Alexander Kochyev
| Alexander Kochyev | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Александр Кочиев |
| Country |  Russia |
| Born | March 25, 1956 Saint Petersburg |
| Title | Grandmaster (1979) |
| Peak rating | 2555 (January 1978) |
| Peak ranking | No. 31 (January 1978) |
Alexander Vasilyevich Kochyev (Russian: Александр Васильевич Кочиев; born March 25, 1956, in Saint Petersburg) is a Russian chess Grandmaster (1979).
In the 1970s, he was one of the youngest grandmasters in the world.[1] In 1972, he won the Soviet Union Junior Chess Championship[2] and in 1975, became European Junior Champion.[3] He came 12th in the USSR Chess Championship of 1977.[4] In 1978, he won the team silver and individual gold medal playing board two for the Soviet team at the 1st World Youth U26 Team Chess Championship.[5] In 1979, he won the Reggio Emilia chess tournament.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Mikhalchishin, Adrian (2006-05-06). "Golden time" (in Russian). 64. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
- ^ "USSR Junior Chess Championship, Chernigov January 1972". RusBase. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
- ^ Whyld, Ken (1986), Chess: The Records, Guinness Books, ISBN 0-85112-455-0
- ^ "45 Championship of USSR Leningrad 28.11-22.12.1977". RusBase. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "World Youth U26 Team Chess Championship: Alexander Kochyev". OlimpBase. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
- ^ "Circolo Scacchistico Ippogrifo Reggio Emilia" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 30 November 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
External links
[edit]- Alexander Kochyev player profile and games at Chessgames.com
