Evgeny Gleizerov

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Evgeny Gleizerov
Full nameЕвгений Глейзеров
CountrySoviet Union → Russia
Born (1963-03-20) March 20, 1963 (age 61)
Bryansk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
TitleGrandmaster (1993)
Peak rating2600 (May 2011)

Evgeny Gleizerov (Евгений Глейзеров; born March 20, 1963) is a Russian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1993.

Together with 43 other Russian chess players, Gleizerov signed an open letter to Russian president Vladimir Putin, protesting against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and expressing solidarity with the Ukrainian people.[1]

Chess career[edit]

In 2001 Gleizerov tied for 1st–3rd places with Stanislav Voitsekhovsky and Michał Krasenkow at Barlinek.[2] The next year he tied for 1st–3rd in the Masters tournament of the 12th Abu Dhabi Chess Festival with Mikhail Ulibin, who won on tiebreak score, and Shukhrat Safin.[3] He tied for 3rd–6th with Dávid Bérczes, Yuriy Kuzubov and Pia Cramling in the Rilton Cup 2008/2009.[4] He came first at Parla 2009.[5] In 2010 he tied for 1st–6th with Kamil Mitoń, Bojan Kurajica, Yuri Gonzalez Vidal, Lázaro Bruzón and Bartłomiej Heberla in the 4th Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez Ciudad de La Laguna.[6] In 2011 he tied for 1st–4th with Gadir Guseinov, Merab Gagunashvili and Sergei Tiviakov in the 19th Fajr Open Chess Tournament[7] and won the International Championship of Slovakia in Banská Štiavnica.[8] Gleizerov was part of the Russian team that won the gold medal at the European Senior Team Championship 2019 in the 50+ category.[9]

Notable games[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "'Stop the war.' 44 Top Russian Players Publish Open Letter To Putin", Chess.com, 3 March 2022
  2. ^ "IX Emanuela Laskera open A". FIDE. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  3. ^ Yasir Abbasher (2002-08-22). "Russian Ulibin is champion". Gulf News. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
  4. ^ "Rilton Cup 2008/2009". FIDE. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  5. ^ "XIV Campeonato de Parla 2009". FIDE. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  6. ^ "Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez Ciudad de La Laguna". Chessdom.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  7. ^ "19th Fajr International Open Chess Tournament". FIDE. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  8. ^ "International Championship of Slovakia". Chessdom.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  9. ^ "Russian Teams Win European Senior Championship". Chess Federation of Russia. 2019-09-27. Retrieved 2019-10-11.

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