Vladimir Malakhov (chess player)
| Vladimir Malakhov | |
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| Full name | Владимир Малахов |
| Country |  Russia |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2732 (No. 17 in the July 2010 FIDE World Rankings) |
| Peak rating | 2732 (July 2010) |
Vladimir Malakhov (born November 27, 1980) is a chess International 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 not a professional chess player; he works as a physicist.[4]
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. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ Gashimov out; Smerdon wrong again!, blog of Australian Grandmaster David Smerdon, December 6, 2009
External links
- Vladimir Malakhov rating card at FIDE
- Vladimir Malakhov player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Sample game: Malakhov defeats Vassily Ivanchuk at the 2002 FIDE World Championship
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