Alexander Fishbein
| Alexander Fishbein | |
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| Full name | Alexander Gregory Fishbein[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Born | May 8, 1968 (age 56) Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR |
| Title | Grandmaster (1992) |
| Peak rating | 2550 (January 1995) |
Alexander Gregory Fishbein[1] (born May 8, 1968 in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR[2] as Aleksandr Grigoryevich Fishbein, Russian: Александр Григорьевич Фишбейн) is an American chess player with the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM).
Career
[edit]At the age of four, he learned chess from his father, Gregory, (Russian: Григорий Абрамович Фишбейн; Grigory Abramovich Fishbein),[3] who is a National Master.[4]
The family immigrated to the US in 1979. In 1985, he won the first Arnold Denker Tournament of High School Champions. In 2018, he also won the inaugural John T. Irwin National Tournament of Senior State Champions, repeating that victory in 2020.[5] In the 1990s, Fishbein won tournaments in Stavanger, Norway, and Herning, Denmark and shared first place in several major Opens in the United States, including the World Open and National Open. He was awarded the grandmaster title in 1992.
Although Fishbein has worked in finance since 1993, focusing on investment strategies and trading of mortgage-backed securities since 2005, and is registered with FINRA,[1] he continues to compete in chess tournaments. He played in the U.S. Chess Championship four times in the 2000s (the best result: eighth place in 2006).[6] Since 2012, he has regularly appeared in Grand Prix tournaments in the Eastern United States and has finished first or equal first many times.
Fishbein and his wife, Lana, have three children: Ellen, Samuel, and Mitch.
Books
[edit]- Fishbein, Alexander (1993), King and Pawn Endings, American Chess Promotions, ISBN 0-939298-39-2
- Fishbein, Alexander (1996), Fischer!, R & D Publishing, ISBN 1-883358-11-6
- Fishbein, Alexander (2017), The Scotch Gambit, Russell Enterprises, ISBN 978-1-941270-74-5
- Fishbein, Alexander (2021), The Exchange French Comes to Life, Russell Enterprises, ISBN 978-1-949859-29-4
- Müller, Karsten; Fishbein, Alex (2023), Endgame Corner, Russell Enterprises, ISBN 978-1949859-85-0
- Fishbein, Alexander (2024), My System: FastTrack Edition, Russell Enterprises, ISBN 978-1949859-89-8
Notable chess games
[edit]- Alexey Shirov vs Alexander Fishbein, Kerteminde 1991, King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Modern System (E97), 0-1
- Alexander Fishbein vs Yury Shulman, US Championship 2006. French Defense, Tarrasch Variation (C09). 1-0
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "ALEXANDER G FISHBEIN (Alex Fishbein, Alexander Gregory Fishbein)". brokercheck.finra.org. FINRA. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Senior Championship". uschesschamps.com. Saint Louis Chess Club. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ^ "Фишбейн, Григорий Абрамович" [Fishbein, Grigory Abramovich]. catalog.belstu.by (in Russian). Belarusian State Technological University. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ "Mr. Gregory Fishbein". uschess.org. US Chess Federation. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ^ "5th Annual John T. Irwin National Tournament of Senior State Champions". uschess.org. US Chess Federation. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ^ "US Championship 2006 Tournament". Chessgames.com. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Alexander Fishbein rating card at FIDE
- Alexander Fishbein rating and tournament record at US Chess Federation
- Alexander Fishbein FIDE rating history at OlimpBase.org
- Alexander Fishbein player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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