of 18 and only one lost game. For this achievement, Barash was awarded the title of Master of Sports of the USSR . In the next Soviet individual championship (1986-1988) he took third place. At the 100th anniversary of the Lithuania tournament (1988-1993) for the 100th anniversary of the correspondence fight Vilnius - Voronezh he finished fourth with 11 points out of 16 and received the title of correspondence chess grandmaster from the ICCF .

In the 1990s, Barash emigrated to the United States. There he won several smaller tournaments in close chess , such as the Atlantic Class Championship in the Expert group ( Harpers Ferry , 1994), the Atlantic Open in the U2200 group ( Washington , 1997), the Fredericksburg Open (1998), the Best Western Northern Virginia Open ( Mount Vernon , 1998), the Charlottesville Open (1999) and the Maryland Open ( Rockville , 2000). He is a USCF Life Master .

Barash lives in Massachusetts , before that he spent a few years in Maryland and worked as an IT specialist at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP). After gaining some experience in Leningrad, he is also active as a chess trainer in his adopted country.

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SURNAME Barash, Dmitry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Бараш, Дмитрий Феликсович (Russian spelling); Barash, Dmitry F. (FIDE)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American chess player
DATE OF BIRTH April 21, 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Leningrad