Alex Yermolinsky
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 Alex Yermolinsky at the 2003 U.S. Championships in Seattle, Washington | |
| Country | Soviet Union United States |
| Born | April 11, 1958 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Title | Grandmaster (1992) |
| FIDE rating | 2421 (May 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2660 (January 1998) |
| Peak ranking | No. 21 (January 1998) |
Alex Yermolinsky (Russian: Алексей Ермолинский, romanized: Alexey Yermolinskiy; born April 11, 1958) is an American chess player. Awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1992, he is a two-time U.S. champion.
Career
Yermolinsky tied for first with Vladislav Vorotnikov in the Leningrad City Chess Championship in 1985. In 1993, Yermolinsky won the U.S. Chess Championship, tying for first place with Alexander Shabalov. In 1996 he was the sole champion. He won the World Open in Philadelphia three times: in 1993, 1995 and 1996; in 1999 he shared first with nine other players, but Gregory Serper won the playoff. In 2001 he won the American Continental Championship in Cali, Colombia.[1]
In 2012 Yermolinsky was inducted into the US Chess Hall of Fame.[2]
He is a regular commentator and presenter on the Internet Chess Club.
Personal life
Yermolinsky is married to Camilla Baginskaite, also a chess player. They have two children, a son and a daughter. They met each other at the Chess Olympiad 1996 in Yerevan.[3]
Books
- Yermolinsky, Alex (2000). Road to Chess Improvement. Gambit Publications. ISBN 1-901983-24-2.
- Yermolinsky, Alex (2006). Chess Explained: The Classical Sicilian. Gambit Publications. ISBN 1-904600-42-5.
References
- ^ "The Week in Chess 355". theweekinchess.com. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ^ Sands, David R. (2012-10-23). "'The Yerminator' enters U.S. Chess Hall of Fame". Washington Times. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ "WGM Camilla Baginskaite". United States Chess Federation. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
External links
- Alex Yermolinsky chess games at 365Chess.com
- Alex Yermolinsky player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Alexander Yermolinsky team chess record at Olimpbase.org
- Alex Yermolinsky FIDE rating history, 1978-2001 at Olimpbase.org
- GM Alexander Yermolinsky. United States Chess Federation.
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