Evgeniy Najer
| Evgeniy Najer | |
|---|---|
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| Country |  Russia |
| Born | June 22, 1977 Moscow |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2637 (October 2024) (No. 116 on the March 2011 FIDE ratings list) |
| Peak rating | 2682 (October 2008) |
| Ranking | No. 102 (October 2024) |
Evgeniy Najer (born 22 June 1977) is a Russian chess Grandmaster. In 2002 he shared the victory of the U.S. Open Chess Championship with Gennadi Zaichik[1] and in 2003 won the Moscow City Chess Championship.[2]
He tied for 1st–6th with Kaido Külaots, Artyom Timofeev, Zoltan Gyimesi, Sergey Grigoriants and Oleg Korneev at the Cappelle-la-Grande Open 2004.[3] In the same year he tied for 1st–3rd with Michael Roiz and Leonid Gofshtein in the Ashdod Chess Festival.[4] In 2007 he tied for 1st–2nd with Vasily Yemelin in the 3rd Moscow Open tournament.[5] In both 2008 and 2009 he won the World Open in Philadelphia.[6] In July 2009, he tied for first with Robert Fontaine in the Paleohora Open Tournament.[7] In 2010, he tied for 2nd–5th with Michael Adams, Victor Mikhalevski and Jiří Štoček the 14th Chicago Open.[8]
He was one of the seconds of Gata Kamsky in his 2009 match against Veselin Topalov.[9]
Najer is Jewish.[10]
References
- ^ Donaldson, John. "Mechanics' Chess Club – Newsletter #068-119 (compilation)". Mechanics' Chess Club. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
- ^ "Tournament report July 2003: Final Moscow Men Ch. – Russia". World Chess Federation. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
- ^ Crowther, Mark. "TWIC: Cappelle-la-Grande 2004". London Chess Center. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (2005-01-10). "TWIC 531: 2nd Ashdod Chess Festival". London Chess Center. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ "Illya Nyzhnyk wins Group B in Moscow Open". ChessBase. 2007-02-07. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- ^ In 2008 after play-off with Parimarjan Negi, Lubomir Ftacnik and Alexander Moiseenko; In 2009 after play-off with Hikaru Nakamura. The Week in Chess 713
- ^ "Paleohora International Open Chess Tournament". Chessdom. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (2010-05-01). "The Week in Chess: 14th Chicago Open 2010". London Chess Centre. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
- ^ "Topalov-Kamsky starts with a draw and an odd legal note". ChessVibes. 2009-02-17. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
- ^ "Chess in Maccabiah". International Chess Tournaments Maccabliah 2013 – תחרויות שחמט בינלאומיות, מכביה 2013. 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
External links
- Evgeniy Najer player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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