Albert Kapengut
| Albert Kapengut | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Albert Zinovievich Kapengut |
| Country | United States |
| Born | 4 July 1944 Kazan, Tatarstan, USSR |
| Title | International Master (1991) |
| FIDE rating | 2385 |
Albert Zinovievich Kapengut (born 4 July 1944, Kazan, Tatarstan)[1] is a Soviet chess master. A holder of the International Master title, he is best known as a respected teacher, theoretician, writer, and member of the successful student Olympiad teams of the 1960s.
Kapengut won several Belarus championships: 1962, 1968, 1969, 1970 (joint), 1976, 1977, and 1978. He finished 10th in his first Soviet Championship in 1971, ahead of many high-calibre masters such as Anatoly Lein, Efim Geller, Rafael Vaganian, and Vladimir Tukmakov.
He was the coach of GM Mikhail Tal, GM Boris Gelfand, and GM Yury Shulman among others.[2] Since 28 April 2008 he plays for the US Chess Federation.[3]
Notes and references
- ^ Gaige, Jeremy (1987), Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography, McFarland, p. 203, ISBN 0-7864-2353-6
- ^ Chessdom - Varuzhan Akobian - Yury Shulman match
- ^ FIDE Player transfers
External links
- Albert Z Kapengut rating card at FIDE
- Albert Z Kapengut player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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