Vladimir Malakhov (chess player)
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| Full name | Владимир Малахов |
| Country | Russia |
| Born | November 27, 1980 |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2705 (March 2012) (No. 37 in the January 2012 FIDE World Rankings) |
| Peak rating | 2732 (July 2010) |
Vladimir Malakhov (born November 27, 1980) is a chess Grandmaster from Russia.
In the FIDE World Chess Championship 2004, Malakhov made it to the second round.
Malakhov finished in the top 10 in the Chess World Cup 2005, which qualified him for the Candidates for the FIDE World Chess Championship 2007, being played in May–June 2007.[1][2] He was eliminated in the first round, losing his match to Alexander Grischuk 3.5-1.5.
He reached the semi-final stage of the Chess World Cup 2009. He was a member of the gold-medal-winning Russian team at the World Team Chess Championship 2009 in Bursa.[3]
Malakhov is a professional chess player, who used to work as a nuclear physicist.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ 2005 FIDE World Cup Results at Mark Weeks' World Chess Championship Index
- ^ The Week in Chess 580
- ^ Crawley, Gavin (2010-01-13). "Bursa: Russia wins Gold, USA Silver, India Bronze". ChessBase. http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6058. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ Vladimir Malakhov: chess player, nuclear physicist; interview, 2010
[edit] External links
- Vladimir Malakhov player profile at ChessGames.com
- Sample game: Malakhov defeats Vassily Ivanchuk at the 2002 FIDE World Championship
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