Mikhail Israiljewitsch Nepomnyashchi

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Michail Israiljewitsch Nepomnjaschtschi ( Russian Михаил Израильевич Непомнящий , at the World Chess Federation FIDE Mikhail I. Nepomnishay; born January 30, 1949 in Leningrad ) is a Russian chess player .

Life

Nepomnyashchi started playing chess at the age of seven. He attended the chess section in the Leningrad Pioneer Palace and in 1965 won the youth championship in his hometown. The next year he played in the Soviet youth championship in Moscow . First place went to Mikhail Steinberg , Nepomnjaschtschi shared the 15th-18th place with 4.5 points out of 9. Space. After school, he studied business administration at the Leningrad Shipbuilding Institute and worked as an engineer.

In 1971 he was awarded the title of Master of Sports of the USSR for his good performance in the Leningrad Burewestnik Championship in 1970. 1973 he played with Alexander Kotschijew , Mark Taimanov , Igor Ivanov and other players the traditional Wetscherni Leningrad - blitz . This was won by Nepomnyashchi, followed by Kotschijew, with 13 points out of 17. He took part in several city championships and was fifth in 1982. In the second championship of the clubs of the USSR in 1990 he finished fifth with Plastpolymer Leningrad .

After the collapse of the Soviet Union , Nepomnyashchi represented the Russian Chess Federation . At the second Petrov memorial tournament in St. Petersburg in 1996, he shared fourth place with Yuri Balashov , Vladimir Anatolyevich Burmakin and other players. In the match between Saint Petersburg and Paris (Saint Petersburg, 1996), he got five points from nine games. In the same year he became an international master . In early 2000 Nepomnyashchi moved to the United States and played there in a few smaller tournaments. He lives in North Carolina .

Nepomnjaschtschis Elo rating is 2446, but it will run as inactive because he since in July 2005 in Greensboro (North Carolina) Open No Counting game has been played discharged Lipkin / peppercorn. He reached his highest Elo rating of 2480 in July 1996.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Mikhail Nepomnyashchi's results at Soviet club championships on olimpbase.org (English)